Posted by Lesley Powell on March 25, 2008 · Leave a Comment
By Dr. Martha Eddy and Lesley Powell Lesley: When I was working at Dr. Bachrach’s Center of Sports Medicine, one of the client with a back injury came to work with me. He asked how long would it take to get back to playing tennis. I didn’t answer, I just started doing the Bartenieff Fundamentals … Read more
Filed under abdominals, back pain, Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF), Conditioning, core strengthening, For Wellness, Holistic fitness, injuries, low back pain, Personal training Certification, Professional Teacher tips · Tagged with back pain, back relief, bartenieff Fundamentals, BodyMind Centering, flexibility, golf, kestenberg, knee drop, laban, tennis
Posted by Lesley Powell on March 20, 2008 · 5 Comments
I have a possble client with a severe lumbar lordosis. Is there specific movements to try on her to correct/help/improve? Any certain ones to really avoid? I have a few ideas but I would love your input. BBU Student by Lesley Powell When a client comes in with certain misalignments, I first observe throughout the … Read more
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Posted by Lesley Powell on March 16, 2008 · 6 Comments
by Lesley Powell The other day someone called asking what kind of Pilates is at Movements Afoot. There seems to camps now, Classical and sometimes refered as West Coast Pilates. As a teacher of Pilates teachers, I always felt that every student needed to know the classical form, historically. When you understand the original form, … Read more
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Posted by Lesley Powell on March 9, 2008 · 5 Comments
by Lesley PowellWhen structuring a pilates session, private and group, I think of the theme, the timing of the session and the level of the client. Always in my mind, I have a structure of the timing of the class. Warmup – 5 minutes I usually like to get the client moving such as with … Read more
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