INSTRUCTOR BIO
JEN NELSON, Studio Owner, Certified Pilates Instructor and
Breast Cancer Exercise Specialist
Red Hook Pilates was opened in December 2013 by Jen
Nelson, a resident of Red Hook since 1999. Jen's background
is in studio art and photography and she has her MFA from
New York University. Jen started taking Pilates classes after a
hip injury decided to seek a mat certification for her own
interest. Much to her surprise, she discovered a love of
teaching, of physical fitness and anatomy, and sharing the
benefits of Pilates with others. Jen received a second mat and
full equipment certification through Indigo Pilates studio in
Park Slope. She teaches both the classic and more modern
methods of Pilates. Jen has experience working with a wide
range of clients, of all ages, from healthy bodies to those
needing specific rehabilitative movement. A mother of two, she
also teaches pre- and post- natal Pilates. Jen is a Breast
Cancer Exercise Specialist certified through The Pink
RibbonProgram (TM). A survivor herself, she hopes to provide
the benefits of Pilates for those with cancer, both during
treatment and for rehabilitation after. The studio is a small
setting where each client receives personalized attention to
reach their goals. She is grateful to the support,
encouragement and amazing Pilates instructors who have
inspired and guided her: Barbara Elovic from the Dodge
YMCA, Spela Sterle and Jenny Boissiere from Indigo Pilates.
PILATES CLASSES
*will be updated soon with Tower class info
*All pilates classes are taught by Jen Nelson.
Please contact her directly for more information about group
classes, private and semi-private sessions, or to rsvp for a class:
Class are open to all levels, modifications will be given as needed.
*Jen's classes are a combination of Classic and Modern Pilates
methods.
MAT PILATES: We will do a combination of breathing, stretching,
and movement to improve your body alignment, muscle tone, core
strength, balance and flexibility. It's repetitive, but it works! The
classes vary using props such as the foam roller, stability balls,
yoga blocks, the Theraband and the Pilates circle to add resistance
and balance challenges to the exercises. The props can often
enhance the intensity of the workout. It incorporates the Classic
Pilates principles, but flows more loosely than the traditional mat
class.
TOWER CLASSES COMING SOON!