Athletic Stretch and Recovery
Friday, October 13 •
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
300 McFarland Blvd Northport, AL 35476 inside of Northridge fitness in the Studio Seven6 Room.
Monica Pettus
Monica Pettus, a former elementary education teacher, had been practicing yoga for 18 years. She was former gymnast/tumbler and college cheerleader at Arkansas State University. In 2009 she became certified to teach pilates and then in 2010 began working on her 200 RYT through Yoga Fit. In 2022 she did a second 200hr RYT trough Yoga Renew.
Monica has over 2500 hours of teaching experience in yoga and pilates at Northridge Fitness, Yoga Bliss, University of Alabama Athletics, University of Alabama School of Business, and various high school athletics in the Northport and Tuscaloosa.
Monica has worked with all sorts of athletes with mobility, functional movement, and recovery, including University of Alabama women’s basketball, men’s basketball, men’s golf, women’s volleyball, and women’s gymnastics. She had also worked with swimmers, runner’s, tennis players, cyclists, football, and baseball players.
Monica loves to teach a vinyasa flow working towards a peak pose at the end as well as athletic stretch, and yoga skills.
Description
In this 45 minute class the instructor will stretch the entire body with an emphasis on what all athletes need; hips, hamstrings, and back. The instructor will also use various pieces of equipment to recover the body including bolsters, foam rollers, and bands.
This class is appropriate for all ages as well as athletic levels. No matter your sport, this class will help you with injury prevention, pain prevention, and functional movement.
