Why you should consider MELT

Are you tight? Are you sore? Are you chronically tight or sore? Does it always seem like it’s in the same place(s), or does it seem like it’s gradually getting worse? Are you addicted to tennis/running/biking/boxing/crossfit/marathons/fill-in-the-blank heavy-duty exercise? Do you have a job where you are lifting heavy things (children?) over and over again? Ready to be done with all those wearing, repetitive aches and pains? Me too. I have been using the MELT balls, and a couple of other techniques I learned from Liron, regularly for the chronic pain in my hip from my labral tear. This seems like a thing that couldn’t possibly help. But I see the difference. Today I actually rode my bike fast enough to (trust me I am stunned) pass three other people! This NEVER happens to me. I am the slowest runner/swimmer/bicyclist ever. Always have been. How could there be anybody slower than me? My hip must be feeling, not just better, but stronger. Wow.

I asked our wise MELT teacher, Liron Weiss some questions about her experiences, because I know she was a tennis player. And I know she played VERY seriously, and I also know that pain associated with those motions, brought to her to find MELT with Sue Hitzmann in New York.

Liron is offering three opportunities to MELT at Jules Pilates.

Friday mornings, 9:30am to 10:30am, ongoing classes

Sunday, September 16th, 5:30pm to 7pm, MELT Method for Athletes workshop

Wednesday nights in October, 4 weeks, 7pm to 8 pm, Self-Care with MELT Method

Please register on my website, www.julespilates.com

But don’t take it from just me, read about it from the expert…

I know that you played tennis, can you tell us a little bit about your experiences?

I started playing tennis at the age of 6. My parents took me couple times a week at first and when it turns out that this is something that I am really good at and LOVE so much, I started playing every day. By the time I was 9 or 10 I joined a team (there where only two girls and I was always the youngest). between the ages 12-16 I played professionally all over the country and practices every day for minimum of two hours.

Tennis gave me a purpose in life. It was my ‘second home’ and my life- and my family’s life revolved around it. It become a family hobby – as my two young sisters started to play too and as we all traveled around the country every weekend – for a different tournament.

What were the problems you were experiencing?

At the age of 18, when I served as an infantry instructor in the Israeli Defense Force I had to stop playing and serve for two years. I continue playing after that time and pursued my bachelor degree in Physical Education. around that time, as I was returning to play again, I started to have chronic neck pain. This pain stick with me for about 4 years. Right after I was graduated my husband and I moved to NYC and that added some more stress on our lives. During that time I was a kickboxing and Step instructor and the pain… stick and didn’t want to go away. I had to stop teaching and reduce the time on the tennis court… Until I found Sue Hitzmann the creator of the MELT Method. I took a few class with her and felt that something big is happening to my body!

How did the MELT Method help you with those problems?

MELT simply reduce the pain that I had in my neck for so long. Every time that I went to the PT I used to feel good after my appointment, but after a day or two the pain came back. MELT helped me and gave me hope. MELT was the only tool that I could use by myself that reduced the pain, or minimized the amount of time that I experienced pain in my neck. MELT gave me the control on my body again!

What is the best thing about MELT?

Best thing about MELT is that it is a simple tool that you can use by yourself, whenever and wherever you want. Once you try it one time, your body will just ask for more and you will transform the way your body feels and looks. When I MELT I feel like I get a massage both for my body and mind.

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