April 2012 – The Times, they are a changin’

Posted on May 16, 2012 by admin

Barbara is the “Carrie Bradshaw” of the Boomers. Email her with “seniorhood” stories.

It began with the tears watching the 11pm news. I just didn’t have the stomach for all the violence anymore. Also, I couldn’t stay awake for the 11pm news either. I tried the 10pm news but that wasn’t much better. Then I switched to CSI, the show about serial killers and Gray’s Anatomy. I never was much for the TV shows with canned laughter. I was more the Dr. Kildare, Rifleman, Bonanza, Leave It To Beaver and Ed Sullivan type. Just recently I began to have trouble with the Dr.’s shows and serial killer shows. Torture, violence and gut wrenching medical issues have become too real and I now turn them off. Recently, I went to a terribly sad but well acted foreign film that had been nominated for an Academy Award. Two hours and 25 minutes was more than I could handle. I was giving myself an exercise workout in the movies while watching this movie. I was haunted for three days after seeing it. The problem as I see this is: I can hardly stay up past 9pm and the violence on most TV shows is now more than I can handle. Even EXTRA and Entertainment tonight are unappealing because everyone is so young, I don’t know who they are and I really don’t care. That leaves Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy and Vanna White. Oh my, I have finally become my mother. Tonight I will try my Enya CD, Meditate with my Liquid Mind CD and see where this journey takes me.

HOW WELL DO YOU COPE?

A friend of mine made an interesting comment a few months ago. She said “I have been dealing with morons both on the phone and in person recently and seeing true incompetence in their business dealing to the point I am now so angry that I have to take a weekend vacation to calm down. I need to get away from my life and deal with absolutely nothing for a while. I just cannot cope as well as I used to.” Last week the lack of coping hit me also. I have been dealing with a large company that heads up the business that I do. I have been waiting for half a year for something from them that should take maybe 6-8 weeks at most. Then they lost my paperwork, payment and everything I gave them last year. My hands are tied. So, I yell at my computer, yell at my iPhone and yell at myself on the tennis court. Ugly situation. Where did my patience go, my calmness go, my coping skills go? Since everything is done by email now and there is no voice or face to face contact, I think the lack of human involvement adds to this coldness and lack of control situation. Younger people are used to this, not us Boomers. I need someone to talk to, someone to “bitch” to. Guess I’ll just have to go back to the Apple Store where there always are smiling faces waiting to help you.

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I just downloaded 9 minutes of my American Bone Health osteoporosis powerpoint presentation and lecture. If you would like me to present at any function looking for a speaker, please contact me.
310 913-3333
BWintroub@retrofitpilates.com

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BOOMER-ILATES AND BEYOND HOME STUDY LAUNCHED TO MY WEB SITE MARCH 10th.

This is a Home Study course to prepare Physical Therapists, Pilates and Personal Fitness Trainers to be able to teach Pilates or Fitness to an older population with tissue issues.
http://retrofitpilates.com/shop.html

As a member of the BABY BOOMER GENERATION, Barbara is considered an “Active Aging Expert”. She is nationally ranked in Tennis and Pickleball. Barbara was one of the first 40 women to successfully complete a marathon on all seven continents, placing her in the 7 Continents Club. She has finished 60 marathons, two Ironman triathlons, two ultra marathons and hundreds of short course races. Today her passion is playing and teaching Pickleball and Pilates.

March 2012 – What Hurts Now?

Posted on April 30, 2012 by admin

Barbara is the “Carrie Bradshaw” of the Boomers. Email her with “seniorhood” stories.

They say you know you are getting old(er) when you go to sleep at night feeling great and awaken in the morning and your ankle (back, knee, shoulder, etc) doesn’t work. What happened? Did I have an “out of body experience” during my sleep? How could something go wrong in bed sleeping? What a mystery to me and everyone else.

For many years, I worked for a pain management doctor teaching Pilates to chronically injured patients. Most of them suffered from “sleep injuries”. The doctor was correctly named the “pillow queen” because she would design a sleep position that would create a safe environment for the patient. Then, she would align pillows all around their body and between their knees to keep them in this position. Here’s the good news, it worked. Here’s the bad news, it worked….but the sleep position was drastically different than the original way they slept.

