"Susan has expertise in Gyrotonic and a great understanding about how the body should function. I find that my patients who see her, dramatically improve strength and ability to hold their adjustments."
-Jennifer Dotto, Chiropractic Kinesiologist

"Susan is an amazing instructor: she's passionate and can read her clients well. She seems to understand when enough is enough and when someone needs pushing. I credit her for making this new form of exercise my new passion."
-Molly Perry, Gyrotonic client

"I have an office job, and spend most of the day in front of a computer. Gyrotonic has strengthened the muscles between my shoulders, and the muscles along my spine. My back is correctly aligned and now has the strength to stay aligned."
-Rachel Kersten, Gyrotonic client

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Gyrotonic® is a core-based exercise system that encourages space in the joints and length in the muscles. Incorporating principals of tai chi, swimming, dance and yoga, the rhythmic, these fluid exercises leave practitioners feeling energized and centered. Many clients find a reduction in chronic pain caused by dysfunctional movement patterns and posture.

Press
Metro Magazine, 10.07; download part 1 (1MB), download part 2 (3.2MB)
Star Tribune, 10.07

Rates
Gyrotonic® requires no special talents, flexibility or fitness level. Come as you are!

$150 for three (one-time introductory rate)

$70 for a single session
$600 for 10 ($60 a session)
$330 for 5 ($65 a session)

Duets
$450 for 10
Trios
$350 for 10

Special applications

Golf
Gyrotonic is perfectly suited for golf as the exercises encourage spiraling from the center of the body, and opening of the shoulders and hips. At rotation improves, Gyrotonic also increases core strength. Using specially designed equipment and exercises developed specifically for golf, Susan can help you achieve a winning combination of power and flexibility.

Press
Lake Minnetonka Magazine, 5.09; Gyrotonic on the Green (468KB)

Martial Arts
A third degree black belt in tae kwon do, Susan has practiced and taught martial arts for 25 years before finding her new passion for Gyrotonic. When she discovered a martial arts Gyrotonic workshop, she just may have found the perfect combination of explosive power, balance, flexibility and grace. Her unique background makes her a good choice for martial artists looking to achieve greater balance, equalized use of both sides of the body and greater range of motion, while staying grounded.

Press
Metro, 4.07; download pdf (1.3 MB), download pdf (1.6 MB)

Contact: sgaines@visi.com >

Her personal journey as a third-degree black belt in tae kwon do and now a certified Gyrotonic® instructor uniquely positions her to write about fitness from the perspective of personal growth as well as from a scientific, how-to angle. She tackles the science side in Minnesota Medicine and some more nebulous combinations in Experience Life. As Health + Fitness columnist and blogger for METRO magazine and several other Tiger Oak Publications.

Susan has been writing on assignment for a wide range of publications for 20 years. Her work has appeared nationally in Better Homes + Gardens and Redbook, and widely in the Twin Cities area. Throughout her 20-year career as a freelance journalist, she has gracefully tackled subjects in the arts, medicine, parenting and psychology.