Shirmel Richards

About Shirmel

Shirmel comes to Club Pilates with more than 10 years of rehabilitation and Pilates experience. Throughout her career, she has worked with a variety of physical conditions and disorders as varied as hip dysplasia to torn rotator cuffs through a variety of medical institutions such as the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (formerly known as the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago). Shirmel is a Certified Pilates Instructor through Balanced Body (1500 hours) with additional training through other national certifying bodies such as Stott, BASI, and Polestar. Her areas of specialization include pelvic health (certified Healthy Moms Pre/Postnatal Trainer and Total Control Instructor) and neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis (MS). Training Philosophy: My approach is centered on holistic philosophy and is geared towards expanding the client’s appreciation of the necessary attentiveness to breath as well as the mind and body issues. Pilates is the only exercise format that I’ve found that doesn’t just work the body but feels good while you do it. It is my desire to share this life-changing experience with everyone from the person who dislikes the gym to the weekend athlete.

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