Posted by Lesley Powell on January 8, 2012 · Leave a Comment
How Yoga Can Wreck your Body in New York Times There is a wonderful article this week in the New York Times about yoga. There is also a bigger issue to address. A lot of students think pushing hard to almost an injury is a hard workout. Many new students trying Pilates for the first … Read more
Category abdominals, accidents, Conditioning, core strengthening, fitness, Holistic fitness, injuries, low back pain, Uncategorized, Yoga · Tagged with Balanced Body, Chelsea Pilates, Gramercy Pilates, injuries, joseph pilates, Midtown Pilates, Movements Afoot, New York Times, Pilates, Pilates 10001, pilates Equipment, Pilates NYC, pilates reformer, pilatesLesley Powell, yoga injuries
Posted by Lesley Powell on November 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment
We had a great workshop at Movements Afoot yesterday on Balanced Body’s New Orbit. The orbit invites such amazing mobility in the hip, shoulder and spine. It is also a hard workout. Imagine doing Upstretch on no springs on the reformer!
Category abdominals, core strengthening, fitness, Professional Teacher tips, realpeoplepilates, Uncategorized · Tagged with Balanced Body, Chelsea Pilates, Gramercy Pilates, joseph pilates, Lesley Powell, Midtown Pilates, Movements Afoot, Pilates, Pilates 10001, pilates Equipment, Pilates NYC, pilates reformer, The Orbit
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 March 20, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Ditch the workout and join the party ZUMBA® at Movements Afoot with Alexandra Lutchman at Movements Afoot Starts Tuesdays ZUMBA®Pilates Combo 4/5 12:30 PM Fridays ZUMBA® 4/29 at 6:30 PM All skill levels, shapes and sizes are welcomed to this fun, easy to follow and uplifting dance work out. ZUMBA® at Movements Afoot Zumba® is … Read more
Posted by Lesley Powell on February 25, 2011 · Leave a Comment
BodyMind Fitness Certificate Program LOWER: April 8-11 2011: underSTANDing Friday: ReEvolutionary Legs with Dr. Martha Eddy Saturday: Anatomy in Clay: muscles of the femur and movement with Doris Pasteleur Hall Sunday: Pilates Upright with Lesley Powell Monday: Fitness Coaching with Dr. Martha Eddy Take the entire weekend for … Read more
Category Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF), BodyMind Centering, fitness, Holistic fitness, knee injuries, Pilates, posture, Professional Teacher tips, standing, Uncategorized, walking · Tagged with BodyMind Centering, Doris Pasteleur Hall, Dr. Martha Eddy, fitness, gluts, legs, Lesley Powell, Movements Afoot, Pilates NYC
Posted by Lesley Powell on February 19, 2011 · Leave a Comment
I have come to realize how important the legs are to core stability and wellness. Many of my clients are very weak in their legs even my dancers. They are especially weak in the muscles that help you stand, walk and balance on one leg. When you learn how to use your legs especially your … Read more
Category back pain relief, Conditioning, core strengthening, fitness, low back pain, posture, Professional Teacher tips, realpeoplepilates, standing, Uncategorized · Tagged with lesley, Movements Afoot, Pilates, Pilates NYC
Posted by Lesley Powell on February 11, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Swing Your Butt into Action A fun(d) raising
Pilates class to Swing your Butt into Action for
St.Jude”s Children Research with Lesley Powell Sat 3/5/2011 from 1:00-2:15 PM Minumum $20 Join us for a fun(d) raising event for St.Jude”s Children Research Hospital. Lesley Powell will swing your butt into action with the how to change … Read more
Posted by Lesley Powell on January 17, 2011 · Leave a Comment
BodyMind Fitness Takes off Feb 4. Join us for an exciting series to take your teaching to the next level. Last year’s BodyMind Fitness graduates came from all walks of life: dancer, yoga teacher, Pilates teacher, Moving On Aerobics, psychologist, and banker. BodyMind Fitness’ faculty brings together 100 years of experience in the fitness … Read more
Category Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF), BodyMind Centering, Conditioning, fitness, Holistic fitness, Personal training Certification, Post-rehabilitation, Rehabilitation fitness, Uncategorized · Tagged with Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF), BodyMind Centering, bodymind fit, Certified Laban Movement Anaylst, Doris Pasteleur Hall, Dr. Martha Eddy, Lesley Powell, Movements Afoot, Pilates NYC
Posted by Lesley Powell on January 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment
BodyMind Fitness Cutting edge forMovement professionals Bridging the mind and body through fitness. BodyMind Faculty: Dr. Martha Eddy,Doris Pasteleur Hall and Lesley Powell Dr. Martha Eddy, alias Dr. Move says: “As a BodyMind Fitness© specialist, you become an intelligent detective of bodily challenges. These skills help you and your clients to reach their … Read more
Category Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF), BodyMind Centering, fitness, Holistic fitness, Post-rehabilitation, posture, Professional Teacher tips, Uncategorized · Tagged with bartenieff Fundamentals, BodyMind Centering, BodyMind Fitness, cke, Doris Pasteleur Hall, Dr. Martha Eddy, Movements Afoot, Pilates NYC, somatics
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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