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The “Wow Factor” of Body Recall
A certified Body Recall teacher since 1991, Margo Ammons teaches Body Recall at the Grand Traverse Pavilions, Traverse City, Michigan, and in an assisted living facility in Suttons Bay, Michigan. In addition to teaching Body Recall, Margo is an aquatic exercise instructor at the Aquatic and Wellness Center of the Grand Traverse Pavilions, and a certified personal trainer. A former state hospital creatively adapted for re-use as residential, commercial, and exercise/recreational use, Grand traverse Pavilions offers assisted living, long-term and outpatient care. “I feel very fortunate to be working here,” says Margo. The staff are always open to ideas and suggestions, are able to change with the times, and try to offer people what they want.”
In her work as a personal trainer, aquatic wellness instructor, and Body Recall teacher, Margo focuses on getting the body working well and keeping it working well, so that her clients can remain independent and enjoy life for as long as possible. “The ‘wow factor’ for me when I think about Body Recall is that 30 years after the program began, the underlying principles of Body Recall movements are still sound.” She finds that Taylor, Williamsburg, KY; Karen Chitwood, Greenville, TX Back Row, L-R: Shellie McChesney, Richmond, KY; Donna Perkins, Greenville, TX; Marsa Davis Cornell, Crestwood, KY movements designed for balance and coordination, “body alignment,” range of motion in muscles and joints, muscle strength, and movements facilitating daily tasks and independence, are applicable whether teaching Body Recall or any of the other programs for which she is responsible. Part of the “wow factor,” too, she adds, “is that students of Body Recall quickly discover that the exercises are not intimidating. They quickly find they can do it and quickly understand the results.” Knowledge gained by studying and teaching Body Recall complements her work in other, sometimes unexpected ways. “Even before doing a client assessment (as a personal trainer), I can visually identify areas of the body not functioning optimally: feet/ankles, shoulders, body alignment, problems with joint flexibility and balance.”
One final “wow factor,” Ammons said with a smile, “It’s not about equipment, it’s about getting your own equipment working.”
A certified Body Recall teacher since 1991, Margo Ammons teaches Body Recall at theGrand Traverse Pavilions, Traverse City, Michigan, and in an assisted living facility in SuttonsBay, Michigan. In addition to teaching Body Recall, Margo is an aquatic exercise instructor atthe Aquatic and Wellness Center of the Grand Traverse Pavilions, and a certified personal trainer.A former state hospital creatively adapted for re-use as residential, commercial, and exercise/recreational use, Grand traverse Pavilions offers assisted living, long-term and outpatient care.“I feel very fortunate to be working here,” says Margo. The staff are always open to ideas andsuggestions, are able to change with the times, and try to offer people what they want.”In her work as a personal trainer, aquatic wellness instructor, and Body Recall teacher,Margo focuses on getting the body working well and keeping it working well, so that her clientscan remain independent and enjoy life for as long as possible. “The ‘wow factor’ for mewhen I think about Body Recall is that 30 years after the program began, theunderlying principles of Body Recall movements are still sound.” She finds thatTaylor, Williamsburg, KY; Karen Chitwood, Greenville, TXBack Row, L-R: Shellie McChesney, Richmond, KY; Donna Perkins,Greenville, TX; Marsa Davis Cornell, Crestwood, KYmovements designed for balance and coordination, “body alignment,” range of motion in muscles and joints, muscle strength, andmovements facilitating daily tasks and independence, are applicable whether teaching Body Recall or any of the other programs forwhich she is responsible. Part of the “wow factor,” too, she adds, “is that students of Body Recall quickly discover that the exercisesare not intimidating. They quickly find they can do it and quickly understand the results.”Knowledge gained by studying and teaching Body Recall complements her work in other, sometimes unexpected ways. “Evenbefore doing a client assessment (as a personal trainer), I can visually identify areas of the body not functioning optimally: feet/ankles,shoulders, body alignment, problems with joint flexibility and balance.”One final “wow factor,” Ammons said with a smile, “It’s not about equipment, it’s about getting your own equipment working.”
