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- Pilates Tips: How To Do The Side Plank Exercise Safely - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2012 from Aliesa GeorgeFocusing your mind and body on great technique is of utmost importance to properly execute the Pilates Side Plank exercise. While the Side Plank helps improve upper body strength, it can also be the reason for shoulder pain or injury if done improperly. It is imperative to use correct ...
Views: 9115 - Pilates Exercise Tips To Strengthen the Body for Side Plank - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2012 from Aliesa GeorgePilates Exercise Tips To Strengthen the Body for Side Plank Here are some suggestions and recommended Pilates exercises to help strengthen the shoulders and develop strong core support for a successful Side Plank exercise. The Side Plank exercise is a higher intermediate or advanced exercise ...
Views: 4336 - Core Training: Do You Really Know Which Muscles Make Up Your Core? - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2012 from Aliesa GeorgeTips for Getting Started Improving Core Strength for Functional Movement To enjoy a healthy and active life using your core to support the body and develop effective functional movement habits is essential to help reduce back problems, improve body mechanics, increase strength, mobility and ...
Views: 5867 - “TUNING-IN” Health Improvement Tips to Improve Functional Movement - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2012 from Aliesa GeorgeHealth improvement covers a lot of different things. Yet it all sums up your wellness goals, whether it’s for a better body, fitness, diet & nutrition, managing stress, or any other important part of staying healthy it’s important to find simple strategies to better take care of your body and ...
Views: 5306(1 vote) - Simple Strategies To Get Relief from Foot Pain - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2012 from Aliesa GeorgeWhen your feet hurt, it becomes impossible to maintain an active life. Simple tasks such as walking, running, or even riding a bike can be intolerable. When our feet ache, our workouts stop and it’s difficult to think about anything else! All you want is for your foot pain to go away so you ...
Views: 5866 - Foot Care Tips: The Seated Heel Lift Exercise - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2012 from Aliesa GeorgeA Simple Foot Fitness Exercise To Help Your Heels & Improve The Alignment of Your Feet The position of your feet, ankles & heels is vital for better foot fitness and a healthy body. Foot and ankle alignment can affect posture, gait, the way you move, walk, and run. Poor foot alignment can ...
Views: 4751 - 5 Quick Tips For A Great Roll Up Exercise In Pilates Matwork! - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2012 from Aliesa GeorgeHow to Improve Ab Strength and Increase the Flexibility of your Back for the Roll Up I notice that a lot of Pilates students have a difficult doing a great Roll Up during Mat workouts. Regardless whether you are a beginner or have been doing Pilates for years, trying to manage synchronizing ...
Views: 7222 - Pilates Breathing: Secrets To A Healthy Spine, Less Neck Pain and Better Posture - by Submitted on May 22, 2012 from Aliesa GeorgeAre your current breathing practices helping you stay fit, or contributing to back pain, shoulder pain or neck pain? Do you know if your current breathing habits are helping your posture or only making it worse? We breathe to keep us alive, but oftentimes we take our breathing habits for ...
Views: 4255 - Pilates Workout Tips & Fundamental Exercises To Help Improve Upper Back Mobility for a Great 100’s Curl - by Submitted on May 16, 2012 from Aliesa GeorgeThe past few weeks I have been working with my Pilates clients with a goal of assisting them enhance the curl and bend of the upper back for The Hundred. I’ve also been focused on improving articulation of the upper back for the Roll Up, Teaser and Neck Pull - These are not easy exercises for ...
Views: 4105 - Pilates Workout Tips for Healthy, Well Balanced Shoulders - by Submitted on May 02, 2012 from Aliesa GeorgePilates Workout Tips for Healthy, Well Balanced Shoulders • Have You Ever Experienced A Painful Arm or Shoulder Injury? • Are Your Shoulders Ever Hiked Up By Your Ears? • Do You Carry Tension or Stress in Your Neck and Upper Back? It’s no surprise that a lot of people these days are ...
Views: 3261 - Different Methods for Enhancing the Side Leg Exercises in Pilates Matwork - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2012 from Aliesa GeorgeDifferent Methods for Enhancing the Side Leg Exercises in Pilates Matwork One of the most difficult challenges when doing the Pilates Mat work Side Leg Series exercises is keeping the body completely still while swinging the leg. Many of the Pilates Mat exercises that are done before you ...
Views: 3794 - Understanding Functional Movement - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2012 from Aliesa GeorgeUnderstanding Functional Movement Functional Movement is the ability to move your body efficiently by utilizing the right muscle groups to move the bones in an effortless, pain-free range of motion. Perfecting bio-mechanically efficiency with everything you do, regardless of whether it’s for ...
Views: 3325 - The Benefits of Exercise in Everyday Activities - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2012 from Aliesa GeorgeQuestion: What daily-life activities can I do that use different muscle groups in different ways? How do I do them correctly? What muscle groups they will use? 1. Driving – Practicing Seated Posture, Relaxed Shoulders, Low Abdominal Support Sit with your back tall (adjust your rearview ...
Views: 6466(4 votes) - Six Easy Ways to Be Sure You Are Fitting Exercise into Your Day - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2009 from Aliesa GeorgeIt can definitely be a challenge to keep yourself at the top of your priority list with everything else in life demanding a piece of your time – deadlines at work, family responsibilities, household chores. It doesn't take long before you're over scheduled and wondering "what about me?" We get ...
Views: 3832 - Developing Pilates Training Programs for Clients with Attention Deficit Disorder - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from Aliesa George"I have a question about a client with Attention Deficit Disorder, ADD. She takes medication for it and sometimes it works better than others. I try to minimize distractions in and around the studio and I try to be very clear with my queing. Is there something I could be doing to focus her? ...
