Monique Shapiro

12/03/2022

The TRX Superwoman -- expertly demo'd by my client and friend. Watch and listen for her cueing!

10/03/2022

I’ve been a personal trainer specializing in women’s fitness since 2013.    For me, yoga began as a desire to learn all the physical poses. However, it evolved into so much more, offering me a way for me to change my narrative during diffic

24/04/2021

I can be found here now! It's a great resource for health and wellness services!

Prompthealth

18/10/2020

⁣ᴍᴏᴅɪꜰɪᴇᴅ ᴘʜᴀꜱᴇ 2. ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴇ ɢᴏ. ᴏᴄᴛᴏʙᴇʀ 2019, ɪ ʙʀᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀx ʏᴏɢᴀ ɪɴꜱᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴏʀ ᴄᴏᴜʀꜱᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴀɴᴀᴅᴀ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀɴ ᴜɴᴘᴀʀᴀʟʟᴇʟᴇᴅ ᴘʀᴏꜰᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ. ᴘʟᴜꜱ, ɪ’ᴠᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴏᴜᴛꜱᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡꜱ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄɪᴘᴀɴᴛꜱ ᴡʜᴏ’ᴠᴇ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴍʏ ᴛʀx ʏᴏɢᴀ ᴄʟᴀꜱꜱᴇꜱ. ɪᴛ’ꜱ ᴀ ᴘʜᴇɴᴏᴍᴇɴᴀʟ ᴛᴏᴏʟ ᴏʀ ᴘʀᴏᴘ, ɴᴏ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜰɪᴛɴᴇꜱꜱ ʟᴇᴠᴇʟ. ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴀʟʟ, ɪ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ʜᴏᴡ ɪᴛ’ꜱ ᴛᴀᴋᴇɴ ᴍʏ ᴏᴡɴ ʏᴏɢᴀ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇxᴛ ʟᴇᴠᴇʟ. ⠀
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ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟʟʏ, ɪ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪᴛ’ꜱ ꜱᴀꜰᴇ. ᴍʏ ꜱᴛᴜᴅɪᴏ ɪꜱ ɪɴ ᴍʏ ʜᴏᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ’ᴍ ɴᴏᴛ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴀɴʏᴡʜᴇʀᴇ. ⠀
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ɪ’ʟʟ ꜱᴛɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴀᴄʜ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴡᴇ’ʀᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴛᴀɢᴇ 3 (ᴏʀ ʜɪɢʜᴇʀ — ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴘᴏꜱɪᴛɪᴠᴇ!). ⠀
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ɪ’ᴍ ꜱᴛɪʟʟ ʜᴇʀᴇ ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛ ᴠɪʀᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ. ᴍᴇꜱꜱᴀɢᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴏʀ ʟᴇᴛ’ꜱ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴀ ᴄᴏɴᴠᴇʀꜱᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʙᴇʟᴏᴡ. 😁

12/09/2020

⁣𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫, 𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡.⠀
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⁣Okay, so this year is without a doubt, weird, and the walk couldn’t take place the traditional way with the before/during/after celebrations, because of you know, crowds and Covid. ⠀
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So we stayed safe and did our own thing in a city park closer to home, my eldest boy, my Mom, and me. ⠀
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My mother really wanted to participate — and she walked STRONG with bilateral artificial knees! ⠀
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And even though we walked on our own, without lanyard wearing fellow walkers, the cheering, and the snacks 😅, it was a great day for a meaningful, fun walk.😷😊⠀
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11/09/2020

⁣𝑰𝒕’𝒔 𝒏𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕. 𝑭𝒊𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒚 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒚 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆.⠀
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⁣But today, with the weekend approaching, maybe we can talk about some positive things that have happened this week. ⠀
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And they don’t have to be fitness related. Mine isn’t! 😂⠀
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My youngest got his learners permit — one more Shapiro coming to roads, mostly near me!⠀
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My eldest children started their 3rd year of university, virtually. Not the way they would have preferred, but they were very happy with their courses and their professors. ⠀
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Tonight, I may make a water challah, not necessarily because it’s Friday night/Shabbat, but because it’s something I just love to do for my family. ⠀
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And this weekend, I may work out once (or twice). ⠀
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⁣𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖? 𝑰 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒘𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒚 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔?⠀
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09/09/2020

⁣ᗪEᗰYᔕTIᖴYIᑎG TᕼE ᑭᑌᔕᕼ-ᑌᑭ.⠀
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⁣I had an 80-year old client with Parkinson’s disease a few years ago. Her daughter brought her for biweekly 20 minute sessions. Movement for her was challenging, but I was able to modify foundation movements, like pushing, using the TRX suspension trainer. ⠀
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It may not seem like much, but starting off with something basic like walking through the TRX chest press, is pretty effective. I felt it! And it’s totally ok if that’s enough for you. ⠀
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Gradually, if you feel ready, you can progress to keeping your feet in a fixed position and just play around with shifting your bodyweight. First, by offsetting one leg. Then, bringing the feet parallel and wide apart. For less stability, bring the feet closer together. ⠀
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I don’t think there’s a single exercise that cannot be broken down and modified so ANYONE can try it. ⠀
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⁣𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒆𝒙𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒅𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈? 𝑶𝒓 𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒙𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒂 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆?⠀
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⁣𝐌𝐲 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫. 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞.⠀
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