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📍STL✈️NYC
Prof Dancer•Founder @bri.active•Trainer/Coach @studio_pilates @gowanusfitness
Converting Blues Fans one NYer at a time✨

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Meet Bri — one of our OG’s from the day we opened our doors at Studio Pilates South Slope ✨ Teaching Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday — Bri is the energy you feel the moment you walk through the door. That smile? Absolutely unmistakable.

With a background that spans HIIT shadowboxing, Pilates, and bringing the community together through neighborhood walks, Bri shows up to everything she does with full enthusiasm and a whole lot of heart. Her classes have a bright, uplifting energy that makes you feel both supported and pushed — the kind of hour where a bad day walks in and a great one walks out. That’s the Bri effect. ✨

Book your spot with Bri today 🤍

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Big movement isn’t what’s hard to capture. The right moment is.

These were shot with strobes, but it wasn’t the flash that created anything. It simply uncovered what was already there.

The real work here, is timing and timing isn’t luck. It’s awareness, built through countless reps over time.

Each of these was a single shot. Not because I don’t miss, but because I’ve missed a lot. That’s how you learn.

You start to recognize the patterns in the movement. From preparation to action to release.

Most people aim to capture the action, but the moment that feels right is often just after, when everything settles but just for a split second. That’s the pocket.

Here’s the shift most people don’t think about:

Timing isn’t just catching the moment, it’s about choosing which moment matters. The takeoff feels different than the peak. The peak feels different than the release.

Power. Control. Ease. Same movement. Different story.

Try this:

Have your subject repeat the movement a few times, but don’t shoot right away. Watch it once.
Watch it twice. Even 3 times!

Notice what repeats.
Notice where the body completes the motion. Notice when the face relaxes.

Then take one frame. If you miss it? Good. That’s how you learn where the moment actually lives.

Strobes will freeze whatever you give them, but they won’t find the moment for you. That comes from patience and a lot of missed shots along the way.

You’re not just capturing motion anymore.
You’re deciding what it means.
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Fitness Instructor/ Dancer/ Friend: @bri.active
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#seeinterpretcreate #ocshotit #movement #photography #athlete

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Let’s do this👊🏼

26.2, here we goooo! See you out there, NYC!!🩷

For anyone out there cheering, we love you! Yell loud and be ready for a quick run by hug!! I’m wearing almost exactly this with the black top and pink shorts!

Bib number is 61461 starting at 11:30am ET. Download the NYRR app and you’ll have a close guesstimate of where I’m at but for sure when I start and when I finish this thing!💪🏼

Two years in the making, a back injury that wouldn’t let me bend at all a year ago exactly, and today..Let’s go run a freaking marathon!|| 11.2.25

📸: @oc.shot.it

#nycmarathon #firstmarathon #nyenergy #marathonready2025

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This is a late post but I had to congratulate my friend @bri_biff on running and completing her first marathon!!! I had the pleasure of photographing her a week before on a beautiful autumn morning! CONGRATS BRI!!!
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#athlete #fitnessjourney #fitness #fashion #style #autumn #park #newyorkcity #nyc #nycmarathon2025 #runner #outside #beautiful #woman #nycphotographer

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Two years. Two years of taking a girl that’s notttt a runner (like zero amounts of joy in running and would have rather done anyyything else🫠) and having her run 9 races - 3 of which were half marathons and had never ran more than maybe 5 miles in my life..-, volunteer for one, earn entry to the marathon, not run for many months, start to train during summer heat and travel..basically pulling teeth to go and do long runs..not sure how on earth I was ever going to do this. Then suddenly hitting 17, 19, 22 mile runs “alone” and an outpouring of support starting to flow in from people in my corner while a new discipline was forming in me (and dare I say joy being found) while locking in to achieve something I never thought possible.

This time last year, I ran my final 2 races to qualify (one being a half) with a back injury that wouldn’t allow me to bend over at all, let alone pick up anything of weight or run. I ran them taped up and with adhesive hot hands on my shorts for my back.

Tomorrow, a year later and 2 years exactly since this whole endeavor became a thought, I’m running the New York City Marathon! It still doesn’t feel real to say. I can’t believe it’s here and happening.

Being completely moved by the runners and by the compassion and energy it brings out in the city every year is what inspired this. The biggest block party in the world! To be on the other side of it now feels like a surreal dream.

