b'Dave was getting more than a bit panicked when a woman walked up out of the blue and told him she could do demos and then smoothly"We all recognize that we have proceeded to kick butt the entire day. That was Chrissy. And her relationship with BB, anddifferent strengths, and we will vice-versa, was cemented.ask each other to assist when Chrissy is a Physical Therapist. She foundneeded. It is a very collegial and Pilates as a way to get back in shape after a difficult pregnancy. This was in the 90s and, ascollaborative environment."a Pennsylvania resident, finding Pilates was not without challenges. I had to travel to New York and Washington DC to find it, but I immediatelyproblem and when we share clients, I dont feel gravitated toward it. The equipment was amazinglike I have to write down every single step that I for my recovery. And I decided to incorporate theplan. She meshes in just perfectly and our clients method in my business, she says. generally will see either one of us without a problem. Craig and I ran a physical therapy clinic That would be a cool end of story, except thattogether for about 10 years and we shared clients Chrissy isnt the only PT in the family. Far from it.quite a bit. Actually, when my clients needed Her husband, Craig, her daughter, Cassie, andcertain manual techniques, I would call Craig into Craigs dad, Daryle, are all PTs with Pilates as athe conversation.core influence. Craig: The three of us always collaborate and Chrissy introduced Craig to Pilates in thebounce ideas off each other. We are always 1990s, and he felt its emphasis on movementdiscussing clients to try to determine what is the and correcting movement dysfunction was anbest treatment approach and to make sure that excellent tool. Cassie was, uniquely, a certifiedwe are not missing something. We all recognize Pilates instructor before she became a PT. Ithat we have different strengths, and we will ask began training to become an instructor witheach other to assist when needed. It is a very PHI Pilates when I was just sixteen years old.collegial and collaborative environment. Throughout PT school and clinical rotations, I found myself prescribing Pilates exercises andDaryle is not trained in Pilates but has come to using Pilates principles during my cueing and itrely on it. Retired after a 50-year practice, he just stuck she says.takes a class with Cassie once a week to help with his toe replacement, two hip replacements and The interesting question, of course, is do theyknee replacements. share clients and what is that dynamic like. The three of them all had interesting answers. Hes a bionic man and still going strong, Chrissy says. That, ultimately, is what Pilates does.Cassie: I have shared clients with my mom, and we treat very alike. Sometimes the clients even start calling us by the wrong names and we just go with it! It is nice to be able to bounce ideas off one another, especially when we are working with someone who has a long history of seriousYou can find Chrissy and Cassie (and Daryle) atinjuries or conditions.PHI Pilates in Pittsburgh. www.phipilates.comCraig is now pulling long commutes from PA as Chrissy: Cassie and I share clients all of the timethe Director of Physical Therapy for Southern and I love this dynamic. We definitely have theCalifornia University of Health Sciences.same approach, but I find she often chooses to tackle goals in a different order. This is never aMore stories at thecore.pilates.com 37'