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 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 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 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 December 7, 2010 · Leave a Comment
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
Category back pain relief, fitness, knee injuries, low back pain, Pilates, Post-rehabilitation, posture · Tagged with Dianne Woodruff, glutes, Irene Dowd, Lesley Powell, lower cross syndrome, Movements Afoot, Pilates, Pilates Chelsea, Pilates NYC
Posted by Lesley Powell on July 27, 2010 · Leave a Comment
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
Category core strengthening, knee injuries, low back pain, Personal training Certification, Post-rehabilitation, Professional Teacher tips · Tagged with BBU, Lesley Powell, Movements Afoot, Pilates, Pilates NYC, pilates reformer, pilates teachers, pilates tower
Posted by Lesley Powell on June 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment
We had an incredible workshop with Lisa Love last week. The training of the back is essential for maintaining a healthy back with disks problems. Teaching your clients about neutral spine is essential. Flexion is contraindicated. It is easy to modify many of the Pilates exercises. Keeping the head down for single leg stretch is … Read more
Category back pain, back pain exercises, back pain relief, core strengthening, low back pain, multifidus, Pilates, Post-rehabilitation, Professional Teacher tips, Uncategorized · Tagged with about.com, core support, fitness, joseph pilates, Lisa Love, Movements Afoot, Pilates Chelsea, pilates mat, Pilates Mid-town, Pilates NYC, Post-rehabilitation
Posted by Lesley Powell on May 24, 2010 · Leave a Comment
This weekend I taught PILATES Upright. It was wonderful to see all deepen their core connections with solid leg foundations. New ideas of stabilization can enhance the body without making the body rigid. Past old principles of knitting the ribs together and tucking does not allow proper movement principles of walking, dancing, golf and tennis … Read more
Category abdominals, Conditioning, core strengthening, gait, hip pain, low back pain, Pilates, posture, Professional Teacher tips, standing, Uncategorized, walking · Tagged with Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF), core support, joseph pilates, Lesley Powell, Movements Afoot, multifidus, pelvic floor, Pilates Chelsea, Pilates NYC, posture
Posted by Lesley Powell on May 16, 2010 · Leave a Comment
I am excited to have Lisa Love return to Movements Afoot this June 5 to teach a workshop for teachers on Disk Risk. Lisa has taught many times at our studio for teachers. She has an amazing wealth of knowledge to assist teachers to get to different levels in their teaching. Disc Risk With Lisa … Read more
Category back pain, back pain exercises, back pain relief, Holistic fitness, low back pain, Pilates, Post-rehabilitation, Professional Teacher tips, Rehabilitation fitness, Uncategorized · Tagged with back pain, core support, disks, joseph pilates, Lisa Love, Movements Afoot, nerve pain, Pilates Chelsea, Pilates NYC, Post-rehabilitation, sciatic
Posted by Lesley Powell on April 28, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Dr. Oz promotes Pilates by Lesley Powell I have had the great fortune to start my Pilates career in a physical therapy practice. We had clients with Repetitive Stress Injuries (reporters injured from the work on the computer), back, knee and shoulder injuries. Pilates works on the entire body, not just the injured place on … Read more
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