Instructors & Bios

Shannon Willits - Program Director

Shannon Willits began her career in fitness in 1993 after personally experiencing the benefits of a healthy diet and exercise. Shannon is certified with STOTT Pilates (www.stottpilates.com) and holds Intensive and Advanced Level certifications. Shannon is also certified to work with injuries and special populations (pregnancy, osteoporosis, joint replacement, etc). STOTT PILATES is a contemporary approach to the original exercise method pioneered by the late Joseph Pilates, which is based on modern principles of exercise science and spinal rehabilitation. Shannon has also completed the Pilates for Golf and Racquet Sports certification from STOTT Pilates, which the Jim McLean School of Golf contributed and is also certified by The Pilates for Golf program, which was co-developed by master golf teacher Butch Harmon. She is certified by BOSU Balance Trainer and integrates balance training into her Pilates programming. Shannon is a fellow of the Gray Institute’s mentoring program GIFT “Gray Institute of Functional Transformation.” For more information about Applied Functional Science visit www.grayinstitute.com The Gray Institute is internationally acclaimed for its innovation, development, mastery, and delivery of Applied Functional Science. Shannon's clientele ranges from men and women of all ages to recreational athletes and professional athletes. Shannon also has a BS in Business. She enjoys time with her husband Steve, her sons Dylan and Jesse, step children Shannon and Caleb, and her puppies Ollie and Maddy.

Steve Abbe - PGA Golf Professional and Pilates for Golf Consultant

As a Golf Professional for almost 20 years, I have taught thousands of people of all ages and abilities. My students have ranged from world class athletes coming from other sports such as tennis, soccer, hockey, and baseball to 80 year old retirees starting golf as their first sport ever. The evolution of all these players was always the same. They would get better, level off for a while and then maybe get a little better. The problem was that all seemed to hit a ceiling and could never move up from there. For years I mistakenly thought that when they hit this ceiling they had reached the pinnacle of their individual ability. It was not until I began taking Pilates that I realized that these students had not reached the top of their game, only the top of their game with their current physical ability. It was not that they didn't understand the moves I wanted them to make, it was that they could not physically do them (including the pro athletes). Once I introduced some students to Pilates, and they increased their core strength and flexibility, I found that these students could break through the ceiling and take their golf game to new levels. I was so astonished by the changes that Pilates made to players games, that I became formally trained in Pilates so that I could consult with each player's individual instructor to program their Pilates training.

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