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Linda's new Gaiam Total Body Challenge Pilates Stretchband DVD kit is now available on our Pilates Products page. Look for Linda in the July issue of Fitness Magazine, where she is featured doing pilates stretch band exercises from her Gaiam DVD, "Total Body Challenge:Pilates."

About Linda Farrell
Linda Farrell has been teaching Pilates mat for the last 13 years at Equinox and Broadway Dance Center. Students marvel at how long and lean they feel after one of her inspiring classes. Linda’s clear articulation, poise and precise cueing make for her unique style and distinguish her as one of the most popular Pilates Mat teachers in New York City.

Training
Linda’s initial training was at the Pilates Studio of Physical and Mental Body Conditioning (Studio) in New York City where she studied with master teacher, Romana Kryzanowska. After completing her certification in 1993, Linda worked for the Studio training students on both the mat and apparatus. Soon after, she discovered she had a unique talent for describing and articulating the mat exercises to her students. Linda took this skill with her to the Equinox Health Clubs where she pioneered the Pilates program introducing the first mat class in the winter of 1994. Achieving great success and acclaim for her Equinox mat classes, Linda left the Studio and devoted her time and energy to developing the Pilates Mat program at Equinox. Within a short time, Linda implemented a Pilates Mat program at Broadway Dance Center and recently at Steps on Broadway.

Conferences
Linda Farrell’s popularity and success as a Pilates Mat teacher have propelled her to the forefront in her field. Linda has conducted teacher-training workshops at major fitness conferences such as The Pilates Method Alliance, Pilatesstyle, The East Coast Alliance, Broadway Dance Center and the Fitness Factory.

Media
She has appeared as a Pilates expert in diverse media such as Live with Regis and Kelly, FOX News, The Today Show, and Good Morning America, and has been featured in publications such as USA Today, Pilatesstyle, Elle, Woman’s Day, Good Housekeeping, Vogue, The Daily News, Shape and Fitness. Linda is a model with the Gilla Roos Agency in New York City. She also has her own series of Pilate’s tapes and DVDs called Core Conditioning, a classic Pilates Mat DVD, a brand-new Gaiam DVD, and will be filming new titles in 2008.

Education
Linda Farrell has developed her own educational programs including a full LindaFit Pilates Mat Certification Program, as well as workshops in Pilates Mat I, II, and III, Magic Circle, Mini Ball, Stretch Band, LindaFit Mat Variations and Basic Anatomy. Her students have gone on to teach at Pilates on Fifth, Broadway Dance Center, Equinox, New York Health & Racquet Club, Boom Fitness, HBO, The Yoga Room, and Steps On Broadway.

Personal Development
As a teacher, presenter and educator, Linda continues to study regularly with renowned anatomist, Irene Dowd, at the Kane School of Core Integration in New York City, and through a special program administered by the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

Background
Linda earned her BA in Economics at the State University of N.Y. in Oneonta, and an MBA in Marketing from Baruch College, graduating magna cum laude from both institutions. She was a bond analyst for three years at Moody’s Investors Service, before pursuing her passion for movement and fitness and becoming a Pilates Instructor and Educator.