Meet Claudia Zelazny of Legacy Sport & Wellness Center, ELDOA Center of Dallas in Design District

Today we’d like to introduce you to Claudia Zelazny.

Thanks for sharing your story with us Claudia. So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there.
In the early ’80s, I was the co-owner of The Workout on Lovers Lane, one of the premier aerobic studios in Dallas. Long after that business was sold, my pilates instructor told me about Scott Herrera and I became his client.

At the time, even though I was a long distance walker and a tennis player, I had back pain and was having trouble managing my weight.

Through my work with Scott, I began taking the courses he recommended, being certified in various modalities and eventually going into business with him.

Our LLC celebrated ten years this past March (2018) and over those ten years, we have gone from 1200 square feet to 2400 square feet to 4200 square feet of space in order to serve our clients better and realize our dream of creating a ‘center of excellence’ for sport and wellness coaching and training.

Has it been a smooth road?
Smooth? Is there such a thing as a small business owner?

There is a management principle that says whatever it took to get where you are now takes all that and more to stay!

Our struggle has been educating the general population about a type of analytical exercise that no one has ever heard of…analytical meaning a specific exercise for a specific purpose, including, but not limited to ELDOA™, Myo-fascial Stretching, and Segmental Strengthening exercise. (We do use global exercises, but not in the way most clients think of global exercise.)

Another test is dealing with the commercial real estate market in Dallas! The Design District is being ‘gentrified’ as so many other areas are and that drives rents up as businesses try to move into repurposed or refurbished properties.

So, as you know, we’re impressed with Legacy Sport & Wellness Center, ELDOA Center of Dallas – tell our readers more, for example, what you’re most proud of as a company and what sets you apart from others.
Legacy Sport & Wellness Center was born from the desire to offer a different type of experience for clients wishing to extend their professional career, excel in the amateur sport of their choice, be a weekend warrior, live a long and vibrant life.

We use specific modalities studied in the traditional European osteopathic model: everything in the body is in link. Micro-movement dictates macro movement. Tensegrity biomechanics is the key to healthy movement.

“Exercises alone are simply not enough. It is the organization, instruction, and the sequencing of the movements specific to the body or sport, applied at the right time in the periodization.” – Scott Herrera

We are primarily known as ELDOA™ Trainers. The ELDOA postures are designed to create space in any articulation (joint)…that means the vertebrae of the spine, temporo-mandibular joint (TMJ), shoulder, ribs, and hips. There are even ELDOA for the cranial bones! Our business is the Admin office for the Comprehensive ELDOA™ Certification Program worldwide and my business partner is the Director of the Program.

I am most proud of our longevity as a company. We have never wavered from our original philosophy and purpose. We have grown the ELDOA program in the United States and are making it a household word! It was used with the Washington Capitals Hockey Team last year and they won the Stanley Cup!

What sets us apart? Our knowledge…our passion…our commitment…our results.

Let’s touch on your thoughts about our city – what do you like the most and least?
I have lived in Dallas since graduating from the University of Texas in Austin.

My daughter was born here. All my friends are here. I have had two successful businesses here.

Dallas was a much smaller place when I arrived! I thought it was a good place to raise my child. It had a small town feel, but good restaurants, the Summer Musicals, tennis almost all year round!

The city has had some growing pains without a doubt. I have often felt Dallas was way too conservative, not really an open city embracing all people. I once wrote a letter to the editor of the local paper voicing my opinion that Dallas wouldn’t be a great place for anyone to live until it was a good place for everyone to live. (It didn’t get published!)

Dallas has made a huge commitment to the arts and architecture.

There are some potholes that can jar your brains loose!

Contact Info:

• Address: 801 Core Street, Suite B, Dallas, Texas 75207
• Website: www.legacyperformwell.com
• Phone: 214-377-9115
• Email: [email protected]
• Instagram: legacyeldoa
• Facebook: Several pages, but primary is Legacy Sport & Wellness
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/lgcyperformwell
• Other: www.youtube.com/user/LegacyPerformWell

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