Ross Pilates & Conditioning

We’re excited to share that Ross Pilates has been nominated in two categories for Community Votes Thunder Bay with the Chronicle Journal!

🏆 Best Fitness Centre & Gym
🏆 Best Personal Trainer

We’re so proud to be recognized for doing what we love, helping you move better, feel stronger, and get back to doing the things you love.

If you’ve felt the difference at Ross Pilates, we’d be so grateful for your vote!

Voting is open until Sunday, June 28th, let’s do this, Thunder Bay!
👉 https://thunderbay.communityvotes.com

If you love gardening… but don’t love how your body feels afterward 🌱

This workshop is for you.

Hours of planting, bending, lifting, kneeling, and weeding can leave the body feeling stiff, compressed, and sore — especially through the back, hips, knees, neck, and shoulders.

Our upcoming MELT Method® for Gardening Workshop is designed to help you prepare your body for the demands of gardening and recover more fully afterward.

You’ll learn simple techniques to:

✔ Reduce stiffness and tension
✔ Rehydrate connective tissue
✔ Improve mobility and body awareness
✔ Help your body recover more efficiently after gardening

Many people leave feeling lighter, looser, and more refreshed.

🗓 Tuesday, May 19
🕛 12:00–1:30 PM
📍 Ross Pilates & Conditioning
💲 $69 + HST

Led by Susie Thompson, Certified MELT Method® Practitioner.

Limited spaces available.
Call 807-476-0352 to register.

⛳️ Our Golf Ready Workshop wrapped up on Saturday — and what a great group.

We focused on improving:

✔️ Thoracic rotation
✔️ Hip mobility and stability
✔️ Shoulder and ribcage mobility
✔️ Core control and power generation

Because a better golf swing isn’t just about strength — it’s about how well the body moves and transfers force.

Thanks to everyone who joined us and brought such great energy to the workshop. We loved seeing the improvements even throughout the session.

Four generations of love. ❤️

Feeling incredibly grateful this Mother’s Day for family, connection, and the moments that matter most.

Happy Mother’s Day from our family to yours. 🌸

Golf season is almost here. Is your body ready? ⛳️ After a long winter, many golfers head into the season feeling stiff through the hips, spine, and shoulders — making it harder to generate power, rotate fully, and swing with consistency.

This focused workshop is designed to help you move better, loosen up, and feel more prepared for the season ahead.

Limited spaces available.
📞 Call to register: (807) 476-0352

📍 Ross Pilates & Conditioning in Thunder Bay, Ontario

Through targeted ELDOA postures, you’ll actively create space while building deep core strength and joint support. The result is a body that feels less compressed, more stable, and easier to move, supported from the inside out.

This course is ideal for people who:
‣ Feel compressed, stiff, or restricted through the spine
‣ Want to improve alignment, posture, and overall ease of movement
‣ Are curious about ELDOA and want a clear, guided introduction
‣Already do Pilates, strength training, or other movement practices and want to feel better supported in their body

This course is best suited for people who are comfortable participating in a small-group movement setting. Those looking for more individualized support or managing more complex back concerns are often better served starting with private sessions.

Call to register: 807-476-0352 or book online https://shorturl.at/45frB

Nothing makes us happier than hearing how Pilates is helping our clients feel stronger, move better, and enjoy life more. 💙

Thank you to our amazing community for trusting Ross Pilates to be part of your wellness journey.

Our group Pilates classes are thoughtfully taught and guided by experienced instructors who emphasize precision, clear cueing, and purposeful progressions.

The focus is on getting the most out of each exercise so you build strength and control you can actually use in everyday life.

Build a strong foundation with our New Client Private Intro Offer.
www.rosspilates.ca/start

A supportive, personalized approach to building strength, stability, and confidence.

Our Therapeutic Pilates sessions are designed for people who want a more individualized, supportive approach to movement.

Each session is tailored to how your body moves, focused on building strength and stability so movement feels more supported in everyday life. The emphasis is on quality, precision, and thoughtful guidance — helping you feel more capable and confident in your body.

Experience the difference Therapeutic Pilates can make in getting you back to doing the things you love.

Get Started with our New Client Private Intro Offer.
www.rosspilates.ca/start

Why Staying Strong Matters More as Life Gets Busier

Life gets busier.
Schedules fill up. Stress adds up.

And many people quietly notice their bodies feel less steady or supported — even though nothing is “wrong.”

That’s often not about aging.

It’s about strength not being challenged in the right way.

Movement that includes strength, control, and coordination teaches your muscles how to support you — so everyday life feels easier and more confident.

Staying strong isn’t about pushing harder.
It’s about giving your body the support it needs to keep up with your life.