 Using your HSA or FSA for Pilates and Stretch Therapy
Great news if you have an FSA or HSA: you may be able to get reimbursed for Pilates and Stretch Therapy. HSAs and FSAs are savings accounts for medical expenses. They allow you to set aside money, pre-tax, for items and services that maintain or improve your health. And now, working with me falls into that bracket. I know how frustrating and complicated it can be to find out if you can use HSA or FSA funds for essential items that should qualify (like Pilates or Stretch Therapy). So I’m working with Truemed, a company devoted to driving HSA/FSA spending to products and services that are scientifically proven to improve metabolic health. Visit Truemed now to see if you qualify for HSA/FSA spending on my sessions. With just a few questions, Truemed determines if my services can help prevent or reverse a health condition. If so, they’ll send you a Letter of Medical Necessity (LMN), and then you can book your session with me as normal. Save your receipts for all sessions and submit them along with your LMN to your HSA/FSA provider for reimbursement. The fee for obtaining the LMN is $30, which will be added to your first bill from me after you receive it. **Your LMN will be good for one year from the date of approval.** Ready to get started? Click here to find out if you qualify. Got questions? Get in touch and I’ll talk you through it.  February Group Classes are a GO! 💫
Every Monday we meet on Zoom for an hour of Mat Pilates & Stretching. There’s a lot of focus on breathing, activating your core, releasing stressful tension patterns, and getting in a full body workout. All bodies welcome💗 Sound good? 🌀Click the link below to register 🌀 AND send me your requests so I can brainstorm ahead of time! For my AZ peeps- class is at 6pm For my Cali peeps- class is at 5pm *Can’t attend the live class? You get access to the class recording for a full week afterwards* We’d love to “see you” there! All levels of experience and fitness are encouraged to join in, lots of modifications or options are given. https://www.pippaspilatesstretch.com/group-classes.html #pippaspilatesstretch #pilates #coreworkout #matpilatesclass #stretching #flexibilitytraining #workoutinspo #activeaging #fitover40 #fitover50 #movementmatters #fittips #newyearsresolution #lymphatichealth #healing #lymphatictreatment #bodywork #healingjourney #fascia #healthylifestyle #reikihealing #recovery #breathe #relax #movementheals #motionislotion Need some pelvic floor training, foam rolling, or more flexibility in your life? It’s ALL in there…  As always, if you have any questions or want to make any requests for upcoming workshops please let me know!
Noticed anything different lately? After months of work, the website update is up & running! I hope you’ll have a look, there are lots of fun new pics and other things to check out. One of those new things is the video library subscription….  The 7 day free trial is still available through the rest of this month, so please head over and check it out! Click here for all the details and options. Want to take a full, live class with me? Here’s all the info...  Questions about which classes might work for you? Ask me : )
 Improve and Enhance Your Pelvic Floor Fitness
(why is this important? click here..) When: Saturday February 8th, 2020 from 2-4:15pm There was a time change- we will now start at 2pm! (please arrive 10-15 mins early to get checked in) Where: Spirit of Yoga 1420 E Southern Ave, Tempe, AZ 85282 Description: Your pelvic floor health and fitness can (negatively or positively) affect efficient core activation, continence, sexual health, recovering from pregnancy, and more. It is possible to significantly improve symptoms quickly by learning and practicing these strategies. We will explore a general idea of relevant anatomical landmarks without getting too mired up in the details. With that information in mind, we will explore and create successful ways for you to engage your pelvic floor. Once you get the hang of that, we will start developing and enhancing the coordination of your pelvic floor, core, and breathing. You will learn specific exercises to work on at home, and these new skills will translate easily into many everyday movements. Men and women are welcome! This workshop is open to a variety of fitness levels, but please make sure that you can get up & down off the floor unassisted. Registration is capped at 20 participants to allow for individualized attention. Price: $75 early bird-registration until January 7th, 2020. $85 January 8-February 7th, 2020 $90 at the door (If you have taken this workshop before, please contact me directly at [email protected] for a discounted price) Register now to guarantee your spot! What you get: - 2 hour and 15 minute workshop. - A coreageous ball that you will use in the workshop and take home with you to allow for continuity in your practice. - Access to online videos to supplement and support you after the workshop. *All purchases are non-refundable. Credit may be applied to another workshop at Pippa's discretion. Register now to guarantee your spot! Questions? click here  Most of us understand the importance or benefits of training for exercise, especially specific practices such as Pilates, Yoga, running, jumping or lifting. We see the direct correlation between good or ideal form and alignment with athletic abilities as well as injury prevention. We work our full body movements (squats) as well as isolated areas. (biceps, quads, abs etc.) What about the pelvic floor? How do you feel when you laugh, cough, or sneeze? Is anything else happening?  