reFOHcus: Power Pilates with Jessica Santiago
Mindfulness, Spirituality and Focused Movement
REFOHCUS is a concept that places emphasis on mindfulness, spirituality and focused movement. The goal of this program is to provide methods and programs to cope with stress and anxiety in a healthy and personalized way.
March 26th | 3 PM EST
Power Pilates
30 min full body session that educates, realigns, and balances the body, while building lean, flexible, and strong muscles. Expect a higher intensity than Mat Pilates, with elements of Barre and Megaformer Pilates.
Equipment Needed: Mat, sliders/gliders, light weights
Jessica Santiago
Jessica Santiago, a native New Yorker, moved to Miami in 2017 to further her passion and career in health, wellness and fitness while looking for new challenges behind the bar. Since then, she has successfully accomplished both goals, while building relationships and partnerships in both industries.
Jessica’s passion to help and empower others through their health met the artistic and purposeful attention to detail in 2013 when she obtained an AAS in Food Service Administration and Dietetic Nutrition. Both of her drastically different worlds finally had their opportunity to collide as one.
Pushing her limits even further, in 2015 she decided to take on competitive bodybuilding while bartending full time. The negative talk from coworkers and guests alike was disheartening, fueling her to succeed even further. A bartender that doesn’t drink! A bartender that doesn’t eat post-shift pizza? A bartender that’s training by 9a the next morning! Drinking a gallon of water even while on a double. Yes, it was ALL possible. Proving that there can be a balance between life behind the bar and life lifting bars became her new motivation to help others find the same balance that helped her.
Fast forward to 2019, while working at Forbes Five-Star rated Faena Miami Beach Hotel, Jessica got back to her dance roots participating in Bacardi’s first ever Rum Shaker Bartender Dance Competition, an initiative to build strong, healthy habits in the local community of bartenders in Miami. Participating in Rum Shaker helped open the door to future partnerships with Bacardi USA including The Rum Shaker Dance Experience at Tales of the Cocktail 2019; The Great Bar Race Miami - Grey Goose; Raise the Bar - St. Germain. In early 2020 Jessica was inspired by relationships she had built between the fitness and hospitality industries, creating BARretender Fitness & Wellness to help advocate for the bar community.
After spending three years working in boutique fitness (indoor-stadium cycling, barre, pilates, H.I.I.T.) at Flywheel Sports Miami Beach and [solidcore] miami, Jessica has finally returned to her community roots as an instructor and trainer at the YMCA of Downtown Miami in addition to her continuous work with Bacardi USA for their corporate wellness program even while their employees continue to work from home during Covid-19. Adapting your fitness/training routine can be a challenge but with balance, like anything else, it is possible.
The opportunity to represent Miami as the Wellness Ambassador for the FOH - Mindfulness Matters X Perrier Expressions initiative is one partnership that she does not take lightly. Daily she speaks to clients and colleagues alike about the importance of a balanced lifestyle (both in and out of work) and mindfulness in all aspects of your life. Jessica is excited to share with you her non-alcoholic beverage featuring Perrier which is a reflection of the city she represents and the experiences she has gained from her years working behind the bar and her fitness career.