Views: 5824(4 votes) - Eight Great Reasons To Add Rowing To Your Workout Program for Cardio and Health - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Aliesa GeorgeYesterday I switched things up for my regular aerobic workout and did my cardio on the rowing machine. Whew…I forgot what a great whole-body workout you can get on a rowing machine. If you’re one to always head to the treadmill, bike, or elliptical machine - I’d encourage you to check out the ...
Views: 9026(3 votes) - Body Awareness, Exercise Safety, and Ten Tips to Avoid the Potential Pitfalls of a Bad Personal Trainer - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Aliesa GeorgeI have to say that I am grateful for my gymnastics, dance, and Pilates training - especially in regards to body awareness. I’m sure it’s why so many dancers and athletes are embracing Pilates as a component of their injury-prevention and cross-training program. And it makes sense why so many ...
Views: 6939(3 votes) - Pilates Training Program Design: A Discussion About Client Safety and No Neck Flexion - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Aliesa GeorgeDesigning safe and effective Pilates training programs that are client-specific, goal-oriented, and help improve whole-body health is the primary function of a great Pilates teacher. You can know lots of good exercises, but it's the subtle changes, adaptations, or order for workout sequence that ...
Views: 5422(1 vote) - Are There Any Exercises I Can Do to Help My Foot Problems? - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Aliesa GeorgeThis Foot Care Question was just submitted to me by Nicole, and I thought perhaps there are others out there searching for answers on how to alleviate foot problems and curious to know if exercise might help. Here's the Question: “I have some problems with my feet. Hyper mobile forefoot and ...
Views: 4126(1 vote) - ***The Pilates Scoop - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2009 from Aliesa GeorgeThe scoop is a signature concept for Pilates training, as well as a topic for much debate. Every teacher has an opinion on whether the Pilates exercises should be done with a scoop or neutral spine. It’s impossible not to land on one side of the political fence or the other with a viewpoint on ...
Views: 4910(3 votes) - Focus on Health - The Benefits of a Peaceful Mind - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2009 from Aliesa GeorgeHave you ever heard the term “Monkey Mind” and laughed with the visual of a bunch of monkeys jumping around being crazy and wild? And can you relate to a feeling of having those little monkeys running around in your head causing your thoughts to bounce from one thing to the next and making it ...
Views: 3734(1 vote) - Pilates Exercise Programs for Chronic Back and Neck Pain - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2009 from Aliesa GeorgeExercise Underutilized for Chronic Back and Neck Pain A recent study, funded by the National Institutes of Health, looked at exercise prescription—who is prescribing it, who is getting it, and what type of exercise is being prescribed—and found that exercise may be underutilized for ...
Views: 3244(2 votes) - The Benefits of the Iliopsoas Muscle to Pilates - Part I - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2009 from Aliesa George“What is the purpose of learning how to properly use the iliopsoas muscle, and how does this affect exercise technique from a Pilates perspective?” This was the question asked of me, which led to an interesting few days of contemplation about how I think, what I teach, how I originally ...
Views: 5406(2 votes) - ***Pilates Workouts Are For Every Body - by Submitted on May 07, 2008 from Aliesa GeorgeThe Pilates Method teaches a common-sense approach to efficient movement habits for whole-body health. Every Pilates exercise combines strength and flexibility with breathing and total body awareness. Learning to pay attention to what your body is doing and how it moves is a must for getting ...
Views: 2885(1 vote) - Oh My Aching Feet…Foot Pain, Foot Fitness, & Pilates Exercises for Fantastic Feet! - by Submitted on May 04, 2008 from Aliesa GeorgeHere are a six interesting foot facts that I found recently from the while researching foot health and exercise on the web. • Seventy-five percent of Americans will experience foot health problems of varying degrees of severity at one time or another in their lives. • Women have about four ...
Views: 7287(1 vote) - ***Improve Posture & Reduce Pain - Pilates and Posture Principles for Health - by Submitted on May 04, 2008 from Aliesa GeorgeDo I have to practice Pilates to improve my posture? Not necessarily. However, the Pilates exercises can be a wonderful way to help you change habits. Everything that you learn about your body with the Pilates Method can be applied to both your everyday life and other fitness activities. The ...
Views: 4673(3 votes) - ***What Pilates Can Do For You - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2008 from Aliesa GeorgeQ: What is The Pilates Method? A: The Pilates Method teaches a holistic, common-sense approach to efficient movement habits for whole-body health. Developed as a system or movement regime, Pilates training provides a variety of choices in both exercises and specialized Pilates equipment to ...
Views: 2557(2 votes) - ***Work, Release, And Brain Training - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2008 from Aliesa GeorgeEvery Pilates exercise involves utilizing the joints as a lever and pulley system. All movement of the body happens as we contract and release different muscles in the proper order to achieve a desired action. If our muscles don’t understand their proper firing patterns, the body will ...
Views: 2082(2 votes) - ***The Pilates Scoop - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2008 from Aliesa GeorgeThe scoop is a signature concept for Pilates training, as well as a topic for much debate. Every teacher has an opinion on whether the Pilates exercises should be done with a scoop or neutral spine. It's impossible not to land on one side of the political fence or the other with a viewpoint on ...
Views: 2499(1 vote) - ***Get Your Fantastic Feet In Action! - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2008 from Aliesa GeorgeThe cover of BioMechanics – The Magazine of Body Movement and Medicine caught my eye. The February 2007 issue / Volume XIV Number 2 had a barefoot runner on the front and the tag-line, “New barefoot designs challenge footwear conventions.” Since the subject of happy feet and ...
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