Some of the patients even traveled with an extra suitcase filled with pillows (before suitcase charges.) If you have back pain don’t sleep on your stomach, if you have shoulder pain don’t sleep on your shoulder. I now have feet pain. Because I am playing so much tennis and Pickleball my feet are killing me. I have a metal toe joint that hurts but the other toe joint hurts more. My right ankle kills me from nerve pain if I keep my foot under the covers. The covers make my foot throb. I just refuse to take meds unless the pain is too great to sleep.

My body is telling me I need to stretch my feet and legs (especially the muscles in my lower leg). It’s just to easy to be on meds all the time that will eventually kill my liver. So all of this brings me to stretching all your parts every chance you get. Recently, I spoke to many of my tennis friends who are injured. I asked about stretching, and watched their eyes glaze over. NEVER! was their reply.

Over-use syndrome is rampant among senior athletes. Doing the same movements over and over again break you down, they do not make you stronger. Learning to stretch correctly is key for all of us. Doing the stretches often but when you are warmed up is also very important.

Make you all a deal….try for two weeks to stretch carefully every day. See if you feel better. If you don’t, then buy lots of pillows, some pain meds and watch those “out of body journeys”.
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BOOMER-ILATES AND BEYOND HOME STUDY LAUNCHED TO MY WEB SITE MARCH 10th. This is a Home Study course to prepare Physical Therapists, Pilates and Personal Fitness Trainers to be able to teach Pilates or Fitness to an older population with tissue issues. Buy BOOMER-ILATES AND BEYOND here.

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February, 2012 – How many cylinders are you running on?

Posted on March 1, 2012 by admin

Barbara is the “Carrie Bradshaw” of the Boomers. Email her with “seniorhood” stories.

My friend Kathy in Florida once said something to me that now makes perfect sense.

When you are young you are running on all your cylinders (cells, organs, body parts etc.) But as you age, your cylinders either wear out or just because you are not as active as you were, your cylinders are not used as much. Just like your metabolism which slows down every 5-7 years, your body parts don’t demand as much nourishment as they did years ago. BUT, you continue to eat like a young person and every year you gain weight and don’t seem to know why. You are exercising, eating good food, doing exactly what you used to do but the scale is no longer a friend. Your body no longer demands the unlimited quantities of stuff you put in it and as your middle expands and your chest falls to become your waist, your mirror is now no longer your friend. Holy Moly, your sofa hurts your back, you cannot hear the TV as well, bending over the washing machine isn’t easy and now your scale and mirror have joined the expanding list of home items causing you distress. AND, you are gaining weight. So it’s time to regroup like Kathy said and cut your calories, quantity and superfluous food out of your diet. You can only eat what you can hold in the palm of your hand (no not a container of Pringles). You need to change your visual acuity to something small, change your taste buds to something plain and get this whole eating thing under control. I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT! Let me know how your experience with minimal eating is going.

ARE YOU 38 OR 65 OR BOTH?

I am having a real problem and there is no rule book to follow. When I wake up I am 38 so I go out and work, run around, play on several tennis teams, practice Pickleball, try to have a social life, work on the computer etc. etc. By evening I am 65 or older. I go to bed too late, get up to early and do too much during the day. I am pooped but continue like a hamster running in his cage until I drop. I keep thinking I need to do all this stuff all the time but I can feel my body telling me differently. I don’t seem to be paying attention. I am working to understand just how to sit quietly and do nothing. I am not doing well with this but it’s a work in progress just like this aging thing. As I learn more about how to handle normal amounts of life, I will share the secrets with you…..B

YOUTUBE VIDEO: Thin is in but Not for your Bones

I just upoaded 9 minutes of my American Bone Health osteoporosis powerpoint presentation and lecture. If you would like me to present at any function looking for a speaker, please contact me.

Fighting Gravity

Order Barbara’s new book Fighting Gravity as a gift for someone you love. Help them to ease into fitness the humorous way!

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BOOMER-ILATES AND BEYOND HOME STUDY
Coming to this website March 10th.

December, 2011 – Another Year!

Posted on December 31, 2011 by admin

Barbara is the “Carrie Bradshaw” of the Boomers. Email her with “seniorhood” stories.

ANOTHER YEAR QUICKLY DISAPPEARS–Where do they go?

