Our Oregon Scleroderma Foundation Chapter will be holding their monthly support group meeting this Saturday, May 8th. As always, their support groups are open to all (even if you don’t have Scleroderma) AND will surely be an informative as well as enjoyable meeting. Here are more details from them about the upcoming meeting:
“Here’s a few details from the instructor about the next Scleroderma Support Group meeting featuring a Pilates presentation by Mckenzie Petterson (photo attached) at 10am Saturday, May 8 at Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital (Wistar Morris Room on 1st floor), 1015 NW 22nd Avenue, Portland, OR.
The Support Group meeting and presentations for Portland and SW Washington are always free and open to the public.
1. No pillow necessary. Comfortable clothes preferable (no jeans).
2. The Pilates will be tailored to scleroderma patients.
3. Attendees will not need to move around a lot. We will either sit in their chair or stand (probably both).
4. I will make a short “workout” for them that will be passed around. I will include a few anatomy pictures as well that we will go over.
5. People should be expecting to listen to a short history of Pilates and an explanation of what it is. I’ll also give a little personal history of myself and why I do what I do. I’d like to also take a look at the anatomy pictures before we move. We will then do seated breath work. I’ll probably go through a few exercises focusing mainly on range of motion and core stability. I’ll also bring in spiky balls which I have found very helpful with a few of my clients that deal with joint issues.
Mckenzie Petterson opened Moving Moxie Pilates in 2008 after training with the Core Dynamics Pilates program. Her love of Pilates started in 2002 when she realized the amazing impact it made on her body and overall health. Mckenzie’s ultimate goal is to see a smile on everyone’s face as they make their best effort in class, be it a group mat class, duet or private lesson. Kenzie was trained by Core Dynamics and is PMA certified and utilizes every opportunity to continue her development as a Pilates instructor and small business owner.”
