Movement
Rob Lowe won’t cure anxiety but a smile can
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 [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 5 so far )Want a Different Experience? Change Your Thoughts.
“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 [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )The Key to Better Movement is Stillness.
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 [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 14 so far )Tired Discs
Lately my car has been driving sluggishly. I had chalked it up to being 13 years old with 225,000 miles on it. Then, today, while running errands, I noticed one of my front tires was obviously droopy so I took it to the repair shop. As I drove away from the shop with 4 perfectly [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Mind Your Balance
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 [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Confessions of a Fixer
Are you a fixer? I have had a tendency to be one. If I see a friend or loved one in what I perceive to be a less than optimal situation, I’ve been known to try & fix said situation for them. I usually lead with, “What you ought to do is…” & then intercede [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Imagery & Pilates Principles
Does it matter how you picture your body? My experience is yes. I have a client who is a vet so she works with quadrupeds all day long & has had difficulty imagining the movement of her shoulder girdle because in her mind’s eye she sees a dog’s shoulder. The dog’s shoulder blade rests on [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Movement on Hold
A common cue for the Pilates exercise called The Hundred is to stabilize or hold the scapulae (shoulder blades) as you pump your arms up & down. Questions: In this exercise, are humerus (upper arm) & scapula movements mutually exclusive? Can you have movement in one without movement in the other? Try this: Wrap your [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Pleasure or Pain?
I used to walk for my cardio workout. Then, I started running 3 years ago. This was not by choice, but necessity. As a mom of 3 boys & a business to build, I needed to be more efficient with my workout time. Why walk for an hour when you can run in 30 minutes?! [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Fetch & Fluttering Fibulae
Due to our ever increasing hectic lifestyles, scheduling an hour (or two for some of my high achieving friends & clients) of exercise into our daily routine has become necessary to maintain or improve our health & wellness. I encourage my clients not to let the work end when our hour together is finished. By [...]
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