This time of the year the conversation seems to drift towards the comment, “Wow where did this year go?It was June the last time I looked.” Unless you kept notes or a running diary, unfortunately you cannot even remember a good portion of anything you did. I know I took part in the years activities but drat I am just not sure what those activities were. Did I travel somewhere? Hummmm, was that last year or was that 2003. I remember buying a new outfit but cannot remember wearing it anywhere. Let me run to the closet and check to see if the tags are on the outfit. I do remember a few things, I played Pickleball, Tennis, drove to Arizona to visit my best friend from Kansas City. We have a 55 year history together. We relived most our childhood and some of our adulthood. I moved to LA from Kansas City in 1968, 1979 and 1981. I kept moving back and forth until I decided winter was just too much for me. But, I never disconnected from my best friend. I guess “they” are right when they say your short term memory goes first. I remember 4th grade better than 2011.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

DID THE FLU BUG GET YOU….YET?

Boy oh boy did I get hit this year. I thought I was pretty healthy, eating right not burning the candle at both ends much. Wrong! I have been down for 10 days so far and still coughing from my shoe laces. Even Chicken Soup didn’t work, I drank CS with Kale and rice noodles in it for days, gargled with peroxide, took tons of Vitamin C, slept for days, sweated through most of my PJ’s, took hot showers twice a day and was so pooped after that I had to return to bed. Finally I called the Doc who prescribed a Z pack and inhaler.

Not sure if the meds or the Vicks Vapo Rub on the bottoms of my feet (and everywhere else on my body) are doing the trick. But, I am feeling well enough to write this newsletter. Of course, if most of what I write doesn’t make sense, blame the drugs. I took a flu shot and to be on the safe side took herbal flu stuff also. Does that mean that there is another flu bug out there different from this one or didn’t the stuff I took work? Maybe next year I’ll live dangerously without the flu shot, drink a lot of wine, party, run around at night and see what happens. Be Well.

ANYONE MAKE NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS ANYMORE?

Mine is to get my oil changed when I am supposed to instead of 2,000 miles late….just kidding.

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As a member of the BABY BOOMER GENERATION, Barbara is considered an “Active Aging Expert”. She is nationally ranked in Tennis, Pickleball and Paddle Tennis. Barbara was one of the first 40 women to successfully complete a marathon on all seven continents, placing her in the 7 Continents Club. She has finished 60 marathons, two Ironman triathlons, two ultra marathons and hundreds of short course races. Today her passion is playing and teaching Pickleball and Pilates.

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November 2011 – As we get older, life gets easier

Posted on December 2, 2011 by admin

Barbara is the “Carrie Bradshaw” of the Boomers. Email her with “seniorhood” stories.

Written by RetroFit™ Pilates RX

AS WE GET OLDER, LIFE GETS EASIER! (Yeah Right)

Have you noticed lately it is harder to get everything done, like you used to? What has changed recently? Here’s my opinion. I have lists and lists of things to do daily and weekly but cannot find a way to do all of it. The world still spins at the same rate, days go by at the same speed, but, I don’t. I am slowing down. I rise later and go to sleep earlier. Therefore, my days are shorter, my energy somewhat less and I just plain have too much to do. Ok, now what? Time for me to shorten my list, down size my activities and try to find spare time to read or rest. Doesn’t everyone floss or massage their gums while driving in their car and work on the computer, watch TV and stretch your hamstrings at the same time? Multitasking has been my life. No wonder I cannot remember where my glasses or keys are.

I have a new MAC Computer and new iPhone (smartphone). If my phone is so smart, how come it can’t find my glasses or keys? Anyway, I seem to live at the Apple store. I’ve decided that I will probably meet the love of my life there not with online dating. Sometimes, if I run low on energy, I just hang out there, pet the dogs, smile at the patrons and renew my body battery. WHEN not IF things go wrong with my computer or iPhone, it seems like it takes forever to repair the damage. I have been known to be with tech support for 1-2 hours. No wonder I cannot get my list of things finished. I’m either on the phone with Tech support or at the Genius Bar at the Apple store (of course, while looking out for Mr. Wonderful). Just about everyone in my store is a gray hair so we all carry a notebook and pen to write down everything we need to remember to do when we get home. I wonder if there are Apple Anonymous meetings for those of us addicted to being there.

