GYROTONIC® TESTIMONIALS

"Since October 2013 I have been a client of Ana Lobe's, learning the Gyrotonic Method. The experience has been both exciting and challenging. Ana is an amazing instructor who has patience, enthusiasm, and a high level of knowledge about physical fitness and the Gyrotonic Method. She has encouraged me to reach new levels of flexibility and strength. Working with Ana and the Gyrotonic Method has also increased my agility and balance. Ana has been able to direct my training to focus on lengthening the body and realignment of a very right-handed body. As an active person in my mid-fifties, it has been a pleasure to work with an instructor who is so passionate about maintaining a healthy body as I get older. "
- Anne Smykal

 "I started GYROTONIC® in 1996-98; it was a revelation as to the benefits my body experienced.  I started again with Ana Lobe in 2011.  Since I was no longer teaching dance full-time, I needed to revive my strength, flexibility, and coordination. GYROTONIC®  has done more for me than Yoga and Pilates; it has also aligned my spine and taken away aches and pains.  It has given me better upper body strength, more than working with weights.  I call GYROTONIC® the "Magic Machine Method"!  Ana Lobe is a superb teacher; her knowledge of how the body moves is the advantage of this complete workout."
- Mardi Zucco  

"I was fortunate to find Ana after doing a search for adult ballet classes. I had previously taken a Barre class and was disappointed with the class size and lack of personal instruction. There was a high chance of getting injured by not doing the exercises correctly. I met with Ana and she introduced me to GYROTONIC® exercise. I was somewhat hesitant at first, because of the cost of personal training, but, I’ve found that the benefits are worth the price. The movements are very fluid and designed to lubricate your joints and strengthen and tone your muscles without the stress of high impact exercises. My lower back pain is gone, my waist is more defined, and I am much stronger than I was when I began the sessions more than a year ago. Ana is a wonderful trainer and a former principal dancer for the Cleveland San Jose Ballet. Her expertise and training are invaluable. I’m almost 60 years old and I feel like I’m half my age!" - Lois Byrne

“I have tried various gyms, lifting weights, counting reps on machines but became easily bored.  Then I started to think that I needed some form of exercise that I would love and continue as I try to age gracefully and get back into shape.  And then it dawned on me, I had taken ballet lessons from ages 5-13 and thought that ballet is a great workout and wanted to go back. After reading the Revere Neighbors’ magazine article about Ana and Steve, I felt that Ana would be the BEST to try one of the adult ballet classes.  I cut Ana’s ad out of the magazine and stuck it in my calendar.  Did I call the next day, of course not, somehow life’s daily to do lists got in the way. I went online to Alba Wellness website and did some research on adult ballet classes but then I thought what I really needed was a one-on-one approach and Gyrokinesis looked very interesting.  Finally, on October 4, I inquired about a Gyrotonic workout program.  I am so happy that I called!  After a workout session, I feel that my body’s muscles have been stretched so the I sit, stand, and walk more upright.  My breathing and my brain seems clearer after I workout.  One of my goals is to have a tighter body so that as I age gracefully, my muscles will be strengthen and hopefully certain areas will not be sagging.  Ana and I are starting to work on core strength which will help my overall health! We each have to be responsible for our health!  Some people are lucky to find a workout early in life and some it takes until your turn 67 years old!  I look forward to my weekly workout and yes, I am sore the next day but it is a soreness of muscles that need to be used or else!” - Sheila Tarr