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April:
k Pilates: Anyone
who has seen Drew Barrymore lately would have to agree that she is in
fabulous shape. Looking tone in her swimsuit on the cover of “People”
magazine last month, people may be wondering how she got so fit.
Kendra Jordan doesn’t wonder, because she knows: It’s thanks
to Karve, a new fitness routine that Jordan provides at her Pilates
studio in Mesa.
“It’s a ballet bar workout that combines Pilates and yoga,
but we’re the only studio of our kind to offer this workout in
all of Arizona,” Jordan said. “Drew Barrymore goes to a studio
that teaches the same kind of class in L.A. called the bar method. We
teach the same class, we just call it Karve.”
When Jordan moved to Arizona from L.A. in 2004, there were no Pilates
studios in the area. She started working out of her house until her
business grew, and she moved into a small leased space in 2006. She
moved into her current, larger studio in September 2007, where she now
has eight additional instructors and two people helping in the office
as well.
With a spa-like atmosphere, her studio provides a great overall experience.
“You come in to work out and you don’t feel like there’s
a competitive nature,” Jordan said. “It’s not like being
in a gym. The instructors are really there to make sure you’re
getting what you need and want out of your workout.”
Jordan provides a lot of options in the studio’s workouts, because
she wants to make Pilates and Karve as accessible as possible to everybody.
Anyone who is interested can schedule private one-on-one sessions with
an instructor ($50-$60/session), or arrange for duet sessions with a
friend ($35-$45 per session) and instructor on the Pilates equipment.
The company also provides small group classes (for as low as $15/session,
depending on how often you attend).
And then there are the Karve classes, for which you do not need any
experience. Everyone is welcome in both Pilates and Karve sessions.
“We have clients ranging in age from 14 to 77. We have football
players, baseball players, ballerinas, dancers,” Jordan said. “Our
clients come from all different walks of life and physical ability levels.”
The key is, you do not have to be in tip-top shape to get started. That’s
not the point, according to Jordan.
“It’s all about strengthening what needs to be strong, and
improving flexibility where you need to, so that you’re equally
strong and flexible for your own needs and not at someone else’s
standards,” Jordan said. “That’s what I really love about
Pilates.”
K Pilates is located at 3514 N. Power Rd. #101 in Mesa. They are open
Monday – Thursday 5:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., Friday 5:00 a.m.
– 3:00 p.m., and Saturday 7:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., or by appointment
For more information call 480-840-1860 or visit www.kpilates.com.
Total
Chiropractic & Rehab: The benefits of a chiropractor
for any person of any age can be priceless. Total Chiropractic and Rehab
in Mesa offers endless combinations of treatments to help patients on
their way to recovery, or simply to make people feel their best.
Dr. Davis Fiedler has been helping people for decades. After serving
as a paramedic in the U.S. Air Force, he decided to focus on chiropractic
medicine. He attended the University of Albuquerque and the Palmer College
of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa, and has been practicing in the Valley
since 1987. Dr. Fiedler continues to expand his education in the field
with classes in chiropractic orthopedics and Active Release Technique,
and he is pursuing certification in nutrition and wellness.
Dr. Fiedler opened his first practice in Florence, Arizona in 2003,
and has since expanded his services to the East Mesa area. Recently,
he was chosen as the keynote speaker and local educational expert for
the American Consumer Education Foundation. With this kind of experience
and recognition, anyone walking into Dr. Fiedler’s office knows
they are in good hands.
Dr. Fiedler is the only physician at Total Chiropractic and Rehab, so
patients will always see the same chiropractor. This personal attention
will help Dr. Fiedler customize each visit to each patient’s needs.
“There is no such thing as cookie-cutter visits,” he says.
Dr. Fiedler makes it a point to spend enough time with each of his patients
to make sure they are getting the therapy they need.
Crystal Bennett, a massage therapist, also works with Dr. Fiedler, because
his office is about more than chiropractic care: It combines the two
practices with other methods of healing to attack physical problems
from all angles.
One other technique used at Total Chiropractic and Rehab is low-level
laser therapy, which uses light energy to stimulate cells and produce
energy, thus speeding healing. Dr. Fiedler uses several styles and methods
of chiropractics, and also offers nutritional supplements to improve
patients’ health from the inside out.
That is what is most important to Dr. Fiedler: His goal is not just
to realign someone’s back and send them on their way. Treatment
in his practice will evaluate a patient’s health in several areas,
and he will create a customized plan of action to get that person to
his or her optimal health.
Total
Chiropractic and Rehab is located at 4406 E. Main St., Suite 106. Office
hours are Mondays and Saturdays 9 a.m.-noon, and Tuesdays and Thursdays
9 a.m.-6 p.m. Call 480-985-2101 or visit www.totalchiropracticandrehab.com
for more information.
The Tone Zone: Let’s face it: Big
gyms can be intimidating. Fending for yourself on machines that look
like they could double as torture devices tends to lack appeal.
Luckily, there’s another option.
“We specialize in training for women who don’t like big gyms,”
said Judy Neill, owner of and trainer at The Tone Zone.
Originally started by another trainer 12 years ago, Neill is heading
into her third year as owner, with sister/co-owner Debbie Basom, also
a trainer. With a degree in physical education, exercise has always
been Neill’s business.
