BACKGROUND

Shannon was born in Miami, Florida and grew up in Boca Raton, Florida.  She is the eldest of three children and has always considered herself lucky to be a part of an active family.  Her mother, Cheryl, who also teaches fitness and Pilates, has been teaching group exercise classes since the 80’s and her father was a collegiate athlete.  Her sister, Brittany, owns a successful dance studio in Boca Raton, Florida, and has become one of the most recognized choreographers in the country.  Her brother, Zach, was once a top Orange Theory Fitness coach in south Florida and now has a successful strength and conditioning gym in Boca Raton, Florida. 

Shannon trained in classical ballet from the age of three, and later studied all forms of dance competing all over the country.  Swimming and diving since age nine, Shannon was a four-time high school All American in springboard and platform diving. She anchored the 50-meter and 100-meter relays in swimming competing in the state finals for swimming and diving for four consecutive years.  She also enjoyed training and competing in track and field events.  She anchored the 100-meter and the 200-meter relays and earned a spot in the State Championship Finals at the University of Florida.  A scholarship athlete and team captain diving for Boston College, Shannon qualified and competed in the NCAA and The East Coast Championships during her four years at Boston College. Shannon was fortunate enough to train with Olympic greats at the Mission Bay Aquatic Center in Boca Raton, Florida and the Olympic training facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

EXPERIENCE

Shannon opened her first Pilates and Fitness Studio in Boca Raton, Florida in 2006 and her second studio in Delray Beach, Florida in 2008.  She sold her south Florida studios, moved to Colorado and worked with clients at Greenwood Athletic and Tennis Club and Club Pilates.  She also became an Orange Theory Fitness coach and began teaching classes in Parker, Colorado.  She has trained and certified individuals to become Certified Pilates Trainers through the Pilates Method Alliance.

She has opened, staffed and managed studios for Club Pilates in Colorado and Arizona. Shannon has been a fitness and Pilates Master Trainer and Educator since 2008 and has trained and certified individuals to teach Pilates Mat and Pilates Equipment, as well as other fitness modalities. She travels around the country studying Pilates, Kinesiology, anatomy, fitness, injury prevention, health and wellness, weight loss, nutrition, physical therapy, dance and everything associated with movement and corrective exercise. 

Shannon believes in Joseph Pilates’s theory that movement is healing and encourages her clients, friends and family to keep moving safely and efficiently.  No pain, no gain has been replaced with train smart and move more efficiently to avoid chronic pain and injuries.  She believes that if we’re consistent and listen to our bodies, we can achieve goals that we once thought were impossible.  Shannon has worked with professional athletes, children, dancers, individuals pre and post surgery and rehabilitation and people of all ages and fitness levels. She has added the neuromuscular electrical stimulator called the NXPro by NeuX to her education and weekly regimen for herself and her clients to maximize performance and move pain-free.

PILATES TRAINING

Shannon took her first Pilates Mat class at New York Sports Club in New York City in 2001 and has been studying it ever since. She was amazed at how quickly Pilates improved her posture, reduced chronic pain from old injuries and how strong it made her feel. She was fascinated by Joseph Pilates and the modality he created called Contrology. She began her Pilates Mat and Apparatus certification program in New York City and completed the program in south Florida. She was so excited to be able to teach and help others improve their posture, health, strength, flexibility, mindset and overall wellness.

CERTIFICATIONS

Pilates Method Alliance (PMA)

Nationally Certified Pilates Teacher (NCPT)

National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM-CPT)

Kelly Kane’s Kinected in NYC

Pilates Institute of America

Barre Above

Trigger Point

Orange Theory Fitness

TRX

PSM (Pilates Suspension Method)

CPR

NeuX NXPro INS (Interactive Neuromuscular Stimulation)

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Balanced Body Pilates on Tour

Balanced Body University (BBU)

Peak Pilates

Power Pilates

Club Pilates

STOTT Pilates

Anatomy Trains

TRX

PSM

HIIT

iFit

NeuX NXPro

“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl,

but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”

— Martin Luther King Jr.