Michelle LeBlanc Sedtal
Cornerstone Pilates Owner & expert Instructor
Nationally Certified Pilates Teacher (NCPT)
Level 1 Rossiter Coach
Certified Fascial Stretch Specialist
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Michelle LeBlanc Sedtal is a comprehensively trained Pilates instructor thru Polestar Pilates and a Nationally Certified Pilates Teacher (NCPT). An expert in graphic design and website creation, Michelle was inspired to add Pilates to her bag of tools after a serendipitous business meeting with a physician who had Pilates equipment in her office.
Tired of experiencing severe pain in her knee after having her knee scoped in 2007, unable to easily walk up one step – and overwhelmed at the thought of climbing a flight of stairs – she inquired if Pilates could help with her knee pain. Soon Michelle started working with a certified instructor once a week.
Not only did her knee pain subside, but she also gained strength throughout her body. In 2015, taking a leap of faith she signed up for the certification courses. It was a big leap having no athletic ability that did not extend past her high school and college marching band. Today, she’s currently a Mentor-in-Training with Polestar Pilates helping train new Pilates Teachers.
Because she’s never been an athlete and has dealt with severe pain, she understands how hard it is for someone, who is deconditioned, to overcome physical challenges and become stronger in their everyday lives. Clients often tell her they feel taller, breathe better, and have gained a better sense of self. All of these outcomes are possible when working thru the Pilates principles of correct alignment, breathing correctly, and elongating thru the spine.
Michelle also has assisted in training college and professional college football players. Many professional athletes understand that they can sustain fewer injuries on the field as a result of Pilates exercise. Tennis, golf, soccer, and any other rotational sports athletes experience similar benefits of Pilates with reduced lower back pain or injury.
In 2016, she became a Fascial Stretch Specialist at the Stretch To Win Institute in Phoenix Arizona. When the Fascial lines are lengthened, it not only increases flexibility but can reduce pain and the chance of injury. Professional athletes understand this and many professional teams have a Fascial Stretch Therapist on staff.
She has served as a volunteer at City House, Inc., a local non-profit organization that serves abused and neglected children. She serves on the board of the Aging Mind Foundation, raising money to further the research in Alzheimer’s and dementia. She recently joined the board of Dare to Grow Texas. She also enjoys helping young women achieve their life’s dreams of attaining a college education by serving as the Director of IT for EWL’s Board of Directors.
Michelle and her husband, Mike, live in North Plano and have been happily married for over 36 years. Michelle is the proud mother of two children and grandmother of four. She has many interests and talents including gardening, knitting, painting, gluten-free cooking, and spending quality time with friends over wine. A native of Lafayette, Louisiana, Michelle was raised in Beaumont, Texas.