Where or what is my pelvic floor? Imagine the area between your pubic bone and tailbone, then your two sitbones. Then, visualize those 4 points coming in towards center and up towards the sky. That area is your pelvic floor or diaphragm. Want more detail? Watch this you tube video, it is an anatomically correct 3D tutorial. Why is it important? This area is responsible for bladder control. bowel control, sexual function, support of the reproductive organs, and is often seen as the foundation or deepest layer of our core. Some pelvic floor disorders are overactive bladder (OAB) or urinary urgency, stress urinary incontinence (leaking), pelvic organ prolapse (POP), and chronic pelvic pain. Are there other parts of our body or activities we could improve by training this area? Yes! Posture, SI dysfunction, chronic lower back pain, gait, and more. Do I have to isolate it in order to work or strengthen it? No! In fact when we use facilitated muscular contraction by recruiting other areas such as the glutes, transverses abdominus, or hip muscles we get a much stronger connection. Why do we need to add different forms of training? The pelvic floor muscles are composed of both fast twitch (fast contraction time, fast fatigue) and slow twitch (endurance) fibers. They require different types of challenges to improve fitness, and we ideally want balance in the ability of these fibers. Traditional plyometric training can hypertrophy or enlarge the fast twitch fibers. Too much bracing or static training isn’t ideal either. We want a dynamic, strong, and adaptable pelvic floor so we train for endurance, coordination, and strength. How can I tell if I’m doing it correctly? There are specific ways to measure contraction or activation of this area, but they aren’t always necessary. When we try different exercises (in different relationships to gravity) and work that idea of facilitated muscular contraction (getting other areas involved to feel more of an action) you can usually start to develop a more fine tuned awareness. Once you find your most successful exercises to practice, consistency is key. Just a few minutes every or most days will have a huge impact! Want to learn more? Register for my pelvic floor training workshop. (click here) Read my blog post on my Pfilates training. (click here) Contact me to set up a one on one Pilates session. (click here)   Classes start on Monday 9/10!
Registration is still open. All the classes have made minimum enrollment, so all the options below are available. Mondays 5:30-6:30pm Intro to Pilates 9/10-12/10/18 #58571 $70 No Class: 11/12 6:30-7:30pm Pilates & Stretch 9/10-12/10 #58570 $70 No Class: 11/12 Wednesdays 9:30-10:30am Building Better Bones 9/12-12/12 #59569 $74 ($7 drop in) Register Online Today! www.tempe.gov/brochure For More Information: 480-350-5200 Interested in trying a group class but feel a bit intimidated? or not sure it will work for you? Click here to connect with me and we can figure it out together Classes start on Monday 9/10!
Registration opens 8/13 for residents and 8/20 for non-residents. Mondays 5:30-6:30pm Intro to Pilates 9/10-12/10/18 #58571 $70 No Class: 11/12 6:30-7:30pm Pilates & Stretch 9/10-12/10 #58570 $70 No Class: 11/12 Wednesdays 9:30-10:30am Building Better Bones 9/12-12/12 #59569 $74 ($7 drop in) Register Online Today! www.tempe.gov/brochure For More Information: 480-350-5200 Interested in trying a group class but feel a bit intimidated? or not sure it will work for you? Click here to connect with me and we can figure it out together  When: Saturday September 29th 1-3pm (please arrive 10-15 mins early to get checked in) Where: Spirit of Yoga 1420 E Southern Ave, Tempe, AZ 85282 (parking details will be included in your confirmation email) Description: Your pelvic floor health and fitness can (negatively or positively) affect efficient core activation, continence, sexual health, recovering from pregnancy, and more. We will explore a general idea of relevant anatomical landmarks without getting too mired up in the details. With that information in mind, we will explore and create successful ways for you to engage your pelvic floor. (which will increase the efficacy and results of your exercises) Once you get the hang of that, we will start developing and enhancing the coordination of your pelvic floor, core, and breathing. You will learn specific exercises to work on at home, and these new skills will translate easily into many everyday movements. (click here for more info on Pfilates) Men and women are welcome! This workshop is open to a variety of fitness levels, but please make sure that you can get up & down off the floor unassisted. Registration is capped at 20 participants to allow for individualized attention. Price: $65 early bird-registration until September 1st, 2018. $75 September 2nd- September 28th $80 at the door Register now to guarantee your spot! (click here) What you get: -2 hour workshop. - A coreageous ball that you will use in the workshop and take home with you to allow for continuity in your practice. - Access to online videos to supplement and support you after the workshop. - Access to an online forum for workshop participants where you can interact with other people to share your experiences, post results, motivate each other, and ask Pippa questions directly! How to register: Click on this link. Once you register, please keep an eye out for a confirmation email with some helpful details. Hope to see you there!  |