Sally has a passion for teaching and helping people improve their health and wellness. She teaches the Aging Actively classes here at Movement Unlimited. Having taught for over 20 years, Sally is fascinated & inspired by the small increments in progress she sees in clients. Breaking down each movement to meet each client’s needs allows her to see the look of accomplishment in their eyes and the smiles on their faces as they progress to each new level.

“𝑭𝒖𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒊𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒈𝒐 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅. 𝑰 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒅𝒆 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒌𝒆𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔.”

In honour of #PilatesDay we asked Sally–

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀?

I had just broken my back and knew, eventually, I could end up with major long-term problems. After watching someone do Pilates, I thought it would be helpful to learn! My teacher was not impressed and tried to make me leave, but I am very grateful I stayed. I learned so much about working with injuries and the importance of encouraging others to keep moving. Movement is the best way to cope with the pain, and now I can help others stay motivated to keep it up.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵?

My favourite type of clients are ones with disabilities, small or large. They see how valuable life is and, when restricted, are open to the idea that there might be just another way – finding new ways to move, using props for support, and having trust that others have done it and that their instructors can be of value in their recovery.