HEALTH & FITNESS: PILATES UNLIMITED, TAKAPUNA
TAKAPUNA GRAMMAR BUSINESS AND ENTERPRISE: NEWS
Foundation Clients Learning to operate a small business In March 2000, Pilates Unlimited started offering Pilates sessions. Back then Pilates was very new to New Zealand and quite unheard of! However, 17 years later, many of the clients who first made the decision to try Pilates are still enjoying regular sessions at the studio.
Wendy Stedman and Trish Kelly are two of the studio’s loyal foundation clients. Both clients have recognised all the benefits of authentic Pilates and continue to come to the studio twice a week. Local Takapuna resident Wendy Stedman has always had an active interest in health and wellbeing, playing many sports in her youth and then becoming a keen golfer. Seventeen years Wendy Stedman, ago Wendy saw that a Pilates Harriette Blackman. Studio was opening at Takapuna Beach and decided to give it a try - and she has been a regular client ever since. Pictured here is Wendy having a private lesson on the “Cadilac” with instructor Harriette Blackman. Trish Kelly makes Pilates a vital part of her week, taking a mix of private lessons, mat classes and duo sessions. Trish regularly takes the opportunity to experience sessions with visiting teacher trainers (including Romana herself), and she has even served as a test body for apprentice instructors training at the studio. Trish is busy helping others as practice nurse and manager, working with her husband Dr Robin Trish Kelly Kelly, but she always makes sure to look after herself with regular Pilates too. “It’s never too late to come and try Pilates; we have new clients starting all the time,” says owner/ Pilates instructor Carole Fraser. For further information on Authentic Romana’s Pilates visit pilatesunlimited.co.nz or contact the studio on 486 1018.
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Issue 76 - May 2017 www.channelmag.co.nz
Recently on an early Thursday morning students from Level 1 Business Studies took over Pita Pit in Takapuna as they learnt about the inner operations of a business. The students were able to make classroom theory come to life as they explored the store and listened to Bridget (store manager) explain how Pita Pit offers its excellent customer service, and participated with Chelsea (assistant store manager) as she helped them to create their own pitas. The end result was a very happy and knowledgeable class of students who enjoyed an extremely tasty morning tea and have been applying their learning back in the classroom!