FUNCTIONAL FITNESS

Dynamic Stretching • Personal Training

Essentrics® (or Classical Stretch® on PBS) is a no/low-impact, dynamic stretching workout using body weight to lengthen and strengthen from head to toe. The workout balances all +650 muscles and conditions our bones, joints, and fascia. Created in Canada, Essentrics is popular among both men and women - Olympic athletes and chronic pain sufferers, and everyone in between. The method is also known as "Classical Stretch by Essentrics®," the #1 rated fitness show on PBS since 1999.

Betty is the first fully certified Essentrics instructor in NYC. She is also a NASM Certified Personal Trainer, and NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist. After a period of chronic illness, she discovered Classical Stretch® which helped restore her health, and resolved to study and teach it. Her clients include men and women at various ages and fitness levels.

In April 2025, Betty joined Classical Stretch® creator Miranda Esmonde White to film Season 16 of Classical Stretch® for PBS. This marks the first time that the show includes two new hosts. It is a great honor and testimony to Betty’s teaching.

Creator and host of Classical Stretch® Miranda Esmonde White filming an introduction for Betty’s workout for PBS.

“Betty is the instructor for the intelligent and discerning.”
— Miranda Esmonde-White, Essentrics co-creator, June 2018
“We are fortunate to have this (Essentrics) treasure...”
— Helene M. Longevin, MD. Director of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH).
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NO PAIN, EVER

Lengthen to strengthen while in motion - no soreness or pain during or after.

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INCLUSIVE

Conditions not only muscles and bones but also joints and fascia (connective tissues).

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ALL AGES, ALL LEVELS

Scalable for all levels from pro athletes (Essentrics®) to chronic pain sufferers (Aging Backwards®).

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ALL 650 MUSCLES AND 360 JOINTS

From head to toe, every part gets rebalanced for a happy body.

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SIMPLE, PORTABLE

No fancy equipment required. Your body is your tool. Work out anywhere!

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SAFE, FAST RESULTS

PT techniques and rotational movements that recruit muscles and fascia at all angles.

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Past and current clients