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
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Posted by Lesley Powell on January 18, 2012 · 1 Comment
In my studies with other teachers, new information is coming up about the cueing of your abdominals. It has been amazing with these new cues, how everyone is making new progress. Smile and notice how the muscles of your face activate. Now place your hands on your lower abs and smile your lower abs. … Read more
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Posted by Lesley Powell on November 11, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Anthony Lett has written a brilliant book, Innovations in Pilates. Innovations in Pilates is a landmark work expanding the Pilates Method in an entirely new direction. The Pilates community is genuinely excited by this new development with programs and workshops now running to teach this additional focus to students and teachers of the Pilates method. We are now selling … Read more
Category back pain relief, core strengthening, Holistic fitness, injuries, Post-rehabilitation, Professional Teacher tips, Uncategorized · Tagged with Anthony Lett, Fitzroy Pilates Studio, joseph pilates, Movements Afoot, Pilates, pilates reformer, 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
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Posted by Lesley Powell on October 5, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Pilates teachers do not realize the tremendous influence Irmgard Bartenieff had on our work. Eve Gentry, a second generation Pilates teacher, took the BARTENIEFF FUNDAMENTALS into her pilates practice. Many Pilates teacher certification programs have been influenced by this work. Eve Gentry was one of the founders of the Dance Notation Bureau. She had studied with … Read more
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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
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Posted by Lesley Powell on August 22, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Therapeutic Muscle Stretching on the Pilates Equipment (with mat, Reformer, Cadillac and Wunda chair variations.) When: April 14, 15, 16, 2012. Cost $800 Early Bird special $750. TO REGISTER, CLICK HERE Anthony Lett, author of Innovations in Pilates will present a three day workshop covering all of the theory and major stretches selected from his … Read more
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Posted by Lesley Powell on July 11, 2011 · 1 Comment
Sit Up Straight. Your Back Thanks You. Click on above link for a great article in NY Times When you sit, do you know where the sacrum is. The sacrum is the triangular bone in the back of the pelvis. Tilt the top of the sacrum backwards. Feel how this curves and flexes your upper … Read more
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
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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
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