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WAR with gravity?
• Are your shoulders rounded and tense?
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he makes it look easy
— arms outstretched,
balancing barefoot on a
Pilates reformer (exercise equip-
ment used to develop strength,
flexibility and balance). But
striking such an impressive pose
most certainly takes practice.
Michele Sushin, 33, of West
Bloomfield is currently in train-
ing at Equilibrium Pilates Studio
in Bloomfield Hills to become a
certified Stott Pilates instructor.
According to the studio's web-
site, Stott Pilates is a "contem-
porary approach to the original
Michele Sushin of West Bloomfield on a
exercise method pioneered by
Pilates reformer at PureRyde studio in
the late Joseph Pilates:'
Bloomfield Hills
The various stretches, poses
and movements can help people
improve their core strength, stability,
West Bloomfield. She's the only certi-
fied Zumbini instructor in the imme-
body awareness and performance in
various sports. In order to become cer- diate area. Colleen Damino of West
tified, Sushin must complete 310 hours Bloomfield took the Temple Israel class
of class work, instruction, supervised
with her son Lucas, 1.
teaching, practice and an apprentice-
"I loved everything about it. The
ship. She's also required to learn about
music was great. It gets you up and
human anatomy and pass an exam in
moving:' Damino said. "Some moms
August.
would dance with their babies and
"I like the mind-body connection
hold them, other babies would move
involved with this type of workout:'
freely throughout the room:'
Sushin says. "It requires breathing con-
At press time, Sushin was also
trol and concentration. The exercises
on the verge of completing a Barre
help elongate muscles, lengthen and
Intensity certification at PureRyde in
improve posture using your own body
Bloomfield Hills. The class is described
weight:'
as a 55-minute full-body workout
Sushin moved back home to Metro
focused on defining, tightening and
Detroit in November 2013 after five
lifting the muscles. So, it's safe to say
years in Los Angeles and a year in
this determined, young professional is
Chicago working in digital advertis-
on the move — and getting closer and
ing. Over time, she realized that career closer to reaching her goals.
path was not her passion, but exercise
"What would I tell someone look-
was. So, she quit her day job and
ing to find fitness who doesn't know
returned to Michigan to focus on fine-
where to start? Start with your friends,
tuning her fitness skills and helping
join them for a favorite exercise and
others.
try various things:' she says. "Start at
"I gravitate toward Pilates because
a slower pace and build up to more
it's something everyone can do:' she
advanced classes. Speak to the instruc-
says. "I see people of all ages, shapes,
tors, modify exercises based on your
sizes and levels of fitness. Any exercise needs and, most of all, find something
can be modified. When I can teach
you truly enjoy!"
someone and they're growing and
improving and they feel a difference in
For more on Equilibrium Pilates
themselves — that makes me happy:'
Studio, call (248) 723-6500 or go
Sushin is also certified in Zumba
to www.equilibriumstudio.com ;
and Zumbini (music, movement and
for more on PureRyde, call
dance for caregivers and babies or tod-
(248) 862-2200 or go to
dlers). She currently teaches a class at
www.pureryde.com .
Aish in the Woods in Oak Park and
previously taught at Temple Israel in
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Robin Schwartz
Contributing Writer
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