I can’t wait to be out there and get to share in such an incredible day! For all of those cheering along the way, I love you and thank you for being out there! And to all of my friends and family tracking from afar with the worlds kindest messages, it means so much to me!!

To track and get updates when I start and finish, download the NYRR app and search my number (61461) to save or my full name!

I still wouldn’t say that I’m a “runner” but we’ve come SO far and I never would have made it without all the love along the way. Carrying that with me tomorrow! Here we go, New York!❤️|| 11.1.25

#nycmarathon #newyorkmoment #marathonready2018

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If you’ve walked down Spring Street and wondered what’s going on down here…

punch ✖️ kick ✖️knee ✖️ elbow

Muay Thai influenced group fitness classes for all levels, striking our patented low-impact striking bag ➕ functional strength training utilizing power bags.

Come say hi. 👋

video by @a_leethal 💜

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patiently waiting for you to book class at @hithouse ⏰

Muay Thai inspired bag work — punches, kicks, knees and elbows ➕ functional strength training 🥊 💪

see you in the studio ✌️

video clips by @a_leethal 🖤

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⚡ Early bird membership ⚡️

$159/month with no commitment, including all off-peak* classes! ☕️

Membership includes:
💥 1 guest pass per month
💥 Complimentary glove rental
💥 E-mail info@hithouse.com to freeze or cancel (no monthly minimum) prior to your billing date.

*off peak classes include all weekday morning and noon classes, plus the first two classes on Saturdays and Sundays.

Membership not for you? No problem - drop in to any class, any time. We offer single classes and packages.

#kickboxing #muaythai #hithousenyc

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I had a fantastic stay at @hotelgreystone in #MiamiBeach , an adults only (!) property that recently earned a 1 Michelin Key rating from @michelinguide 🔑

One block from the beach on Collins Ave, world class night life, food, drinks, shopping, and more are all nearby and onsite. If you’re into health and fitness, their partnership with @gymage_miami is a major perk!

And when you book with NOW Travel, you can enjoy amenities such as:

-early check in / late check out
-food and beverage credit to be enjoyed at the property
-a welcome gift in room on arrival (I received a lovely bottle of wine)
-upgrade to next room category (based on availability)

Special thanks to @bri.active for joining me on this trip!

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🎉 A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for our VIP and staff studio workout! Your energy and support mean the world to us. 🙏🏼 We’re thrilled to offer you a sneak peek into what a Studio Pilates Williamsburg class will be like for all our new clients.

To everyone who has purchased our pre-intro offer of 6 classes for $60 —thank you for believing in us! Don’t miss out on the chance to kickstart your Pilates journey with @studiopilates_williamsburg. We’re beyond grateful to our amazing team and our future customers for making this dream a reality. Let’s move, breathe, and grow stronger together! 💪🏼

Brooklyn @studio_pilates united! 🙌🏼
@studiopilates_southslope
@studiopilates_cobblehill
@studiopilates_prospectheights
@studiopilates_williamsburg

Special Shout Out to @studiopilates_southslope all-star instructor @bri_biff for all the 🖤🤍❤️

#Pilates #Williamsburg #ThankYou #eastwilliamsburg #StudioPilatesWilliamsburg #ReformerPilates #GrowTogether #GlowTogether #brooklynweflexing #NYC

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The stages of a Hit House Combos & Power Bag workout class:

A friendly, experienced instructor will demonstrate all the punches, kicks, knees and elbows you’ll use in class. 🥊
You #BeatUpBishop during rounds of Muay Thai influenced bag work combinations. ☠️
You’ll take a cardio break to focus on mobility, balance and strength using a soft, sand-filled power bag. 🥐 🍌
Back to more rounds of kickboxing on our low-impact striking bag and prepare to give everything you have during the last freestyle round. 💥
Don’t forget to stretch! Muay Thai is a full body workout! 🇹🇭

All photos and cute matching fits thanks to the team at @90degreebyreflex and @essentiawater!

#kickboxing #muaythai #workout #nycworkout #powerbagworkout

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Interested in trying a combat sport for the first time? We talked to some “pros” for you! 💥

Read the latest blog collaboration between @hithouse and @kostudio.co featuring advice and tips from fighters, coaches and the KO KREW! 🥊

And remember: it’s awesome that you’re trying something new! 👏

#muaythai #boxing #kickboxing #martialarts #kostudio #loversandfighters

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