Now, I suffer from “Phone Rage”. There are no live beings at the other end of my phone, ever. Press 1 for something, 2 for something else etc. No longer is there press 0 for a representative, it’s press 27 for a rep. after they have exhausted the other 26 possibilities. Then they place you on hold, tell you how busy they are, tell you it’s a 15 min. wait, blare music in your ear and after 10 minutes disconnect you. Then they request a review of your experience. So here I wait for things to get easier as I age.

Grief! I’m going to the gym to exercise and relieve my stress.

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Do you want to attract more men to Pilates?
Do you want Pilates to be more aerobic?

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September 2011 – PEDOMETER RESULTS

Posted on October 19, 2011 by admin

Written by RetroFit™ Pilates RX

Hi Everyone, well I didn’t win the step award (pedometer) at my club, but I did get into great shape wearing this thing. I continue to wear my “stepper” everywhere to monitor my sedentary factor because I get stuck at the computer and forget to get up. Sound familiar? Move it or lose it. Whoops, I am losing it quickly so get up and march around to get the bodily fluids circulating.

Here is another AH-HA moment: I didn’t have a back issue with all my visits to the ER this summer, I was suffering from dehydration. I am used to 64 degrees in Los Angeles not 111 and no humidity in the desert. I didn’t realize I was evaporating from the inside out. Now, I am on electrolyte replacement and cocoanut water for the potassium and chicken soup and pasta sauce for the salt.

Being over 60 (65 at this birthday-yea I made it!) is a very troubling and confusing age group. Right now I am considered a “betweener”. That means not yet on medicare , not retired and trying to figure out how to do that and don’t know how I want to spend this third of my life. All of this is so confusing. I am an “active aging expert” or as I tell my younger friends, I am actively aging right here in front of you. Have you noticed how quickly time is passing. I thought last week was July and next week was still September.

When I look in the mirror I see an older person with a younger person inside trying to get out.

What do people our age wear? No more Gap or Victorias Secret? Some say no more midriff tops. Some say no short sleeve shirts only dark loose fitting clothes and below the knee skirts. For men, only Tommy Bahama shirts a size too large worn outside the pants of course. Tell me, who are these “some people” and what do they know?

Body parts have a shelf life. When I get up in the morning, I could swear someone is rumpling tissue paper next to me when I turn my head from side to side. My big toes don’t work well anymore and they hurt all the time. Some mornings I could swear the shelf life on my parts just expired. My new mottos are “Suit Up and Show Up” and “Move it or Lose it”. We gotta’ keep on truckin’.

When I was younger, say 50, I could always overdo everything, dance Friday evening, run the next morning at 5:30am, take swing dance lessons that afternoon. My days were chock full of activity from daybreak till dark.

Then 60 happened! My body decided to force me to make choices. Yeek! I had never had that before. My body cannot be fooled into thinking it’s still 50. My body just turns off when it has had enough and doesn’t go anymore. Nap time! Sometimes, I cannot stay up late enough to see who will be kicked off “Dancing with the Stars”.

I have to stretch more and eat less. I have to remember to stand up straight, wear sunscreen, a hat and sunglasses when outside. There are so many rules to live by these days.

It’s time for me to join the “Red Hat” society and only wear purple. Here I go…

Please let me know about the changes you might be going through. I would love to hear if anyone is on the same page I am on about all this.

Follow Barbara’s speaking tour on Bone Health/Osteoporosis on her web site. She can speak at your organization’s conference or any club meeting. Please contact her directly 310 913-3333

August 2011 – Barbara is the “Carrie Bradshaw” of the Boomers.

Posted on October 19, 2011 by admin

Written by RetroFit™ Pilates RX

Email Barbara, the “Carrie Bradshaw” of the Boomers with your “seniorhood” stories.

Thank you to everyone who emailed their concerns for my process to wellness. My injury has not shown up recently so I continue to exercise every day but include a rest program and ice every day.

ARE YOU GYM-SEDENTARY?

I bet you haven’t heard this term before. The definition of gym sedentary is you go to the gym, work out 30 to 60 minutes then sit the rest of the day. I have been in a contest at work having to wear a step counter every day for a month. Our competition is all the other clubs in the contest. Since I am a type A of course I took this contest very seriously. I consulted my stepper all day long to see my activity level. The goal is to do 10,000 steps or more a day every day for the month or forever (oh my)!

