POSTURE: FOUNDATIONS FOR A TALL TALE- PART I
Posted by Lesley Powell on July 29, 2007 · Leave a Comment
by Lesley Powell, Director of Movements Afoot Essential for good posture is proper alignment of the joints through the correct usage of muscles. When the foundations are weak, superficial muscles have to tighten to hold an unbalanced structure up. Traditional exercise tends to train the larger muscles groups. These larger muscles tend to be the … Read more
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Pilates – Paid to learn
Posted by Lesley Powell on July 16, 2007 · 1 Comment
Lesley Powell, CMA, Director of Movements Afoot My teaching Bartenieff Fundamentals™(BF) led me to Pilates. I was teaching classes and private sessions based on BF and conditioning to injured clients at Dr. Backrach’s Center for Osteopathic Medicine in 1987. Teaching Bartenieff Fundamentals™ to an injured population taught me the power of this work. My colleagues … Read more
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POSTURE: A short tale of bad habits
Posted by Lesley Powell on July 14, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Lesley Powell, Director of Movements Afoot POSTURE: IMPROVING MOVEMENT One’s posture has organized around one’s habits. Awareness, improving flexibility and strength are important. Sometimes tightness of certain parts of the body prevents one from improving one’s alignment. Tightness is also reflective of weakness. If a building begins to sag, there are supports that have weakened. … Read more
POSTURE: A Tall Tale about Fitness, Back Discomfort and Wellness.
Posted by Lesley Powell on July 7, 2007 · Leave a Comment
By Lesley Powell, Director Movements Afoot The past month I have been working with my family members with back problems. Unfortunately none of the medical profession addresses their posture. When a car’s wheels are out of line, it affects the entire mechanism. The same concept about misaligned posture will affect all movement. When … Read more
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