Music for Pilates...an art form.

Selecting music for my Pilates classes is always a pleasure. I have heard that some instructors don't even use music in their classes. I would go INSANE! Music elevates the experience and invigorates the mind and body to perform as one. Over the past few years of teaching I have made hundreds of mixes for Pilates classes and am still trying to form the "Perfect Mix". I don't know if it will ever happen...I have come very close a few times. As long as there is plenty of Enya, Enigma, Delerium, Bond, Moby and a sprinkling of Barenaked Ladies and Depeche Mode all will be right with the Pilates world.

The best song ever for Pilates is Kashmir by Bond. Next week I may change my mind about that...

Sean Vigue

Mr. Fitness in 2008!

January through the end of March was a CRAZY time for Mr. Fitness LLC! Over those 3 months I personally taught 216 group fitness classes (Pilates Matwork, Hatha Yoga, Yogalates and Spinning) all over Central Florida. Whew! This past week has been Spring Break so my schedule was slightly lighter...only 10 classes!

I could not ask for a more rewarding and exciting profession. I have the opportunity to work with individuals, small groups (5-10 people) and large groups (11-50+ people) and show them ways to improve their physical, mental and spiritual selves. Every single class has been built up over the past couple years into something extraordinary. Thousands of people have attended my classes and my turnover rate is around 95%. This is only the beginning for Mr. Fitness LLC.

Every class is unique. Every class is an opportunity. Every class is a gift.

Sean Vigue

"What is this Wonka? Some kind of funhouse?!"
"Why? Having fun?"

Yogalates Tuesdays at 7:10 pm in the Artisan Clubhouse

I have changed my Tuesday, Artisan Park Clubhouse yoga class to yogalates. The class is a fusion of Pilates and yoga and ends with a 10 minute meditation. We have the best room in town for these classes. Classes are only $5 and begin at 7:10 pm. Please bring a mat or towel and I will take care of the rest.

See you in class!

Sean Vigue

Adding another Pilates class at Gold's Gym!

I am adding another Pilates class to my Golds Gym Dr. Phillips schedule. The class is Fridays at 10:30 am and am still teaching my Tuesday, 10:30 am Pilates class as well. These classes have really taken off and I have created a very large, loyal following at this facility. This Golds is the top one in all of Southeast America so I am very proud to be there.

All the best,

Sean Vigue

New Dance Experience Schedule

Actually the schedule is the same except there is no more Yogalates on Tuesday evening.

The Dance Experience (321-939-3213) is located in downtown Celebration, Florida behind On a Roll deli. Classes last one hour, mats are provided and they are open to people of ALL ages and fitness levels. Classes are $10 each or 12 for $100. Here is the schedule:

Monday
Pilates noon-1 pm
Yoga 7-8 pm

Wednesday
Pilates noon-1 pm

Friday
Pilates 4-5 pm

Saturday
Pilates noon-1 pm

www.thedanceexperience.zoomshare.com

Let me know if you have any further questions.

Sean
svigue@Mr-Fitness.org

2008 is off to a great start!

Numbers are way up in my classes so far this year! Once someone attends my class there is about a 94% chance that they will return to participate in further classes. I am very proud and thankful that these numbers are so. It shows just how effective and enjoyable our one-hour blocks are.

So check-out any one of my exciting classes: Pilates, Yoga, Yogalates, Chair Yoga and Spinning/Indoor Cycling. You will be glad you did!

Sean

New Yoga class at The Artisan Park Clubhouse!

Hello to all interested in making their lives extraordinary...

I will be starting a Yoga class on Tuesday evenings at 7:10 pm at the Artisan Park Clubhouse starting Tuesday, January 29th! This class has been in the works for quite some time and I am very excited to bring it to all of you. Class will be held in the large room which will be perfect to create a soothing and calm space. Classes will go to 8:05 pm and cost only $5. A mat or towel will be required as well.

What is Yoga?
~Yoga balances mind and body via physical exercises/postures (asanas), controlled breathing, and the calming of the mind through relaxation and meditation. Yoga joins or yokes all parts of the human being and creates harmony at every level.

Benefits include: toning of all the muscles, increased flexibility, detoxes the body, greatly reduces stress, massages all organs of the body, improved focus, and brings the disparate aspects of the body, mind, and personality into balance.

Like all the other classes I teach yoga is open to people of ALL ages and fitness levels. I will make sure that everyone progresses at their own, individual level.

When the emotional and physical bodies become balanced, the result is real power and happiness. Class will begin with a warm-up, then progress into postures/poses and finish with a 10 minute meditation to calm and relax your entire being.

Sean Vigue
Owner/Operator Mr. Fitness LLC
svigue@mr-fitness.org
(321)443-4411
www.Mr-Fitness.org
"Changing the world one body at a time!"
"Trainer to Thousands!"
"The guy with the curly blonde hair!"
"Make sure you breathe!"

Sean is back in Central Florida!

I flew back into Orlando today so my classes are back and better then ever for 2008! No 2 classes are ever the same and they are open to people of ALL ages and fitness levels.

Keep checking back for news to vastly improve your life!

Sean Vigue

Keep striving

"If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere."

-Frank A. Clark

Happy Saturday!

Sean Vigue

Guitar Hero!

Mr. Fitness is HOOKED on this game! Great for the brain and great cardio if you jump around like I do during a loud, rockin' song!

That is all...

Joseph is the Man

Joseph Pilates was of course the founder of the most amazing exercise system known to man...the Pilates Method! There are Pilates classes that are set on machines called Reformers but these machines cost thousands of dollars and take up lots of space. I teach Pilates Matwork classes...all you need is a Pilates/Yoga mat. Matwork classes were the favorite of Mr. Pilates.