The realistic facts are right there in front of you on a daily basis. You cannot get away from the truth. You thought you were fit and you thought moved around a lot until you wear the stepper. Then you really discover you are a slug in fitness clothes. You have been kidding yourself for years. I spoke to a woman who has become addicted to her stepper. Her family gives her grief because she doesn’t go anywhere without it. Me either! I get dressed up at night to go out for a nice dinner and I hide the stepper under my outfit. Heaven forbid I should miss out on any steps.

Since i am supposed to modify my working out because of my back issue then at least I want to keep my motor running all day by staying upright and active and get my 10,000 steps. Even if this is written tongue in cheek (but totally true), I do recommend getting one of these doodads and puingt it on (if you have the nerve). The truth is often difficult but effective. “They” are stating you need to be standing on your bones at least 2-4 hours a day to keep your bones strong. How long are you upright and active every day?

Next month I will have the results of the contest.

See Barbara at the HayHouse/Balboa Press I CAN DO IT! CONFERENCE in Pasadena, October 14-16th. She will be speaking about her book “Fighting Gravity” and doing a book signing.

Follow Barbara’s speaking tour on Bone Health/Osteoporosis on her web site. She can speak at your organization’s conference or any club meeting. Please contact her directly 310-913-3333

July 2011 – WHO ME REST?

Posted on October 19, 2011 by admin

Written by RetroFit™ Pilates RX

WHO ME REST? The Art of Taking Care of Yourself after an Injury

So the fitness instructor finally injured herself pushing her body way beyond her limits. After 3 visits to the ER, I to Urgent Care, several meetings with the Physical Therapist and 2 MRI’s, I was diagnosed with “over use syndrome”. All I know is I have been in terrible pain for 3 weeks and cannot do much of anything. Since I make my living teaching fitness and my free time is taken up playing sports what a hole this debilitating injury has caused in my day. I am supposed to “give my body a rest”. What a concept. What can I do in my new resting state of mind?

Let’s go back to meditating in the morning to awaken my senses and evening to give thanks for still being on the planet.

Time to make appointments at the Apple Store and really discover how to use my new MAC.
Connect with old friends and family using the social network or the phone.

There is always plenty of stuff to do. Here are a few suggestions for your body.

ICE/HEAT can be your best friend. Talk to a PT, Doctor or Athletic Trainer (not another PB player) when and how to use both.
Wrap the body part (knees, elbows, ankles). There are good braces and not so good over the counter wraps. Most ACE bandages are not great but make you think they are. Talk to right PT who can lead you to the best braces on the market.
Laying off using the body part for 6 weeks or longer is best then slowly begin a program to strengthen.

There are 4 Phases to an injury

Phase I right after the injury swelling, bruising, pain and numbness and tingling lasting a few days or more.

Phase II the body sets up a protection of the injured area which takes weeks.

Phase III the body begins to repair the area which takes weeks.

Phase IV begin a rehab program to strengthen the weakened area.

Since my problem is stabbing, shooting and radiating pain down my left leg, there is nothing to wrap. I did Kinesio tape myself and now my body looks like a roadmap of colors. Sometimes, I press on my back and the pain subsides, sometimes I press on my leg or hip and it goes away and I take an anti- inflammatory medication. All I do know is the pain is terrible and I want to continue my PB life well into my 80″s and 90″s so I need to rest now and save my body for later. Also, I Must cut down my eating while not exercising otherwise my PB clothes won’t fit when I return to playing.

Good luck to all us injured warriors. Time to go rent a movie

June 2011 – THIN IS IN-BUT NOT FOR YOUR BONES

Posted on October 19, 2011 by admin

Written by RetroFit™ Pilates RX

I just became certified by American Bone Health to give free seminars on Osteoporosis. This is something very near and dear to my heart because my mother had osteoporosis so badly and didn’t realize it until she tried to open a large bottle of Root Beer to make a float and she broke her back. Actually, she broke a few vertebrae in her back. That was the beginning of the ending. Now I have a degree of osteoporosis even though I exercise like crazy. This years’ DXA Scan will tell whether I have osteopenia or osteoporosis or both. One out of two women and one out of four men over age 50 will suffer a fracture because of osteoporosis. Osteoporosis affects more women than breast cancer, uterine cancer and colon cancer combined. There are lots of ways to prevent and treat this disease. If you are interested in me coming to your area to speak on this subject please contact me at 310 913-3333. Coming in July I will have an exercise program that is scientifically based to stimulate bone growth called the IPRSS (I press) METHOD.

