Posted by Lesley Powell on August 29, 2010 · Leave a Comment
New ideas of stabilization can enhance the body without making the body rigid. The problems of the back being hyperextended may have other reasons than weak upper abdominals. How does the legs organize the pelvis? Are the legs not doing their correct job and the back is compensating? The Back muscles are tight. The iliopsoas … Read more
Category gait, multifidus, Pilates, Professional Teacher tips, realpeoplepilates, standing, Uncategorized, walking · Tagged with gait, joseph pilates, Lesley Powell, Movements Afoot, Pilates Chelsea, Pilates NYC, Pilates Standing, Pilates Upright, walking
Posted by Lesley Powell on August 4, 2010 · 2 Comments
“Knit your ribs together and pull down.” Would this feel great? There are generic cues that you hear over and over. We need to modernize our cueing and imagery that will really enhance function. This cue is a poor solution for hyperextended ribs. I see so many dancers overexergerating this cue that they have made … Read more
Category abdominals, Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF), body image issues, core strengthening, Franklin Method, Holistic fitness, multifidus, pelvic floor, Pilates, posture, Professional Teacher tips, Uncategorized · Tagged with alignment, Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF), BodyMind Centering, Eric Franklin, joseph pilates, Lesley Powell, Movements Afoot, Pilates Mid-town, Pilates NYC
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 December 5, 2009 · Leave a Comment
The back of core Core support allows us to move against gravity to be upright and move. Great core support will enhance your posture and the tone of your muscles. It is three-dimensional. The connection is the coordination of the abdominal muscles, pelvic floor, and the back muscles with the limbs. Core support is about … Read more
Category back pain, back pain exercises, back pain relief, Conditioning, core strengthening, fitness, For Wellness, Holistic fitness, low back pain, multifidus, posture, realpeoplepilates, standing, Uncategorized · Tagged with A-linkPilates, back pain, core support, fitness, For Wellness, joseph pilates, Lesley Powell, Movements Afoot, multifidus, pilates mat, Post-rehabilitation, posture
Posted by Lesley Powell on June 29, 2009 · 2 Comments
Is Your Ab Workout Hurting Your Back? by Lesley Powell A very interesting article was in the NY Times last week. Core training needs to be 3-dimensional. Just training the abdominals is not enough. Especially with our culture being in so much flexion due to computers, cars, tv and the lack of exercise, people are … Read more
Category accidents, back pain, back pain exercises, core strengthening, For Wellness, low back pain, multifidus, Post-rehabilitation, posture, Professional Teacher tips, Uncategorized · Tagged with A-linkPilates, abdominals, alignment, BalancedBody University, core support, fitness, For Wellness, New York Times, Post-rehabilitation, posture
Posted by Lesley Powell on June 19, 2008 · 2 Comments
by Lesley Powell “I am looking for some advice- I have a client coming in with upper cross syndrome due to large breasts and poor posture. Can you talk about what exercises would be beneficial for this client?” Teacher New Posture When trying to improve alignment, you need to observe what is tight and weak. … Read more
Category A-linkPilates, abdominals, back pain, back pain exercises, back pain relief, Conditioning, core strengthening, multifidus, posture, Professional Teacher tips, shoulders, Uncategorized · Tagged with A-linkPilates, alignment, back pain, BalancedBody University, core support, multifidus, posture, upper cross symdrome
Posted by Lesley Powell on May 19, 2008 · 3 Comments
by Lesley Powell “I have a training question for you. I have a client that has come to me with SI Joint problem. She is seeing a doctor who wants her to get an injection to diagnose it and at this point doesn’t know of any underlying cause for it. I want to know what … Read more
Category A-linkPilates, abdominals, back pain, back pain exercises, back pain relief, Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF), Conditioning, core strengthening, injuries, low back pain, Medical fitness, multifidus, pelvic floor, Post-rehabilitation, Professional Teacher tips, Rehabilitation fitness, transverse abdominals, Uncategorized · Tagged with A-linkPilates, back pain, Balanced Body University, bartenieff Fundamentals, BBU, SI Dysfunction
Posted by Lesley Powell on December 9, 2007 · 2 Comments
by Lesley Powell, Director of Movements Afoot Our clients, who did Pilates through their pregnancy, believed it help with a more comfortable pregnancy and the childbirth. The workout should be supportive of the changes that happen to the body in pregnancy. The goals of the workout should not be progressive in making new gains in … Read more
Category A-linkPilates, back pain, back pain exercises, back pain relief, Conditioning, core strengthening, For Wellness, low back pain, multifidus, pelvic floor, Professional Teacher tips, Uncategorized · Tagged with A-linkPilates, back pain, ceasarian, For Wellness, hip pain, pelvic floor, Post-rehabilitation, pregnancy
Posted by Lesley Powell on September 28, 2007 · Leave a Comment
by Marcy Schafler, a Pilates teacher in New Jersey In December of 2006, I had a hysterectomy and subsequently found out I had uterine cancer. As I was finishing up my treatment, a routine mammogram unfortunately led to the discovery that I had breast cancer. I went through my training at Movements Afoot to become … Read more
Category A-linkPilates, abdominals, back pain, cancer, Conditioning, core strengthening, For Wellness, Holistic fitness, injuries, multifidus, pelvic floor, Post-rehabilitation, realpeoplepilates, Rehabilitation fitness, transverse abdominals · Tagged with A-linkPilates, back pain, Breast cancer, ceasarian, For Wellness, hip pain, pelvic floor, Post-rehabilitation, transflap, tummy tucks
Posted by Lesley Powell on September 23, 2007 · 1 Comment
by Lesley Powell, Director of Movements Afoot One of my top teachers, Doris Pasteleur Hall, had gone through many surgeries for her breast cancer. Doris is very articulate about how her body changed and the process of getting back to shape. I had a woman client with similar surgeries, to the breast and abdominals. She … Read more
Category A-linkPilates, abdominals, back pain, back pain relief, cancer, For Wellness, hip pain, injuries, multifidus, pelvic floor, Post-rehabilitation, realpeoplepilates, Rehabilitation fitness, transverse abdominals, Uncategorized · Tagged with A-linkPilates, back pain, Breast cancer, ceasarian, For Wellness, hip pain, pelvic floor, Post-rehabilitation, transflap, tummy tucks
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