Posted by Lesley Powell on January 20, 2012 · Leave a Comment
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
Category back pain exercises, back pain relief, Holistic fitness, Pilates, Post-rehabilitation, realpeoplepilates, Uncategorized · Tagged with Balanced Body, Chelsea Pilates, Lesley Powell, Movements Afoot, Pilates, Pilates NYC, Pilates Teacher Certificate, pilates teacher training
Posted by Lesley Powell on November 8, 2011 · Leave a Comment
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
Category back pain exercises, Conditioning, core strengthening, Pilates · Tagged with Balanced Body, certified Pilates teacher, Chelsea Pilates, Gramercy Pilates, joseph pilates, Lesley Powell, Midtown Pilates, Movements Afoot, Pilates, Pilates 10001, pilates Equipment, Pilates NYC, pilates reformer, Pilates teacher certification, pilates teacher training
Posted by Lesley Powell on October 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment
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
Category back pain, back pain exercises, back pain relief, low back pain, posture, realpeoplepilates, Uncategorized · Tagged with Lesley Powell, low back pain, mooning, Movements Afoot, squats
Posted by Lesley Powell on October 3, 2011 · Leave a Comment
When working with clients with low back pain, your first thing to address is the history of medical evaluation of the problem. If a client has any kind of tingling/nerve pain, I push that they have seen medical attention before working out. Working out with certain kinds of pain can weaken the nerves and/or exacerbate … Read more
Category back pain exercises, back pain relief, Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF), core strengthening, Post-rehabilitation, posture, Professional Teacher tips, Uncategorized · Tagged with Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF), Lesley Powell, low back pain, Movements Afoot, Pilates
Posted by Lesley Powell on September 17, 2011 · Leave a Comment
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
Category back pain exercises, BodyMind Centering, core strengthening, Professional Teacher tips, realpeoplepilates, Uncategorized · Tagged with 3-dimensional fitness training, Balanced Body, Balanced Body’s Orbit™, Lesley Powell, Movements Afoot, pilates teacher training, pilates teachers
Posted by Lesley Powell on June 25, 2011 · Leave a Comment
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
Category back pain exercises, fitness, gait, realpeoplepilates, Rehabilitation fitness, Uncategorized, walking · Tagged with American Council of Exercise, knee injuries, Lesley Powell, Movements Afoot, walking backwards
Posted by Lesley Powell on April 11, 2011 · Leave a Comment
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
Category abdominals, back pain exercises, back pain relief, core strengthening, posture, Professional Teacher tips, Uncategorized · Tagged with Lesley Powell, Marie-Jose Blom, Movements Afoot, multifidus, transverse abdominus
Posted by Lesley Powell on April 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment
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
Category abdominals, back pain exercises, back pain relief, core strengthening, posture, Professional Teacher tips, Uncategorized · Tagged with Lesley Powell, local muscles, Marie-Jose Blom, Movements Afoot, Pilates, Pilates NYC, Smart Spine, transverse abdominus
Posted by Lesley Powell on February 8, 2011 · 1 Comment
What is Core? This weekend we ran BodyMind fitness: Core. I shared the teaching with Dr. Martha Eddy, Doris Pasteleur Hall and Kim fielding. Core is more than your abdominals. It is the torso that houses important organs for breath, circulation and digestion. Giving 3D support is not only important for backcare; it gives the … Read more
Category abdominals, back pain, back pain exercises, Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF), BodyMind Centering, core strengthening, Holistic fitness, posture, Professional Teacher tips, Uncategorized · Tagged with Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF), BodyMind Centering, core, core strengthening, core support, Doris Pasteleur Hall, Dr. Martha Eddy, Lesley Powell, Movements Afoot, Pilates, Pilates NYC
Posted by Lesley Powell on December 26, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Minding the body New Year’s Resolution: Feeling Great Whether it is your own body or teaching others, movement and fitness should make you feel better mentally and physically. The wrong fitness will make the body rigid. See the New York Times’ article: Before You Lift a Weight, Get Some Advice. When you lack … Read more
Category back pain exercises, back pain relief, Conditioning, fitness, Holistic fitness, Pilates, Post-rehabilitation, posture, Professional Teacher tips, realpeoplepilates, Uncategorized · Tagged with alignment, BodyMind Centering, Dianne Woodruff, Movements Afoot, Pilates NYC, somatics
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