Lisa Grady
Pilates Instructor
Lisa comes to Club Pilates with a wealth of knowledge and
firsthand experience in injury recovery. She has been a
Licensed Physical Therapy Assistant for over 23 years, a
Massage Therapist for over 30 years, and has danced in Ballet,
Lyrical, Russian Dance (in Sitka, Alaska), and Bellydancing for
over 45 years. Lisa has lived with chronic pain for most of her
life: neck injury at age 7 from a car accident; broken collarbone
& separated shoulder from a trampoline fall at age 11; car
accident at 18 that left her with a herniated lumbar disc,
concussion, whiplash, and both knees damaged; 2 more
whiplash injuries from car accidents; a fall on outstretched right
arm that damaged the shoulder and 3 bulging discs in her neck;
and now is in recovery from Long Covid were she sustained a
brain and neurological injury that effected the right side of her
body and has left lasting chronic fatigue. The thing that Lisa
would like you to know is that with good Physical Therapy,
injury can be healed, but it is Pilates that allowed her to fully
bring her body into balance and has helped her recover from
the effects on Covid. At the age of 57, Lisa became a Certified
Pilates Instructor. “I know that I will be teaching and doing
Pilates for the rest of my life. Through all the years of injury
and recovery, it is the only form of body strengthening that has
helped every part of my body return to a healthy balance.” Lisa
presently is practicing Physical Therapy at an outpatient clinic
that specializes in Pelvic Floor Rehab for Women & Men. She
hopes to incorporate this strength training into the practice of
Pilates.