Madeline Parrish

As a student of how the body moves, Madeline Parrish created Align-Fit to work with athletes and non-athletes alike to improve their performance in daily life and in sport, specializing in golf.  In her work, Madeline integrates the method of Pilates and the training of the Titleist Performance Institute (TPI).  She also incorporates Fascial Stretch Therapy to improve flexibility, Functional Movement System (FMS) to assess movement and Redcord suspension training to enhance her Pilates teaching.  She started her love of golf at the age of 10 and is continually deepening her knowledge of the body-swing connection.

Pilates & Fitness Performance Certifications:

• Pilates Mat and Apparatus training from the PhysicalMind Institute completed in 2003
• Continuing Pilates education through Balance Body's Pilates On Tour events.
• Functional Movement Systems (FMS) Level 2 certified in 2013
• Facial Stretch Therapy (FST) Level 2 certified in 2013
• Redcord Active Intro and Active Corrective certified in 2012.  

Golf Fitness Certifications

• Madeline was one of the first fitness professionals to attain the Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) Fitness Professional Level 3 certification in 2007 and she continues to learn more about the body-swing connection from TPI.  Additional TPI certifications include:
  • Golf Biomechanic-2
  • Golf Mechanic-3
  • Junior Coach-3
  • Power Coach-2
  • Medical Professional-2
•  K-Vest Level 2 3D certification in 2011
  • Madeline uses K-Vest and K-Trainer in her golf performance coaching

Presentations

• Co-presenter at the World Golf Fitness Summit (WGFS) pre-conference in 2008
  • Pilates and Golf:  Making Connections the Pilates Way
• Co-presenter at Pilates on Tour in 2010 and 2012
  • Pilates and Golf:  Making the Connection between the Body and the Golf Swing