How Chami first started Pilates and what spurs/inspires her to become a Pilates instructor?
I started Pilates through a friend’s introduction when I was suffering from a back pain after childbirth. It has helped me tremendously and as my body improved, I became more confident. Simultaneously, my Pilates teachers then introduced me to take up the instructor certification course which I did with Focus as I liked the studio. Ever since, I have been teaching Pilates for 7 years and I never get bored practicing and teaching Pilates 😄.
Teaching Pilates continues to give me an immensely satisfying career. Thanks Joseph! If it wasn’t for Joseph Pilates my life would have taken a different course entirely. I’m also currently attending a Gyrotonic course!
What do you like about Pilates?
Pilates focuses on lengthening and expanding the muscles, instead of bunching them up. I like that Pilates increases my self awareness and the movements helps me to feel leaner and taller.
What’s your favourite Pilates move?
I like to do all extension exercises and one of my favourite move is “swan”. Nowadays, we all live in a society where we spend more time looking at cell phones. My back gets stiffer due to such long and repeated habits, so I always practice exercises on my back and hip to maintain a good posture as I age 😉.
What are some challenges you faced while training to become an instructor and a mentor? Any advice / tips to trainees?
Everyone lives 24 hours a day, and whether I am a mother or not, working full-time or not, everyone is always busy with their life. To me, the biggest challenge is balancing family & training time, and staying committed to the course requirements. What I feel is important is to practice constantly, be patient and stay focused. Never give up! 👍🏻
What do you hope to deliver in your group classes?
I hope that through my classes, I can train their body happily ^^ and gain self esteem with the obtained healthy body. I also teaches the reformer group class in Korean and I enjoy it as it is more natural for me to teach because it’s my native language haha. ^^
What’s your goal / life motto?
Learning and sharing with others is always the joy of my life.
Any other hobby you enjoy doing during your free time?
Other than Pilates, I also enjoy yoga 🧘🏻♀️, jogging 🏃🏻♀️, playing golf ⛳ and traveling ✈️.
What’s your favourite post-workout meal in Raffles Place?
My colleagues all knew that I love to eat Mala huoguo. My favorite place is at Clifford centre food court. I am sure you can see me there on one of my working days 🤣
Cha Mi Jung, Senior Instructor
Chami teaches Beginner, Intermediate group reformer classes and the Multi-level reformer group classes in English and Korean. Check out our timetable here.
Want to try a 1-on-1 session with Chami? Check the appointment schedule and book a session here
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
