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I am starting a Pilates Equipment class for Special Populations starting Thursdays 2 PM in February.

If you know anyone interested, they can sign up online or call the studio.

The class is designed for students with injuries and special conditions.
Since most classes can be too fast, this class is designed at a slower pace with modifications depending on each person. 

There is a 3 person minimum.  Limited to 6 persons.

Single class signed online $32
5 class card  $155

If you have students interested in this kind of class, please pass the word.  If this time does not work,  have the client call/email about other times.  I would love to start other times if there was interest.

Smile and notice how the muscles of your face activate.  

Now place your hands on your lower abs and smile your lower abs.  

Feel the abs contract wide against your pelvis.  

Feel how you created your own internal spanx.

Pilates is more than abdominal workout.  It is about connection of the entire body.  When the lower and/or upper body works in harmony with your torso, you create better alignment, strength, balance of tone and mobility with your entire body.

Newcomers to Pilates sometimes get stuck on the idea that a hard muscle is a functional muscle.  A lot of people are hardening their muscles that is destroying correct movement of the body.

As you advance in your practice, Pilates repertory has more sequencing of movement and level changes.  This teaches you to have dynamic stabilization of your body.

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. If your exercise regime does help change your posture, why are you doing it?

In my own private sessions with my Pilates teacher, I am amazed how great I feel afterwards. Sometimes it is not a lot of exertion that would be expected in a workout.  What it does create is BALANCE.  We all have issues of imbalances and overwork issues.  The biggest overwork issue these days is how much we are sitting at our computers.  Even as I am typing this, I realized that I was slumping.  Even though it is effort to sit well,  my body thanks me in the long run.  My back and neck feel better as I sit up well.

A recent study at Northwestern University looked at activity among 1,000 adults, between 49 and 84 years old, who had osteoarthritis of the knee. Ninety percent of the people were not exercising, according to lead scientist Dorothy Dunlop.

in Great article about arthritis

How to get America moving again?  Living in New York city, I am so lucky.  I walk a lot and there are many choices of classes to take that keeps me fit and interested.  I was talking with a client who use to live in another city.  Most cities don’t have the transportation system like NYC so everyone uses cars.  Walking is even frown upon by many.

Here is a great article about running.  Watch the video in news article!!

49 W. 27th St. Mezzanine B, New York City 212-904-1399 www.movementsafoot.com

OMG  Rates for Equipment classes are changing: for the better?

What has been growing at Movements Afoot is the equipment classes.  To thank our loyal clients and to encourage others to continue their wellness with Pilates, we have lower our prices.

Please note the expiration dates.  With these new prices, there will be no extensions without a fee.

Reservation is required.  A minimum of 2 persons for a class to run

Afoot Pilates Mat classes & Equipment class 
by Apprentice teacher

• Single         $ 20
• 10 class card    $180      3 months expiration

Pilates Equipment classes
 -6 persons only. *

• Single     $35 Sign online $32.5
•  5 Pilates Equipment class card      $155   50 days
• 10 Pilates Equipment class card    $297   90 days

Month cards

• 4 Pilates Equipment class classes $118
• 8 Pilates Equipment class classes  $224

*Reservation required. 24 hour cancellation policy.

It is recommended to have a least 3 Pilates privates sessions  before taking Pilates Equipment classes.  Level II one must have taken 10 sessions on equipment prior to enrolling.
2 person minimum for a Pilates equipment class to be held. If you are the only one registered with a regular class card (no special deals cards), take the opportunity of paying for 2 classes (4 punches) for a private.  Total value of a Pilates private session $90

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 injuries before it happens.

I also increased my explosiveness by having a stronger and healthier core muscles, agility and speed improved as well.

Pilates has been a big part of my training regiment not only for myself, but more importantly, for my personal training clients. It teaches mind over body and move muscles that we never knew existed. Pilates can change a person’s overall posture, improve core strength, and build those long, sleek and sexy muscles we all crave for. I would recommend Pilates practice to anyone from de-conditioned to athletes, it is suitable for all ages and genders.

Bio

Peter has always been passionate about sports and fitness dating back to his teenage years and played collegiate and semi-pro football. He is a personal trainer and owned a full service fitness center. Four years ago Peter discovered Pilates to rehabilitate his own Injuries from playing football and became a enthusiast instantly. With the help of Lesley Powell and BBU certification course, he realized the importance of mind body practices. Peter has a unique Pilates teaching style and specialize in rehabilitation, injury prevention and tonning. “I believe in balance, there are no such thing as one style of training is greater than other, every practice and training program should be tailored made to suit the needs of each individual. Look beyond the methods, it is the result that matters.”

Exercise or perform a bad habit, it takes 1000x to undo.

By learning how to do exercises correctly, your fitness will increase.  At first, some feel that they are not working.  When a muscle is weak, you will go back to your bad habits.  If you want to up your fitness,  5 -10 minutes a day of practicing breathing and learning to engage your lower abs is important.

As Christine Wright says” on a scale of 1-10,  start at 5 to contract the lower abs.

It is much easier to learn endurance at 5 than at 10.  In reality,  the sequencing of tone is in the lesser degrees except when you do plank pose.

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 from your spine.  Many people blow out their backs because they are using their backs as the fulcrum to pick thinks up.  A safer action is to squat to lower your body to the floor.

By learning to use the hip joint correctly,  the legs have to do more work. When the legs are working correctly, it also changes the quality of tone in your core.

Stand poorly and tighten your abs.
Your posture doesn’t change.

Now stand well and engage your abs.
Notice how your posture immediately changes.

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