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.

NUTRITION – Amazed by all the conflicting nutritional advice out there, Shelley enrolled in a nutrition coaching program, Precision Nutrition, to gain the knowledge to make sound nutritional choices for herself.  After completing the program, she gained a better understanding of just how big of a role nutrition plays in your overall health, and loves working with women, helping them to adopt a new lifestyle!

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

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