Slow Down

I’m a type A personality and this has served me well in many ways. My drive and goal oriented nature has kept me pushing to succeed despite obstacles along the way. I am doer and I tend to take on a lot. I enjoy being busy and accomplishing new things. I love checking items off my to-do list. But there is also a down side to being type A. I have a hard time slowing down and taking a break. Running my body at high speed and under stress is a recipe for a bad sleep, weekend immune system and a crash in energy.

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Give or Get

With any change we make there is going to be a give and a get. If you decide to take up a morning walk - you are going to give up some free time in the morning but you will get more energy, more fit and a better circadian rhythm.

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First Step

The other day I went to climb the Victory Stairs in Verrado. It’s 300 plus stairs into the side of a mountain. When you are standing at the bottom it can look very foreboding! It’s a lot of stairs! In reality it took me less than 10 minutes to climb those stairs. And looking down from the top … it sure looked a lot less intimidating. I am not going to say it was a piece of cake but it was less challenging than I had made it out to be in my mind!

health, PIlates MusingsLucie BecusApril 4, 2022Shine Pilates Studiosuprise, surpriseaz, west bell road, pilates, Stott pilates, reformer, senior fitness

One Year!

April first marks one year as Shine Pilates and my ownership of the business. Some may say I’m a fool for moving across the business and buying a business on April Fool’s Day … but we have so much to celebrate!

Here’s what we have accomplished in one year:

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Networking

One of my least favorite tasks to do when I started my first business was to attend networking events. I did not enjoy the surface small talk and the heavy sales pitch by some. I am not one to promote myself with a heavy hand and it just felt uncomfortable to me. But as a business owner, you check all the boxes and do all the things when you want to succeed.

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Slow Down

This weekend I had a friend and fellow Pilates instructor In town visiting me. She also presented our Golf Workshop. For fun on Sunday morning, we went over to Sterling Grove and played the 18 hole putting course. JoAnn is an avid golfer. I can best be described as a beginner with clubs!

PIlates Musings, Pilates ReformerLucie BecusFebruary 25, 2022Shine Pilates StudioStott pilates, golf, putting, reformer, Shine pilates, surprise Arizona pilates

Building Success

I had an interesting conversation yesterday with a couple fellow entrepreneurs. They have had their business for quite a while but built it from the ground up. I did the same in Nashville and in Lexington with my studios. It’s a lot for work and requires discipline, hope, and consistency even when the path may not be smooth.

PIlates Musings, Pilates ReformerLucie BecusJanuary 26, 2022Shine Pilates Studiopilates, surprise Arizona pilates, west valley pilates, arizona pilatess, Shine pilates, reformer, Stott pilates

Feeling 2022

As we round out another year - it’s a great time to reflect on the past year and plan for the future year. Whether you make resolutions or not, with some time off for the holidays it’s conducive to contemplating!

Resolutions for me are often smaller and more of a to-do list and to finish list. The new year is like a fresh page in a new notebook - ready to be filled out. Not every page needs to be brilliant but the combined contents makes it all worthwhile.

PIlates MusingsLucie BecusDecember 27, 2021Shine Pilates Studioresolutions, pialtes, shine pilates studio, surprise Arizona pilates, arizona pilates, reformer pilates

More Training??

This past weekend I had the opportunity to participate in a Pilates Suspension Method Retreat. Overf the course of 3 days we laarned more than 200 Pilates Suspension moves on the suspension apparatus with Rebecca Beckler. She is wonderful and a wealth of knowledge.I highly recommend you follow her and train with her if you get the chance. We spent about 8 hours a day moving our bodies, challenging our minds. laughing, learning and growing. I loved every minute of it! This was actually my Christmas present to myself attending this retreat.

PIlates Musings, Pilates Continuing Ed.Lucie BecusDecember 14, 2021Shine Pilates StudioPilates workshop, suspension trainer, Rebecca beckler, shine pilates, Pilates suspension method, surprise Arizona pilates

Thankful

Thanksgiving was last week and I have so much to be thankful for! I moved to Arizona about 8 months ago and the time has really flown by! It dawned on me that I was in Arizona last Thanksiving for a solo trip and get away … when I decide it was time to get serious about moving here. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine one year later I would be an Arizona resident and business owner.

PIlates MusingsLucie BecusNovember 29, 2021Shine Pilates Studiothanksgiving, shine pilates, surprise, surprise Arizona small business

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