Is Your feet causing you Knee, Hip or Back Pain
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
Men and Pilates
by Peter Mei As a football player, I suffered numerous injuries especially in the joint area such as ankles, knees and shoulders. The recovery period was even tougher! Pilates help me tremendously during the rehabilitation, not only regaining the range of motion but I became more flexible and agile. It taught me how to prevent … Read more
More on Posterior Lateral Muscles
For those who want to know more about Irene Dowd’s schedule, go to Noho Pilates Last year Dianne Woodruff taught a fabulous workshop on Glute Strength. She is an amazing teacher. She returns this January to teach on Upper/lower Cross symdromes. Every time I take a workshop with her whether it be an hour or … Read more
Posterior Lateral Hip Muscles
I took a wonderful workshop w. Irene Dowd yesterday on Posterior Lateral hip muscles. We didn’t do a lot of reps but I feel it today. Irene talked a lot about valgus strain. I definitely have some valgus on my right knee. My knee felt great after this weekend. We have great workshops coming up … Read more
I am Walkin no siree!
Just got back from my vacation. We have a family place in the hills in the Finger lakes of upstate New York. Traveling outside of NYC and being away from my environment, I am sadden how people look in the stores. We had kids visiting us. Getting them to go hiking was like pulling teeth. … Read more
Pilates Forum for Teachers
Pilates Forum for Teachers Taking your Pilates teaching to the next level With Lesley Powell August 21 1- 5 PM $75 Come together. Pilates teachers. Share. Workout. Problem solve. Laugh. This meeting will be moderated by Lesley Powell. Come with ideas, questions about the body, problem solving about professional issues (i.e. Difficult clients, non-payment by … Read more
Leg Alignment
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
New Class: Pilates- Heart & Core
by Lesley Powell Go to Online Scheduling at Movements Afoot Monday 6 PM, Tuesday 12:30 PM, Saturday 10 AM I have been working with my teachers, Kim Fielding and Mandi Chan, in developing a Pilates class using leg springs and an aerobic segment on the physioball. It will be a more affordable class than our … Read more
Pilates Practice vs Running a Business
By Lesley Powell “I feel frustrated at the aerobics-type mat class experience where everyone is doing the same work, and no one is really ‘doing’ the Pilates Method. Eve Gentry said you can know every Pilates exercise and still not know Pilates. I agree completely. In my mat classes I educate. My students are not … Read more
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