Exercise

Rob Lowe won’t cure anxiety but a smile can

Posted on October 2, 2010. Filed under: Change, Exercise, Franklin Method®, Imagery, Movement, Posture |

My good friend, Chris Wight, knows I’m a movement nerd so he sent me this article by Wynne Parry titled: Practicing Certain Poses Creates a Sense of Power. There is a lot of good stuff in this research, but what jumped out at me first was this passage regarding embodiment: “This study is part of [...]

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Want a Different Experience? Change Your Thoughts.

Posted on September 27, 2010. Filed under: Change, Exercise, Franklin Method®, Imagery, Movement, Muscle Imagery, Pilates |

“Our interpretation of physical fitness is the attainment and maintenance of a uniformly developed body with a sound mind fully capable of naturally, easily, and satisfactorily performing our many and varied daily tasks with spontaneous zest and pleasure.”   ~Joe Pilates Do you think exercising will make you capable of performing your many daily tasks [...]

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The Key to Better Movement is Stillness.

Posted on September 15, 2010. Filed under: Change, Exercise, Franklin Method®, Imagery, Movement, Pilates |

I think I’ve become a Movement Nerd.  How do you know when you’ve become a Movement Nerd? When it takes all of 3 minutes to perform a single rep of Spine Twist because you are geeking out imagining all the different ways to release, relax & melt the lower body so your Rotatores & Semispinalis [...]

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Mind Your Balance

Posted on July 28, 2010. Filed under: Exercise, Franklin Method®, Imagery, Movement, Posture |

Is your exercise routine helping to improve your posture?  Yes? No? Not sure? Maybe improved posture isn’t on your list of reasons why you exercise in the first place. That’s cool. Considered this, though: Poor posture slowly but surely erodes your ability to breathe well, sending less oxygen to your brain & other important body [...]

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