Pilates Leadership Introspective with Marie-Jose Blom in NJ and NYC
Pilates Leadership Introspective: An In-depth Experience, Beyond the Exercises. Taught and Mentored by Marie-José Blom Early bird Discount for 3 workshops $2160 by May 31, 2012. Please call for this discount. Each workshop $850 See early bird discount dates for each workshop 5% 807.50 This course is a three module study of skill enhancing specialty … Read more
Target the gluts
This is a series that I learned from Dianne Woodruff PHD: Hold leg in hip extension have client focus on tone of gluteus medius . Let go of leg. Observe if client is using just glut or going to their habit ( i.e. hip flexors, quadratus etc.) Have them do leg lifts with a recuperation … Read more
Pilates Equipment Class for Special Populations
I am starting a Pilates Equipment class for Special Populations starting Thursdays 2 PM in February. If you know anyone interested, they can sign up online or call the studio. The class is designed for students with injuries and special conditions. Since most classes can be too fast, this class is designed at a slower pace … Read more
Start your Pilates Career this year -Balanced Body’s Pilates Teacher Certificate
Pilates Teacher Certificate Start your education this year to become a Pilates Teacher through Balanced Body. Here is Movements Afoot’s Upcoming Schedule “Good Morning BBU!! I am proud to say that I passed the BBU PilatesTeacher Comprehensive Exam on Friday night at Movements Afoot!! I am writing to thank you and everyone at Balanced Body … Read more
Mooning Techniques
One of my friends had this picture on Facebook. At Movements Afoot we jokingly talk about mooning. Why? It gets you to learn how to use your hip joints which is needed in most activities. A lot of people locked their hips. The hip joints is a much stronger mobile joint to hinge at then … Read more
Balanced Body’s New Orbit- A new spin in Fitness and the Pilates World
Balanced Body’s Orbit™ I just took a teacher training course on Balanced Body’s Orbit. I can’t tell how great my body feels and I am even sore. This deceptive simple tool invites a 3 dimensional fitness. The Orbit opens your spine, legs, hips and shoulders in such a unique way. I have been having some … Read more
Move Backwards
There has been some interesting articles on the blogsphere about walking backwards to rehabilitate knees and improve brain function. Especially working a lot with gait, I am seeing poor patterns of walking. Because people are in so much flexion, getting clients to feel and strength the hip extensors is a challenge. Moving backwards Centerworks Blog … Read more
Work In
Work IN vs. Workout There were so many gems from the workshop with Marie-Jose Blom. To get to the deep stabilizers, you need to concentrate on working slower to turn on the correct muscles. Our large global muscles are like rock and roll. Lots of power and pizzazzz. The “Work IN” invites the deep stabilizers … Read more
Whup your Core!!!
This last weekend I took a fabulous workshop with Marie-Jose Blom on the Smart Spine. Marie Jose is so elegant in language, imagery as well as brilliant in her knowledge of anatomy and its applications to the fine tuning of the body. You must study with her sometime. Marie-Jose brought in newer info about the … Read more
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