Upcoming events at Connect
Agile Athletes
6 week Agile Athletes
Mondays @ 7am
August 18th - September 29th (No class on Labor Day 9/1)
Taught by: Nancy Gonder, MSPT
Train balance like it’s a skill—because it is.
Agile Athlete is a performance-focused class designed to improve your balance, control, and coordination from the ground up. Led by a physical therapist, this class targets the foundations of athletic movement—core stability, single-leg strength, reactive balance, and dynamic control—so you can move stronger, recover faster, and compete smarter. Whether you're a weekend warrior or a serious athlete, this class helps you stay quick, grounded, and ready for anything.
Ask yourself:
Are you currently hiking but feel unsure on steep or rocky trails?
Do you want to prevent ankle sprains or knee injuries?
Are you working toward a ski, hiking, or running goal?
Do you want to enhance your power, agility, and reaction time?
You’ll be most successful in this class if you can:
Stand on one foot for at least 30 seconds with eyes open
Rise from a chair without using your hands
Walk a straight line heel-to-toe without losing balance
Perform a single-leg step-down with control
Get up and down from the floor independently (without hands?)
Click here to register for our 6 week Agile Athletes Class!
New and current clients are welcome to join!
Balance Class
6 week Balance Class
August 21st - September 25th
Thursdays @ 1pm
Taught by Nancy Gonder, MSPT
Build strength. Boost confidence. Stay steady.
Sure Steps is a physical therapist-led class designed to help you move through life with greater stability and ease. Focused on fall prevention, this class combines gentle strength training, targeted balance exercises, and coordination drills to improve your confidence with everyday movements. Whether you're navigating stairs, uneven sidewalks, or just want to feel more sure on your feet, this class will help you take the right steps toward staying active and independent.
Ask yourself:
Do you avoid uneven sidewalks or stairs without railings?
Do you reach for furniture or walls to steady yourself?
Have you experienced a fall or near-fall in the past year?
Do you hesitate to walk outside alone?
Are you worried about tripping over small obstacles?
This class is right for you if:
You feel unsteady during daily tasks (occasionally or all the time).
You’ve lost strength or coordination over time.
You want to build confidence before returning to higher-level activity.
Click here to register for our 6 week Balance Class!
New and current clients are welcome to join!
Before joining our 6-week balance class series, we invite you to participate in a brief Balance Screening to ensure the class is a great fit for your needs. Led by physical therapist Nancy Gonder, the screening includes:
A CTSIB (Clinical Test of Sensory Interaction in Balance) to assess how your body uses vision, sensation, and the inner ear to maintain balance
A short medical history review
A brief movement and stability assessment
This 15 minute screening helps us tailor the class to your current level and ensure a safe, supportive experience as you work to build strength, confidence, and stability.
Once you have registered for Balance Class, we will give you a call to schedule your 15 minute Balance Screening!
Mat Pilates + Mobility
Mat Pilates + Mobility
Saturday, June 28th from 8am - 2:30pm
at Colorado Tap House Fitness Expo!
Stop by our table and experience all we have to offer throughout the day!
At 2pm join our instructor, Sutton, for a free 45-minute Mat Pilates + Mobility session! This energizing class starts with mat-based Pilates to strengthen your core, improve posture, and activate deep stabilizing muscles. 💪
Afterward, unwind with Range & Repair—a guided stretch and mobility session led by Nancy Gonder, MSPT—designed to release tension, improve joint movement, and support recovery. All levels welcome— Please bring a yoga mat, water and a massage ball or foam roller!
Click here to register for Mat Pilates + Mobility!
Join us for a mini movement check-up! We're offering brief squat assessments—including double leg, single leg, and countermovement jumps (as appropriate)—plus a fun plank challenge to test your core strength. We'll be using our Force Decks to demo how we analyze power, balance, and control—come see the tech in action!
🎟️ Participate in a quick assessment and you’ll be entered into a raffle to win a full Force Deck Evaluation at our clinic in Golden!
🎁 Plus, we’ve got some small giveaways just for showing up and showing off.
Stop by, test your strength, and see how movement science meets performance!
Healthy Aging - Living Long and Strong
Healthy Aging - Living Long and Strong Talk
It is estimated that our health and longevity is 70% determined by our daily habits." We are excited to host Laura Sapienza, holistic nutritionist and certified health and wellness coach to educate us on some of the most important healthy lifestyle habits we can practice to live long and feel strong and healthy as we age (outside of doing Pilates of course!). She will share "secrets for success" based on longevity research conducted in the “Blue Zones” and offer her own recommendations on how we can incorporate some of those lifestyle habits into our own lives.
Attendees will learn:
Powerful foods around the globe that enhance health and longevity
What are macronutrients and how to choose the most nutrient dense ones for health
Which foods we should consider limiting in our diets
Why uncontrolled blood sugars are so aging and what we can do to stabilize them
How chronic stress ages us and what we can do about it
Habits to fight dementia and cognitive decline
Wednesday, April 30th, 2025
6pm - 7:15pm
FREE
Click here to join the Healthy Aging - Living Long and Strong Talk
Taught by:
Laura Sapienza
National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach
Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach
AFPA Certified Holistic Nutritionist
MA, Human Performance
Resilient Ankles, Resilient Athletes: A Workshop on Stability
Resilient Ankles, Resilient Athletes: A Workshop on Stability
Discover how vision, the vestibular system, and proprioception work together to maintain balance and protect against injury. Learn practical exercises and techniques to build ankle strength and stability, keeping you or your athletes performing at their best!
THURSDAY, JANUARY 23RD
5:30 - 6:30 PM
@ CONNECT PHYSICAL THERAPY AND PILATES
WITH NANCY GONDER, PT
Ski Conditioning Workshop
6 week Ski Conditioning Workshop
Are you counting down the days until the snow falls like we are? Do you want to hit the slopes this year with your body in its best shape? If your answers are yes, reserve your spot in our 6 week ski conditioning workshop.
Mondays will be led by Carrie and will focus on ski specific exercises on the CoreAlign®, Exo Chair and MOTR®. Class will be circuit style and will focus on building leg strength, endurance, balance and agility.
Wednesdays will be led by our guest instructor, Lexy, who will focus on who's focus will be on finding balance through connecting core engagement with standing strength. To ski well our legs need to be independently strong (think single leg exercises), and we need good control of our center of mass. This group class format will begin with a concise mat core segment and will transition through a variety of body positions and exercises, evolving into standing strength and balance work.
Only 8 spots are up for grabs so claim yours now! This program is open to both current and new clients. New clients will be asked to attend a free orientation session on Monday, September 30th from 6-7pm to review safety and the equipment that will be used during class.
Carrie and Lexy will have you swishing down the mountain with a smile.
October 7th - November 13th
Mondays and Wednesdays
6:00pm - 7:00pm
$360
Happy Spine
Are you curious about how your spine works or how it can work better? Do you want to know more about some common spinal conditions and learn how to work with them. Whether you have pain or not, creating healthy habits for the spine should be on all of our "to-do" lists. This workshop will cover some spine anatomy basics, tips for managing a sore back, and help you develop a spine health routine for home. We'll use our fantastic Pilates equipment to help you assess the current state of your spine and then play with ways to optimize your spinal mobility and strength.
Taught by Carrie A Lamb, DPT, OCS and Balanced Body Educator.