Posted by Lesley Powell on February 22, 2012 · Leave a Comment
How you stand on your feet can affect your entire body. Your feet are the foundation of the body. It is also like the shock absorbers of a car. When your feet are so tight, this creates a chain reaction throughout your entire body. We have two great workshops coming up: Pilates Lab for Teachers: … Read more
Category back pain, foot pain, hip pain, knee injuries, Uncategorized · Tagged with Balanced Body, Chelsea Pilates, Franklin Method, Gramercy Pilates, joseph pilates, Lesley Powell, Midtown Pilates, Movements Afoot, Pilates, Pilates 10001, pilates Equipment, Pilates NYC, pilates reformer, Shelley Studdenberg
Posted by Lesley Powell on November 12, 2011 · Leave a Comment
With Lesley Powell December 3 3-5 PM $60 Early Bird Registration before 11/21 $50 Your feet are the foundation for your body. If your feet have loss it’s flexibility and strength, it will affect your posture your core and your wellbeing. This workshop will explore the anatomy and mechanics of the foot. By improving the … Read more
Category foot pain, gait, Holistic fitness, Uncategorized · Tagged with Balanced Body, Chelsea Pilates, feet, foot mechanics, foot pain, foot problems, Gramercy Pilates, joseph pilates, Lesley Powell, Midtown Pilates, Movements Afoot, Pilates, Pilates 10001, pilates Equipment, Pilates NYC, pilates reformer
Posted by Lesley Powell on June 9, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Summer has arrived and here comes sandals and flip flops. I love summer but I never can find a shoe that gives enough support. Here are two great sources about the problems of flip flops, Flip-Flops Forever and Flip-Flops are Great… If You Enjoy Poor Foot Mechanics. Through my studies with Eric Franklin, Irene Dowd … Read more
Category abdominals, BodyMind Centering, foot pain, Franklin Method, Holistic fitness, realpeoplepilates, standing, Uncategorized, walking · Tagged with Amy Matthews, foot mechanics, foot pain, foot problems, Franklin Method, Irene Dowd, Lesley Powell, Movements Afoot
Posted by Lesley Powell on November 4, 2010 · Leave a Comment
How you use your feet can affect your alignment, foot and back pain and how you move. Learn simple exercises to enhance your foot fitness and the fitness of your entire body.
Category back pain, foot pain, posture, Professional Teacher tips, realpeoplepilates, Uncategorized · Tagged with alignment, back pain, hip pain, Movements Afoot, posture, walking
Posted by Lesley Powell on October 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Your foot fitness can influence your entire body. If your feet are tight and you tend to stand on one side of each foot, it will affect your alignment. In my DancingMindBody class, I start the class with rolling the feet on Franklin Balls. We always start just standing to be aware of our feet … Read more
Category Conditioning, foot pain, Franklin Method, Professional Teacher tips, realpeoplepilates, Uncategorized · Tagged with Eric Franklin, Franklin Method, gait, Movements Afoot, Pilates Chelsea, Pilates NYC, posture
Posted by Lesley Powell on June 13, 2010 · 1 Comment
Karen Wells gave me an introduction to the M.E.L.T. System. It was a remarkable experience. I could feel my alignment change after each exercise. The footwork is very different from the Yamuna system. The balls are smaller. The rolling of the balls on the feet had definite connections to reflexology. It is a very intelligent … Read more
Category abdominals, back pain, back pain exercises, back pain relief, core strengthening, foot pain, Holistic fitness, Professional Teacher tips, Uncategorized · Tagged with core support, fitness, karen Wells, M.E.L.T., Movements Afoot, Pilates NYC, posture
Posted by Lesley Powell on April 8, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Hi Lesley!! Here’s my client question: 43 year old former dancer (ballet) and gymnast Runner in her late 20′s until recently when she has been sidetracked by hip bursitis. She spoke with her Doctor and Physical Therapist before starting with me. They said that she can do any type of movement provided it doesn’t cause … Read more
Category A-linkPilates, foot pain, gait, hip pain, injuries, knee injuries, Post-rehabilitation, posture, Rehabilitation fitness, Uncategorized · Tagged with A-linkPilates, alignment, knee pain, knocked knees, Post-rehabilitation, rehabilitation, valgus
Posted by Lesley Powell on April 15, 2008 · 1 Comment
“What about ankles? My friend has old ankle injuries and has had little luck fixing them via surgery. I know alignment and muscle use can make a huge difference. Would it help him? Where should he start? “ Yes alignment and muscle balance can make a difference. Sometimes when there is an injury, you need … Read more
Category A-linkPilates, Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF), Conditioning, core strengthening, foot pain, gait, hip pain, Post-rehabilitation, standing, Uncategorized · Tagged with A-linkPilates, alignment, ankles, feet, foot pain, injuries, posture
Posted by Lesley Powell on April 6, 2008 · 2 Comments
by Lesley Powell I have been teaching a class, PilatesDancing, for the past year. It has been amazing how many changes are happening in my students. I combined Pilates, Laban/Bartenieff and the Franklin Method to create this class. The structure of the class consists: Foot training includes releasing tension, strengthening the foot and the mechanics … Read more
Category A-linkPilates, Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF), BodyMind Centering, Conditioning, core strengthening, foot pain, knee injuries, pelvic floor, posture, standing, Uncategorized · Tagged with A-linkPilates, adagio, alignment, balance, ballet, dancing, floor barre, foot mechanics, foot pain, posture
Posted by Lesley Powell on December 29, 2007 · 4 Comments
by Lesley Powell, Director of Movements Afoot This is a series that I learned when I was doing the Franklin Method training. Eric Franklin’s Books Rolling on the balls is like giving yourself a massage. Tight muscles are poorly functioning muscles. Tight muscles hold the bones in positions that are not always the design of … Read more
Category back pain, back pain exercises, back pain relief, Conditioning, foot pain, For Wellness, hip pain, Holistic fitness, pelvic floor, posture, Professional Teacher tips, standing, transverse abdominals, Uncategorized · Tagged with ball rolling, Eric Franklin, foot pain, Franklin, massage, pelvic floor, releases, tight muscles
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