"Matwork teaches us that the Body is the finest and ONLY tool necessary for achieving physical fitness."
-Brooke Styler

So come and reawaken your body through movement and your mind through conscious thought!

Artisan Park Clubhouse Pilates Schedule

My Pilates classes at the Artisan Park Clubhouse in Celebration are open to all residents of Artisan Park and their guests. Classes are only $5 and you must bring a mat or towel. These classes are open to people of ALL ages and fitness levels. Please join us with classes for 2008 starting Wednesday, January 9th at 7 pm and then the regular schedule continues!

Saturday
10 am

Wednesday
7-8 pm

Contact me with any questions!

svigue@Mr-Fitness.org

The Dance Experience in Celebration, FL Schedule

The Dance Experience (321-939-3213) is located in downtown Celebration, Florida behind On a Roll deli. Classes last one hour, mats are provided and they are open to people of ALL ages and fitness levels. Classes are $10 each or 12 for $100. Here is the schedule:

Monday
Pilates noon-1 pm
Yoga 7-8 pm

Tuesday
Yogalates 7-8 pm

Wednesday
Pilates noon-1 pm

Friday
Pilates 4-5 pm

Saturday
Pilates noon-1 pm

www.thedanceexperience.zoomshare.com

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

Greetings!

Thank you all for making my company, Mr. Fitness LLC, such a HUGE success in 2007! I have had the absolute pleasure of teaching Pilates, Yoga, Yogalates and Spinning classes all over Central Florida with over 800 classes for the year. Being able to teach at so many diverse places and work with thousands of energetic and inspiring folks is what keeps it so much fun...and fun is what my classes are!

My promise in 2008 is to add to all the great work we have done and continue to inspire and transform your lives though these classes. Improving physically, mentally and spiritually, we can all change our lives for the better with each and every movement in class.

See you all in 2008!

Sean Vigue (currently in Wisconsin snowshoeing)

Almost chilly here!

Hello my friends!

I will be blogging here much more frequently starting tonight! Topics will range from whatever pops into my head be it fitness related or about wild buffalo.

This is the first almost chilly evening we have had here in Florida! I walked downtown Celebration to our October festival and watched a polka band. It doesn't get much better then that. Such a wonderful town I live in (-:

Until next time...

Sean

Yogalates at The Dance Experience!

I just added a Yogalates class to my schedule at The Dance Experience studio in downtown Celebration! The class will be every Tuesday from 7-8 pm and is a fusion of Pilates and yoga. Expect lots of yoga poses with plenty of core strengthening Pilates exercises added in for good measure and you will leave feeling refreshed and renewed

Hope to see you in class!!

Sean Vigue
Owner/Operator Mr. Fitness LLC

The funny art of Zen

ZEN SARCASM

1. Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me either. Just pretty much leave me the hell alone.

2. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken fan belt and leaky tire.

3. It's always darkest before dawn. So if you're going to steal your neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it.

4. Don't be irreplaceable. If you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted.

5. Always remember that you're unique. Just like everyone else.

6. Never test the depth of the water with both feet.

7. If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments.

8 Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes!

9. If at first you don't succeed, sky diving is not for you.

10. Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day.

11. If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.

12. If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.

13. Some days you're the bug; some days you're the windshield.

14. Everyone seems normal until you get to know them.

15. The quickest way to double your money is to fold it in half and put it back in your pocket.

16. A closed mouth gathers no foot.

17. Duct tape is like 'The Force.' It has a light side and a dark side, and it holds the universe together.

18. There are two theories to arguing with women. Neither one works.

19. Generally speaking, you aren't learning much when your lips are moving.

20. Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.

21. Never miss a good chance to shut up.

22. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative at the same time.

On staff at Gold's Gym Orlando

I am now on staff at Gold's Gym located on Turkey Lake Road in Orlando. It is a magnificent, 10,000 + member gym and I will be teaching their Tuesday, 10:30 am Pilates Matwork class starting July 10, 2007. Come by and check out the gym and the class!

I hope to also teach a Spinning class there in the near future.

Stay healthy!

Sean Vigue

Summer Schedule at The Dance Experience!

Here is my summer schedule of Pilates and Yoga classes at The Dance Experience located in downtown Celebration right behind On a Roll Deli.

Monday
noon-1 pm Pilates
7-8 pm Yoga

Wednesday
noon-1 pm Pilates

Friday
4-5 pm Pilates

Saturday
noon-1 pm Pilates

Classes are $10 or buy 12 for only $100. Mats are provided!

Also teaching at the Artisan Park Clubhouse located in the Celebration neighborhood of Artisan Park. The Clubhouse is on Celebration Ave. as you drive into Artisan Park (located on the right). Classes are only $5. You must be a resident of Artisan Park or a guest of one. You may also come as my guest if you let me know.

Saturday 10-11 am Pilates
Wednesday 7-8 pm Pilates

I will see you in class!!

Sean Vigue
svigue@Mr-Fitness.org
www.Mr-Fitness.org LLC

Teaching at The Dance Experience Studio

I am now an instructor at The Dance Experience (321-939-3213) in Celebration, Florida. They are a relatively new studio in town that has been offering many fun and exciting classes and now they have Pilates and Yoga care of MOI! They are located behind On a Role Deli off of Market Street.

Here is the schedule:

Monday 7-8 pm (Yoga)
Wednesday noon-1 pm (Pilates)
Friday 4-5 pm (Pilates)
Saturday noon-1 pm (Yogalates)

If you live in the area check them out....if you don't just dream about the fun we would have in their 2 spacious studios. http://www.thedanceexperience.zoomshare.com/