Shelley Ballestrazze

Owner/Instructor

A lifelong fitness enthusiast growing up in Boulder, Shelley was very active in sports, but struggled constantly with injuries and chronic lower back pain.  She tried Pilates in early 2001 as a means to cure her repeated running injuries and to alleviate muscle tightness and discovered she was able to live pain-free and became an advocate for the Pilates Method.  The flexibility of Pilates, combined with the strength of weight training, keeps her strong, flexible, and injury-free.  Prior to becoming a Pilates instructor and Personal Trainer, she finished up her 20-year corporate career as a computer technician and software trainer.

PILATES – Shelley is a 3rd generation Classical Instructor, going through a very rigorous and comprehensive 650-hour initial training program.  She earned her Pilates certification in 2003 through Body Kinetics, under the tutelage of Master Instructor and 2nd generation Classical Instructor, Carol Appel.

FITNESS – Shelley started lifting weights in high school and loves how weight training, combined with Pilates, changes a woman’s body.  She is an ACE Certified Personal Trainer, focusing on empowering women of all ages to feel comfortable lifting weights whether at home, or in a gym, and instilling the confidence to do so.

Shelley opened Northwest Core Balance in Tualatin (Portland), Oregon in 2011.

CERTIFICATIONS
Body Kinetics Comprehensive Pilates
ACE Personal Training
Precision Nutrition Coach (PN1)
AFPA Plant-Based Nutrition Coach
Women’s Coaching Specialist – Girls Gone Strong
Precision Nutrition Coach – Sleep, Stress, Recovery (SSR)