Posted by Lesley Powell on February 27, 2012 · Leave a Comment
No-Risk Abs: A Safe Workout Program for Core Strength by Blandine Calais-Germain Read this book especially if you are a teacher or client w. back issues. You might know of Blandine’s other book, Anatomy of Movement. This is a brilliant book that finally addresses the poor training of abs and the possible effects of this … Read more
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Posted by Lesley Powell on June 13, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Best Ab Exercise and it is not the crunch The plank pose is one of the best exercises for core. Why? It is a full body action that requires coordination of the limbs with the torso. When your form is good, you maximize your use of the core. It also requires the body knowledge of … Read more
Posted by Lesley Powell on March 16, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Breathing Question Hi Lesley, I have a question about breathing in Pilates. I have found in my teaching that many students breath ‘loud’ and seem to associate a loud breath with a deep breath. But I don’t find that to be the case in my own breathing and in observing clients. It seems to me … Read more
Posted by Lesley Powell on January 5, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Doris Pasteleur Hall teaching in 2010 Biography of her working with Carola Trier Deepening Your Pilates Practice- Pilates Mat for Teachers with Doris Pasteleur Hall Sunday 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM $30 single Dates: Sun 1/17 MAT with Foam Roller, 2/7, 3/7 This is a mat class for Pilate teachers only. It is about motivating … Read more
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Posted by Lesley Powell on November 5, 2009 · Leave a Comment
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 … Read more
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Posted by Lesley Powell on September 1, 2009 · Leave a Comment
by Lesley Powell I just got the manual for this upcoming course. I went over the material and already teaching in classes. Wow, new ideas and moves brings about new connections to your body. Some of my clients, who have been with me awhile, made incredible changes with this material. To get clients to experience … Read more
Category A-linkPilates, abdominals, Conditioning, core strengthening, fitness, pelvic floor, posture, Professional Teacher tips, transverse abdominals · Tagged with A-linkPilates, abdominals, Balancedbody, BalancedBody University, core support, joseph pilates, pelvic floor, pilates mat, transverse abdominus
Posted by Lesley Powell on August 20, 2009 · Leave a Comment
by Lesley Powell Just yesterday at Movements Afoot, a client complained about not working her abs hard enough in a Pilates class. Pilates is alway about the core and it coordination with the limbs. Most clients are not working correctly. Decades ago, I was the movement trainer at a high-end club. Clients would come to … Read more
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Posted by Lesley Powell on March 9, 2009 · Leave a Comment
by Lesley Powell PILATES PRINCIPLES The coordination of the stability of the torso with the movement of the legs and/or arms is essential for good function. This is deep core work. Stability is a dynamic coordination of the muscles of the torso and entire body depending what the movement is. It is not a static … Read more
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Posted by Lesley Powell on March 2, 2009 · Leave a Comment
by Lesley Powell Breath is the key to connecting to the deep abdominal muscles. With breath, the connections of the diaphragm pumping in and out of air forces the transverse abdominal to be like a corset. Being like a corset, this muscle pulls the torso contents in. The pulling in of the abdominals like a … Read more
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Posted by Lesley Powell on December 15, 2008 · 2 Comments
by Lesley Powell I have been talking with some of my teachers who are also singers. Amongst some singing teachers, pilates is not recommended. A lot has to do with past training about locking the ribs down to solve the problem of hyperextended ribs. The great change in Pilates and knowledge about the body is … Read more
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