ANNOUNCING the LAUNCH OF MY NEW BOOK “FIGHTING GRAVITY”

Go to http://www.amazon.com, and poof, there it is.

Your body parts have a shelf life and “Fighting Gravity” is a guide to extending the warranty on your body parts. You will be introduced to the best ways to begin a safe exercise program using items around your house, the steering wheel of your vehicle and your desk at work. “Fighting Gravity” is a humorous, self-help, fitness book for those who don’t exercise. “Fighting Gravity” will be a wonderful gift for loved ones and friends who you would like to motivate to “Just Suit Up and Show Up” otherwise- if you don’t “move it you will lose it”.

If you would like to purchase a signed copy, please call or email me (310 913-3333 or bwintroub@retrofitpilates.com)

ON LINE HOME STUDY CERTIFICATE PROGRAM FOR HORIZONTAL REBOUNDING TECHNOLOGY
(Aerobic Jump Board)

on my web site www.retrofitpilates.com

The program includes:

Teaching instruction from the originator of Aerobic Pilates Jump Board Training
Two Jump Board DVD’s plus a Manual and mail back exam
3 CEC’s (ACE and PMA) in HRT
Certificate of Completion showing professional growth
only $119 (tax and shipping included)

Please call or email Barbara for more information.

Watch for BOOMER-ILATES AND BEYOND HOMESTUDY IN JULY

See my latest article on Pickleball Fitness.

Barbara will be interviewed by Marilyn Gansel on June 9th on her radio show http://www.fitnessmatters.com.

Marilyn Gansel, Doctor of Sports Psychology and Holistic Lifestyle Coach & Fitness Professional, will interview Barbara on Fitness Matters on Thursday, June 9 at 7:00pm EST. To hear the show, please go to http://www.FTNS.co, the radio station online. You can call in at 650-ASK-FTNS or email DrMarilyn@FTNS.co during the show.

May 2011 – “Book Fighting Gravity” is Here

Posted on October 19, 2011 by admin

Written by RetroFit™ Pilates RX

ANNOUNCING the LAUNCH OF MY NEW BOOK “FIGHTING GRAVITY”
at https://www.createspace.com/3504832
and

http://www.amazon.com/Fighting-Gravity-1-Barbara-Wintroub/dp/061546100X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1306366863&sr=1-1

Your body parts have a shelf life and “Fighting Gravity” is a guide to extending the warranty on your body parts. You will be introduced to the best ways to begin a safe exercise program using items around your house, the steering wheel of your vehicle and your desk at work. “Fighting Gravity” is a humorous, self help, fitness book for those who don’t exercise. “Fighting Gravity” will be a wonderful gift for loved ones and friends who you would like to motivate to “Just Suit Up and Show Up” otherwise- if you don’t “move it you will lose it.”

If you would like to purchase a signed copy, please call 310 913-3333 or email me at bwintroub@retrofitpilates.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Thank you to Irv, Sue and Devorah for wonderful hearing aid stories about themself or a loved one. I seemed to have hit a spot in their hearts.

ON LINE HOME STUDY CERTIFICATE PROGRAM FOR HORIZONTAL REBOUNDING TECHNOLOGY (Aerobic Jump Board) in the shop on my web site www.retrofitpilates.com

The program includes:

Teaching instruction from the originator of Aerobic Pilates Jump Board Training
Two Jump Board DVD’s plus a Manual and mail back exam
3 CEC’s (ACE and PMA) in HRT
Certificate of Completion showing professional growth
only $119 (tax and shipping included)

For more information, please call 310 913-3333 or email Barbara at bwintroub@retrofitpilates.com

Watch for BOOMER-ILATES AND BEYOND HOMESTUDY IN JUNE

Barbara will be intereviewed by Marilyn Gansel on June 9th on her radio show www.fitnessmatters.com.

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