AerialBodies Fitness – West Palm Beach

Pilates, Yoga, Personal Training & Massage Therapy

Lydie Robsham

Owner, Restorative and Corrective Exercise Specialist, Pilates/Yoga/Aerial Yoga instructor, Licensed Massage Therapist and certified Personal Trainer.

Lydie’s specialty is in corrective exercise and techniques to increase physical fitness to improve movement, flexibility, balance and muscle tone, decrease pain and injuries. She has over 25 years experience in medical/neuromuscular therapy, a variety of massage therapies and lymphatic drainage. Lydie holds a Master’s Degree in Physical Education and Sports Physiology (specialty in Gymnastics) and is a former physical education and gymnastics coach for the French Ministry of Education and the French International School in Washington, DC.  She speaks English, French and Spanish.
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International Medals

Lydie currently holds 12 international medals in Waterskiing, and has ranked 12th in the world in Tricks skiing open women division. She was four times Gold medalist at Worlds over 35 year old in Tricks and Slalom (2000, 2014, 2016), Bronze medalist at  Open European Championships (2001), US National champion (2014 and 2015), as well as holding a number of French and European water-skiing titles and medals.

Certifications & Trainings

  • American College of Sports Medicine
  • Classical Pilates Instruction (600 Hours)
  • Yoga Kripalu (200 Hours)
  • Active Facilitated Stretching (Aaron Mattes)
  • Red Cord Suspension Training
  • Aerial Trapeze Yoga Training
  • CHEK L2 Corrective Exercise Kinesiology
  • MPS Microcurrent Pain Therapy
  • St. Johns Neuromuscular Pain Institute
  • Mackenzie Back Protocol for Low Back Pain
  • Wat Ph Thai Yoga
  • Medical Massage Training
  • Vodder Manual Lymphatic Drainage Training
  • Graston Technique®

Maria Velez
Pilates Instructor

Maria is fully trained in Classical Pilates Education and works with both new and experienced students. Maria is enthusiastic in sharing the many benefits of Pilates, as well as demonstrating new and playful ways to use the equipment for those who want to go further.  Maria’s classes are fun-filled and enjoyed by all her students of any level. Maria is a graduate of the Universidad Pontificia (Medellin, Columbia) and speaks English and Spanish.

 

Pamela Mortemore

Physical Therapist and Pilates Rehab Specialist

Pamela Mortemore is a Licensed Physical Therapist graduating in 1995 from Florida International University.  After surgery in 1997 for hip labrum tears from years of ballet, Pamela pursued a non-conventional treatment of Pilates rehabilitation for her recovery  and began her training in Pilates at Polestar Education. She was certified in July of 2000, as a Certified Polestar Pilates Practitioner of Rehabilitation.
Pamela is also certified in the Gyrotonic Expansion System®, Leg Extension Unit, Jumping-Stretching-Board, GYROTONER®, Gyrokinesis® Level I.

 

She has been tailoring programs for her patients and clients for successful recoveries from spinal and orthopedic surgeries as well as other acute and chronic pain syndromes. Pamela found in her treatment sessions that creating elongation of the muscles would decrease compression on the joints during movement increasing the healing process of the injured structures.

Cindy Malley

Pilates instructor

Cindy is a very energetic and passionate Level ll Peak Pilates Instructor and Certified Nutritionist. She has worked in the nutrition field for over 15 years and Pilates about 7 years. She attended Clayton College and University of Alabama where she received her master’s degree in Holistic Health and Nutrition. She is well versed in teaching privates and large class Pilates. She is a diplomate member of The American Association of Nutritional Consultants. You can be assured that she will bring an abundance of care and detail to her Pilates students.

Rhonda Kantor,
BSN, BS, RN, HNB-BC, HWNC-BC, E-RYT (500 Yoga) 

Rhonda received her Hatha Yoga Teaching Certificate from the Temple of Kriya Yoga in Chicago in 1996 where she founded and directed The Global Yoga and Wellness Center, a very successful storefront studio and yoga prop shop, from 1996-2006.

 

She has worked in both clinical and community settings.
Rhonda’s unique vision and teaching experience includes Chair yoga for Adults and Older Adults, Special Needs Yoga, Traditional Hatha Yoga with alignment and form, Gentle Yoga and Meditation, Vinyasa Flow Yoga for Challenge and Strength, Prenatal and Postpartum Yoga, and Yoga Teacher Trainings.
Rhonda is a Registered Nurse (BSN, RN), Board Certified Holistic Nurse (HNB-BC) and Board Certified Health and Wellness Nurse Coach (HWNC-BC). She also has a Bachelor’s Degree in Leisure studies.
She directs 200 hour Yoga Alliance Hatha Yoga Teacher Trainings, as well as trains Yoga Teachers in Specialty Training Workshops (Prenatal Yoga, Mom and Baby Yoga). She is also a Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider (YACEP).