“We have equipment that the big gyms don’t have,” Neill
said. Two pieces of equipment in particular that The Tone Zone offers
– that other gyms wish they had – are the Power Plate and
Gravity Trainers.
“The Tone Zone is the only gym in the northeast valley that has
these machines and we encourage anyone to come by and try them out.”
There’s no need to be intimidated by the unfamiliar machinery,
though, because Neill’s staff is fully certified with the machines
to train customers how to use them.
The Tone Zone has four fully certified staff (both ACE and NFPT certified
personal trainers) as well as certification specific to our unique training
machines.
Several exercise options are available: Customers can choose to work
one-on-one with a trainer or join the group training. With group training,
there is one certified trainer to no more than six students per class;
sometimes the ratio is as low as one to three, according to Neill.
“With group training you pay per month and get two hours a week.
Classes and training times are available Monday – Saturday, 5:00
a.m. to 7:00 p.m., call for availability.
According to Neill, customers who pay monthly spend approximately $15
an hour for the group training, which is very affordable.
Gravity Trainers use gravity for resistance and work on a pulley system
to not only strengthen the muscles but lengthen them as well. This is
very appealing to women because it creates a longer, leaner muscle.
Pilates is also incorporated to provide additional strengthening to
the core.
And, The Tone Zone is offering a spring Special: Gravity Training –
buy one month and get half off the second month ($200 value). And, the
company’s one-on-one training special is $45 an hour, which is
a highly competitive deal.
If you’re still not sure, Neill says: “We would love to have
people come in and visit us to see what we offer.”
Visit The Tone Zone at 4450 101 E. McLellan Road in Mesa or call 602-769-8144
for more information.
The Acupuncture Clinic: Many people are
looking for ways to restore harmony and balance to their body and life.
They want to feel better, have more energy and find that greater sense
of wellbeing that seems to be missing. The team of holistic practitioners
at The Acupuncture Clinic and Whole Body Therapy has combined their
expertise to provide a wide variety of positive solutions.
Three years ago, Mindy Hayden and Tanya Christensen decided to open
a natural health care clinic together. They enjoy working side by side;
yet also remain independent in their own styles. Both women are Arizona
State Licensed Acupuncturists and are nationally board certified by
NCCAOM. Both of them also have specialized training from their studies
here in the U.S. and abroad in Beijing, China.
Mindy has been a registered nurse since 1997. After becoming increasingly
aware of the limitations of allopathic medicine to treat many conditions
and imbalances, she decided to study Traditional Chinese Medicine and
Acupuncture. Her specialties include all facets of women’s health,
with a focus on internal medicine, skin conditions, anxiety and stress-related
conditions, menopause and infertility.
Tanya has been a licensed massage therapist since 1997. She is a former
massage therapy instructor with special training in Deep Tissue, Myofacial
Release, Bowen Therapy, Cranio Sacral and Tui Na. She often combines
modalities to more effectively treat patients’ conditions. While
she has extensive experience treating back, neck, carpal tunnel and
TMJ pain, she also specializes in chronic pain, anxiety disorders, and
gastro-intestinal issues.
Tana Elliott has joined the team, adding Life Coaching, Energy Re-balancing,
intuitive work, Hypnotherapy, NLP, Aromatherapy, and Bach Flower remedies
to the portfolio of options at the clinic. Tana has been practicing
holistic healing for more than 20 years.
These women provide individualized and comprehensive acupuncture treatments,
being careful to maintain exceptional healthcare standards. The clinic
is completely HIPAA and OSHA compliant and uses only prepackaged, one
time use sterile needles that are 100 percent disposable. They are used
once on one patient, and then they go into a special sharps container
that is shipped off and properly disposed of (as required by law).
The clinic offers a wide range of healing modalities, including Acupuncture,
Chinese Herbal Medicine, Moxa, Therapeutic Massage, Hypnotherapy, Life
Coaching, Energy Rebalancing, Cupping, Gua sha, Tui Na, Magnetic Therapy,
Aromatherapy, Bach Flower Remedies and Nutritional Counseling. So as
you can see, there are a number of treatments available besides Acupuncture
and Chinese Medicine that are effective to help people return to a state
of health and wellbeing. A client can expect to receive a comprehensive
and extensive evaluation during the initial consultation to determine
the most ideal and beneficial treatment.
“Even though various types of pain are the main reason people seek
out our help, acupuncture is effective in giving relief for pain and
many other conditions. Many people are willing to try acupuncture because
they have tried everything else and nothing has really given them the
relief or results they are looking for, so they come in to see us. When
nothing else works, they end up at our place, and they typically get
better.”
To learn more about The Acupuncture Clinic and Whole Body Therapy, visit
www.theacupunctureclinicaz.com
or call 480-641-5353.
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Past
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October
Remax - Diane Haawker
Dr. Cory Giles Family Dental
Earnhardt RV
Self Development Charter School
November
Treasures from the Past
Elements of Home Flooring
AZ Red Mountain Eye Care
December
Wright
Orthodontics
Vortex Sensory Rehabilitation
Rocky MountainWindow & Door
January
1st
USA Realty
IRIS Centers
Paws at Home
Payne & Sons
February
Dynasty
Iron Doors
Pentz Health Services
Mesa Photo Studios
Gene Autry Tennis Center
March
Advanced
Skin and Laser
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Green Systems Landscape
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