KInney Fontecchio Movement/ABsolutions Pilates Studio

09/16/2026

09/15/2026

My 48-year-old client just watched his uncle get moved to a nursing home because he couldn't get up from his chair without help.

That's when it clicked for him: The gym isn't about vanity. It's about independence.

Now he deadlifts twice a week. Not to impress anyone. But so he can pick up his grandkids without throwing out his back.

He squats every Monday. Not for Instagram. But so he can get off the toilet when he's 85.

He does cardio three times a week, not for a six-pack. But so he can chase his future grandchildren around the park.

Here's what nobody tells you about exercise:

Squats = Getting up from chairs
Deadlifts = Picking things off the ground
Cardio = Playing with grandkids
Core work = Not falling and breaking a hip

The nursing home industry is a $180 billion business.

You know what keeps you out of it?

A $30/month gym membership and showing up 3 times a week.

My client gets it now. He trains harder at 68 than he did at 38.

Because he finally understands: You're not training for the beach. You're training for life.

What's your real reason for exercising?

- Dan

09/14/2026

Some standing work for Margaret in her lesson today. I have been having Margaret work in shoes when standing or sitting as it seems to help her feel more confident and grounded.

She did 3 sets of this sequence to begin her work out and we repeated it one more time to finish the lesson

09/12/2026

Adding unstable surfaces to improve balance doesn’t do what you think. Give this a listen

09/11/2026

Loading the quad and improving deceleration, more realistic balance and weight shift training, improving rhythm, coordination, and speed with a metronome

09/10/2026

For most of us, a ‘quick fix’ isn’t going to cut it. Worth a listen. I really respect and learn a lot from David Grey

09/09/2026

Using the ball to challenge coordination and balance, build dynamic stability, find fluidity and ease of movement, create propulsion and weight shift through the lower limbs

09/07/2026

Labor Day Legs! I worked the heck out of Kirkland in standing work today. So much creative and good work you can do with the apparatus if the goals are clear.

09/07/2026

Changed the Sun Room part of the studio

08/24/2026

Client had expressed how her quads felt off, weak. One knee has been replaced and the other not able to take load without pain when she started. Anyway, this is what I did with her this morning to ‘wake up’ those quads and get building those brain body pathways and get her brain to trust the capability of her quads.