Schedule with Cristina

Favorite breakfast food?

Waffles (on a weekend).  As for weekdays, I'm still looking for the perfect, (as in most healthy AND delicious), fast, easy, no prep time necessary breakfast.  Suggestions welcomed!

What's your favorite exercise to teach and do you have a special spin to it that you prefer to throw at clients?

I like to break down saw, criss cross, and twist and reach on the short box to really access the greatest range of motion in the thoracic spine.  I also love to teach half roll down or roll down with the roll back bar on the tower, having students stop midway and really find their abdominals.

I don’t leave home without?

Hair tie, hand cream and lip balm

If Joseph Pilates were alive today, what would you ask him?

I'd ask him to analyze the things he sees in my body and to give me  a regimen to practice moving forward to balance out my body's strengths and weaknesses.

What quality do you most admire in a teacher?

Knowledge, the ability to inspire motivation, and a sense of humor

Top 3 places you've traveled?

Cabo San Lucas, Bahamas, The Grand Canyon

What is your signature fashion style?

Casual and comfortable

Top 3 things on your "To Do Before I Die" list?

Hang glide, surf, ride in a hot air balloon

What's your Pilates "a-ha" moment?

When I figured out how to twist my thoracic spine during criss cross

Two words that describe your teaching style?

Informative and goofy

How has Pilates changed your body?

I stand taller by nature now

Care to share any teaching blunders?

Oh we don't discuss those....

I am an expert in __________?

Pilling Cats

Where can we find you on any given Saturday night?

Eating a good meal, maybe watching a movie, and excitedly planning my day off-ah, Sundays!