L + L Holiday Gift Guide

Make your holiday shopping as easy as it gets and grab some of these amazing gifts right at the studio next time you’re in for a Pilates class!

Fitness Gear

Help your loved ones keep their bodies strong and pain free with our therapy balls (perfect for self massage and tension relief), half domes, resistance bands, Pilates balls, and foam rollers. Grab one, or let our team help you combine a few items for the perfect at-home Pilates practice.

 

 

L+L Pilates Essentials Gift Bag

We’ve done the work for you and paired our pink massage ball, resistance band, Long + Lean Pilates x Soma Water Bottle, and your choice of grip socks together in a Long + Lean holiday gift bag. Grab one of the Essentials Gift Bags and you’ll also receive 10% off any other boutique item, including gift certificates!

 

 

 

Alignment Socks

We LOVE our My Happy Feet socks for relieving tension in the feet and improving foot alignment. My Happy Feet help stretch and separate the toes and are perfect for anyone who has to frequently wear uncomfortable footwear (hello, pointy-toed shoe lovers). Alignment socks pair perfectly with a pink massage ball for maximum foot pain relief.

 

Essential Oils

The L+L boutique features high quality, pure therapeutic essential oils that are a great alternative to toxic candles and artificial scents. We love using oils to brighten up the studio, calm or uplift our moods, and as skincare and cleaning products at home. We also have a few gorgeous lava rock diffusers that are completely sold out online and are such an easy and attractive way to diffuse essential oils in any room. Grab a lava rock diffuser and the Holiday Peace blend for a unique and uplifting hostess gift.

 

 

Books about Movement

Katy Bowman is one of our all time favorite sources of inspiration for getting your body moving better and moving more. The L+L boutique features a few of her easy to read books that will compel you to move, give you great exercises to do at home to help your body move better, and make you laugh and think all at the same time. Check out the titles we have in stock next time you’re at the studio, and feel free to ask a team member about which book best fits your needs.

 

Cozy Clothing

You’ll find cozy sweatshirts, sweat pants, hats, grip socks, L + L logo tees and tanks, and more right in the studio ready to go! Grab an item, tell the team member helping you that it’s a gift, and we will place it in an L + L bag with tissue paper so you don’t have to worry about wrapping it up later.

 

 

 

Gift Certificates

Literally every body can benefit from Pilates, and that is especially true at L+L, where we customize every session for each individual’s personal needs and goals. You can purchase a Long + Lean Pilates gift certificate for any service or amount you choose. A private Pilates session at L+L is the ultimate wellness gift for anyone on your list.

 

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Pilates Instructor Workshop: Deconstructing the Advanced Reformer Repertoire

Are there exercises you learned during your teacher training that you haven’t done or tried to teach since? Do you find it difficult to imagine your clients performing Snake or Star on the Reformer? This instructor workshop is built for those of us who want to build the skills needed to teach our clients the entire repertoire of Reformer exercises created by Joseph Pilates, even Russian Squats!

Join Hayley and Keirsten of Long + Lean Pilates in an exploration of what keeps us from teaching the advanced Classical Pilates Reformer exercises. The workshop will break down 7 advanced exercises from the classical Reformer repertoire and flesh out:

  • Obstacles that make the exercise challenging
  • Elements of each exercise
  • How to teach each element
  • Preparatory exercises
  • Step-by-step progressions into each exercise
  • Modifications
  • How to build a class that works up to the exercise

You will leave this workshop with the ability to progress your clients through the entire Reformer repertoire, including advanced exercises, and find variety and challenging content for your classes within the original work. The workshop will take place on Sunday April 28th, 2019 from 1:00-4:00 p.m. at Long + Lean Pilates. Reserve your spot here.

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Classical Pilates Mat Class: Pop-up at Revolution

March is upon us and for Pilates lovers, that means another round of March Matness! March Matness is an international event created to educate the world about Joseph Pilates’ original mat work. The goal of March Matness is to have you perform one classical Pilates mat exercise each day during the month of March. This year, we are joining in on the March Matness celebration with a Classical Pilates Mat Class Pop-up event at Revolution Buffalo.

In the Long + Lean March Matness celebration class you will execute the 34 Classical Pilates Mat exercises, with no breaks in between, just as Joe intended. The classical mat work is rarely presented in its pure, unadulterated form, and we are SO excited to share it with you so you can feel how amazing (and challenging) Pilates mat classes can be. Check out the event details below and reserve your spot here.

Classical Pilates Mat Class

Location: Revolution Buffalo

Address: 1716 Main Street, Buffalo

Date: Sunday 3/24/19

Time: 10:15-11:15

Price: $18
(all Long + Lean packages also apply)

 

Please bring your own mat!

 

P.S. Follow along on L+L’s Instagram to catch a preview of the classical Pilates mat exercises throughout the month of March!

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New Class: Release + Restore

We’ve been hearing all of your requests for a relaxing class full of stretching, so here it is! Starting November 6th, you’ll see Release + Restore on the schedule a couple times a week. We are so excited to bring you this class full of self massage work, restorative exercises, all of your favorite stretches from L+L Reformer classes, and more. The 55 minute class will help you release excessive tension, stretch your tight and shortened muscles, restore mobility throughout your body, and improve your posture.

Release + Restore is scheduled for 4:30 PM on Tuesdays and 11:00 AM on Thursdays. Reserve your spot here and keep an eye out for more times being scheduled soon!

 

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100+ PILATES CLASS SUPERSTAR: Lauren

Congratulations Lauren!  This Pilates queen fills our studio with her bright, positive energy each and every session.

Here’s what she had to say about her accomplishment:

1. What do you love about Pilates?

I like that I am 56 but am stronger than ever before (everything is relative though- haha).

2. What motivates you to workout?

It makes me feel better and I think it keeps me healthy.

3. What changes have you noticed since starting Pilates?

I come to Pilates because it has cured my sciatica pain.  It also reduces stress.  AND, when I had my bone density tested they said that Pilates is why it improved.  Yay!

4. Other than Pilates, how do you like to stay active?

I like to jog, but it’s hard to find time for both these days.  Working on that.

5. Is there anything else you would like to share about your experience or any feedback for us?

Long and Lean Pilates is very affordable.  The atmosphere is very relaxed and the teachers are excellent.  No matter what level of experience you have, the teachers accommodate you and make you feel welcome.
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