Nanci H

My name is Nanci Haines and I love connecting with people and love helping people find the fitness program that works best for their body and their life. I have a background in ballet and dance from early childhood, but began working in fitness and teaching yoga about 27 years ago. I love being active and have practiced a variety of sports myself, as well as having taught yoga, pilates mat, barre, sculpt, spin, and HIIT. I was a personal trainer for 4 years, and was trained by a former Ms Universe champion. I also owned my own yoga/pilates and dance studio for 6 years. My current specialty is creating a personalized fitness and stretching program for seniors, beginners, and those with disabilities, physical challenges, or weight issues.

Inclusivity, trust, variety, and safety are all important in my sessions and programs. But it also has to be FUN!

A client can expect explanations as to why the moves are beneficial, and as to how the move should be performed. Once the moves are mastered, I bring in new activities and options, because the more variety, the better it is for both your brain and muscles. Even if I design a very beginner workout for you, that doesn’t mean it isn’t challenging or interesting! I like fun music, and like to share my appreciation for why a move is performed as well as the history of the activity, since I use elements from yoga, pilates, weight-training, barre, dance, and psychology. You won’t be bored, and you will be challenged, but it will all come from a relationship of trust, acceptance, and non-judgement. You might be the client, but we learn together, because every single body is different so I learn a lot from each of my clients.

I have a few videos on YouTube and Amazon Prime, each ranging from 75,000 to 350,000 views at the time of this post. Early on, I received a message from a woman through Facebook and she told me that she was extremely overweight, had never exercised in her entire life (she was in her 40’s when she wrote me), and that she had started watching my Chair Yoga for Seniors videos. She was excited, because she said that they were the only workouts that she had ever been able to participate in. We kept in touch, she actually has been instrumental in helping me create new videos that I am producing soon by giving me feedback as to the limitations she experiences. When she wrote me one day and said “I was able to do chair pose today without the chair!!!” I could tell that she was so proud, and I was so proud of her! It’s so gratifying to help somebody find the gift of movement and fitness. It should be more readily available and accessible to everyone, and not exclusive to those who already are fit, thin, or who already have a background in fitness.

writing, dancing, cycling, paddleboarding, surfing, pickleball, and yoga.