the Studio flies on Fairy Wings!!!!

As part of our win/win marketing strategy,
the Strong Body Studio, LLC has teamed with the mother/daughter charity, Wings. We are selling fairy things (wings, tutus, wands, fairy dust) with all the proceeds going to Wings, an off-shoot of Childhelp which directly helps and also advocates for abused and neglected children.

In addition, $50.00 from every package of 10 Private Sessions will be going to Wings as well!!

STUDIO IS OPEN!!!!! -- WEEK 1

So much has happened in the past month, and so much still to happen!!

the Strong Body Studio, LLC opened quietly last week with Mary being its/my first client. The day before, I had literally been up to my waist in cardboard and packing materials putting the new Reformer/Towers together. They are gorgeous!!! The action is smooth as silk, and I have so much more I will be able to do with clients! The I-Shape, the revolutionary vibration plate machine proved itself in 3 minute demos with everyone who tried it -- everyone, myself included, became measurably more flexible after only three minutes!!

People are slowing returning -- some I expected back have not yet come, but some I had thought to lose have returned. And new clients have already come in.

One -- an invitation (attached) for the art department at Oak Park High School to show at the studio. (Idea courtesy of Barbara -- many, many thanks!). The teacher, Anna Lovejoy, is very enthusiastic, and I hope to firm up plans with her for a Studio/Exhibit Opening Reception on the last Thursday in February or the first Thursday in March. the Studio would have access to the students parents to show them the space and introduce them to what we can do. In that regard, Meredith, I would love to be able to showcase some of your amazingly healthy goodies at the reception. I'm sure Elizabeth would love to work with you on this.

The past is behind -- the road ahead is an upward slog, but it is in the clear light of a new day/a new year/a new energy!

WIshing you Strength & Joy,

Emily

STUDIO IS OPEN!!!!!

The Strong Body Studio opened today!!!! The new reformers are as smooth as silk in action and a joy to work on. The cardio equipment and the weight equipment are amazing as well. My sister came out all the way from Boston to help set up the lobby area to make it a warm and welcoming place to be - waiting for a session, or hanging out with your friends after a class.

Come and see!!!!!!

A Strong Body is a Beautiful Body!!

Strength & Joy

As you may know, I always sign my correspondence, "Wishing you Strength & Joy," It is not an idle farewell. I feel both are equally essential to the individual, and I want the studio to represent and provide both to its clients. I want to help my clients find both in themselves and in the world. So how to do that?

the STRONG BODY STUDIO opens the week of January 25th!!

The strength part is obvious, the new equipment, "my babies" as I call them when talking to the lovely ladies at Balanced Body, are in a truck making their way down from Sacremento. The trip will be longer than expected as the rain/snow has forced the 5 to close at the Grapevine, and all deliveries are being pushed back.. The equipment I have is amazing. All complementing the basic premise of building strength.

The joy part? Well, I feel amazing after I work out on the Reformer, or after a PowerPilates class...but there is more. My daughter came up with my slogan yesterday: A STRONG body is a BEAUTIFUL body, and she is right. There is such beauty in a strong woman of any age. But that is only part of it as well.

There is joy in doing good. So the studio will also partner with non-profits that promote strength and joy. And since one thing that brings me abiding joy is being a mother to an amazing daughter, I have chosen the first non-profit to be WINGS, a consortium of women and daughters who work the joy of giving to their community.....

Check us out next week, when we unveil a studio that is good for the HEART as well as the BODY!!!

New Reformers with Towers ON THE WAY!!!!

Let me introduce you to our new equipment which should be heading to the studio on a truck Tuesday, January 19.

It is the Balanced Body Reformer with Tower:

January 25, 2010 - We Open!!!!

Balanced Body’s space-saving Reformer with Tower offers all-in-one flexibility, new programming concepts, and economical use of space.

The four-in-one exercise system of Reformer, Mat Station and Tower provides a complete workout in the space of a Reformer. Additional programming options include working in multiple planes of resistance, on a mat or moving platform.

This machine offers several advantages over similar equipment:

• Easiest conversion system. Two lightweight mats fit over the carriage and on top of the frame. No need to lift, flip or turn the carriage.
• Tower frame is chrome, engineered and built for stability. Its unique attachment system provides maximum stability and disperses the stress throughout the frame.
• Mats can double as floor mats. Non-skid feet keep them firmly in place.
• To convert from Tower to Reformer, just remove the mats, lift the risers, insert the shoulder rests and raise the footbar.

January 6 -- The Strong Body Studio Soft Opening

On January 6, we will begin to roll out the new studio.

Until January 25, all classes require advance notice - Just call me at 818-309-9856 if you want to come work out!!

Class schedule:

M - F 9:30 PowerPilates (aka Xtreme), 10:30 - Pilates, 3:30 - Pilates

M/W - 6:30 PowerPilates

Saturday classes will resume January 23 at 9:30 and 10:30

While the new reformers will not be here until the 25th (they are in expedited production now at Balanced Body), we will be holding PowerPilates Classes (cardio/Pilates fusion, similar to the classes I used to teach, but with new equipment, and an emphasis on metabolic enhancement as well as total body conditioning.

In addition, we will be introducing our clients to the cutting edge in vibration plate technology: the I-Shape. As you can see from the video, the I-Shape offers a lot more than the first wave of vibration plates. I am thrilled to be able to offer this technology to supplement the work you do with me.

Things to Come...

To all my clients….

So much to tell…

First, and foremost -- I will here. Until the studio reopens, I will be available to teach private sessions at my home. Please call 818-309-9856 to schedule.

THE STRONG BODY STUDIO WILL OPEN IN JANUARY!!! While in the same location, it will an amazing place, and true to my vision of what you should have in a studio.…

New equipment: -- Balanced Body reformers, with towers at the end where the posts and pulleys are in a standard reformer. This opens up a new realm of work that can be done with rotation, upper body strength and flexibility, and excellent oblique exercises as well. Vibration Plate Technology in the form of the I-Touch, a two plate machine that self-guides you through exercises designed to get the vibration deep in the muscle fiber to stimulate strength, metabolism and deep muscle work. Also new to the studio will be new cardio equipment.

New workouts: -- a choreographed cardio/Reformer hour that will push the cardio portion of the workout in a way similar to Spin workouts (I retain my Johnny G Spin certification). Working with music, heartrate will be challenged to stimulate a metabolic burst lasting far beyond the actual hour. As always, the Reformer work will change its focus regularly challenging you to listen to your body in a focussed way, to create a dialogue that is not about pain, but about strength and the joy that comes from your body being able to enjoy any activity you choose. A weekly master class that will challenge the more advanced student/instructor, and will incorporate flow work.

New partners: -- Meredith Gold of http://www.m-poweryou.com/ the best food person I have ever had the pleasure of working and cooking with. She is a joy and an inspiration who can change the way you enjoy food forever. And enjoy is the word; you will enjoy food more while eating foods that are so much better for you.

An ex-Navy SEAL who is a consulting partner to me to help me keep up a “kick butt” approach when needed.

The former President of Diamondback’s Home Fitness division who is now the US distributor for companies that manufacture fitness equipment which combines the latest is exercise science coupled with cutting edge technology.

They are going to work with me to bring you a studio like none other. that will make you strong.

Somethings will not change.

I will still be here. My passion is building strong women. My commitment to you remains the same. I am here for you. My goal is to make The Strong Body Studio a place where you want and can afford to come, a place where you will be given the knowledge and the ability to change your body to be what you want it to be. A place that celebrates you!!

I look forward to seeing all of you very soon!

Emily JC Belanger