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Nancy
Fischer
Nancy Fischer, owner of the Workout since 1991,
received her Master's degree in Health, Physical Education,
and Recreation from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and
is a member of the American
College of Sports Medicine. She graduated from the Omaha
Yoga and Bodywork Center in Yoga Teacher Training and is a fully
certified STOTT PILATESTM Instructor
in matwork, reformer, cadillac, chair, and barrel. She has been
recognized nationally by IDEA
as an Elite Personal Trainer, and specializes in Pilates instruction.
Nancy continues her education with Stott PilatesTM and the Postural
Restoration Institute in Lincoln, Nebraska. She has completed courses in Myokinematic
Restoration, Postural Respiration, Cervical Cranial Mandibular
Restoration, Advanced Integration, and Impingement and Instability. Nancy is also a certified Post Rehabilitative Breast Cancer Exercise Specialist
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Audrey
Isett
Audrey
Isett is certified by Aerobics and Fitness Association of
America (AFAA),
a certified STOTT PILATESTM
Instructor in Matwork, and trained and certified in Leslie
Bender's Pilates Coach Mat and Reformer. She is also certified
by the Aquatic Exercise Association (AEA).
Pilates instruction includes group Mat and reformer sessions,
private Pilates sessions utilizing mat floor work and equipment
and private Pilates sessions with a rehabilitation focus working
with special equipment and techniques to assist individuals
with scoliosis, back injuries/surgery and other muscular and
skeletal issues. Audrey has a BS psychology/criminal justice,
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John
Macy, P.T.
John
Macy P.T. is a STOTT PILATESTM
certified Matwork and Reformer
teacher and has been involved in movement teaching since 1983
when he began teaching the Alexander Technique. He received
a B.S. in Physical Therapy from the University of Wisconsin
- Madison in 1984 and has been involved in all aspects of
movement retraining from rehabilitation of clients with neurological
and orthopedic injuries to optimizing performance for dancers
and athletes. He uses the Pilates approach to movement training
as an integral part of many of the exercise programs he designs
for clients.
John
completed four courses from the Postural
Restoration Institute in Lincoln, Nebraska, (Myokinematic
Restoration, Postural Respiration, Cranial-Mandibular Restoration,
and Advanced Integration) and is certified in Postural Restoration.
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Ashlee
Richardson
Ashlee is the Pilates Coordinator at the Workout, Inc. She graduated from Wayne State College in Wayne, Nebraska, with a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science and is a fully certified STOTT PILATESTM Instructor in mat, reformer, cadillac, chair and barrel. Ashlee is also a STOTT PILATESTM Instructor Trainer in mat and reformer.
Other certifications include Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher (200 Hour), American College of Sports Medicine Health Fitness Instructor, and ACE Group Fitness Instructor. Ashlee's experiences consist of teaching group and private Pilates sessions to a wide range of populations. Courses Ashlee teaches include STOTT PILATESTM Intensive Mat Plus, Intensive Reformer courses, as well as a variety of continuing education workshops. Ashlee is also a certified Post Rehabilitative Breast Cancer Exercise Specialist. |
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Alison
Stevens, MA, PT
Alison combines her training as a Polestar Pilates
Rehabilitation Specialist with over 12 years experience as a
physical therapist. While living in New York City, she built
a unique practice based on her many years as a movement educator
and specialties in martial arts and dance medicine. Her clientele
included professional dancers, musicians, and elite athletes.
Her studies of human movement include a degree in dance (1981),
Laban Movement Analysis, anatomy, yoga, and Aikido, which she
has studied for the past 17 years and has received her 3rd degree
black belt (2006). She has augmented her physical therapy studies
with training from Irene Dowd, Fran Parker, and Bonnie Bainbridge
Cohen. She views Pilates as an important aspect of teaching
functional movement activities to clients who are working to
restore optimal mobility.
Alison is also a certified Post Rehabilitative Breast Cancer Exercise Specialist. |
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Suzanne
Swang
Suzanne received her Pilates certification through
Leslie Bender's Pilates Coach program in mat and reformer. She
is continuing her training in the STOTT PILATESTM program. Suzanne also has extensive training in yoga and has
completed the 500-hour certification with Yoga Alliance. In
addition to completion of the Integrative Yoga Therapy program,
she has made a spiritual pilgrimage to India with Pandit Rajmani
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John
Macy, Registered Physical Therapist
John
Macy P.T. has been teaching people how to improve their coordination
and movement for over twenty years. As a Physical Therapist
he has worked directly with thousands of people with injuries
and dysfunctional movement patterns that limit their ability
to participate in life at the level they desire. His therapeutic
approach focuses on restoring a person's mechanical ability
to move optimally and combines this with teaching how to use
this ability in any activity. By using this approach clients
learn how to help themselves and improve their performance in
their favorite activities.
Mr. Macy
has specialized in treatment techniques that improve the body's
structural ability to move such as Strain-Counterstrain, Myofascial
Release and CranioSacral therapy. In addition, Mr. Macy has
taught the Alexander Technique since 1982, is a certified
Stott PilatesTM
matwork instructor, and started the first Back to GolfTM
program
in Omaha, a sport-specific holistic program of therapy, exercise,
and training to improve golf performance.
John
completed four courses from the Postural
Restoration Institute in Lincoln, Nebraska, (Myokinematic
Restoration, Postural Respiration, Cranial-Mandibular Restoration,
and Advanced Integration) and is certified in Postural Restoration. .
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Alison
Stevens, MA, PT
As the owner of Ronin Physical Therapy in New
York City, Ms. Stevens built a unique practice over more than
12 years as a movement educator with specialization in martial
arts and dance medicine. She also brings to her practice studies
with Irene Dowd, Fran Parker, and Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen (Body-Mind
Centering). Her
studies of human movement include a degree in dance (1981),
Laban Movement Analysis, anatomy, yoga, and Aikido, which she
has studied for the past 17 years and has received her 3rd degree
black belt (2006). She is also a certified Polestar Pilates
Rehabilitation Specialist.
In her physical therapy practice,
she utilizes manual techniques (predominately Strain/Counterstrain),
and therapeutic exercise to return patients to optimal pain-free
function. Philosophically, she believes that the therapeutic
relationship is a collaboration between the patient and the
therapist, where both work together to achieve the patient's
optimal musculo-skeletal health. Alison is also a certified Post Rehabilitative Breast Cancer Exercise Specialist. |
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Rita
Corell, Massage Therapist
Rita Corell has been practicing massage in Nebraska for 25 years,
has a Masters Degree in Health Education from the University
of Nebraska at Omaha, and teaches part-time in the Health Education
Department at UNO. She is certified in Neuromuscular Therapy,
St.
John Method, and is currently studying Ortho-Bionomy and
the Alexander Technique.
Ms. Corell has extensive experience providing massage therapy
for a wide range of conditions. She is also teaching couple's
massage classes. Couples may pick from a general menu or have
a session tailored specifically toward their individual health
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