Ten minutes a day will keep the doctor away
New York, New York
July 27, 2007
Wake your spinal muscles with a simple
routine of ten
minutes a day. This workout awakens your core
muscles to help you stand up better. At Movements
Afoot, we teach this workout as a
warmup.
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Tall tales
Good Posture is a reflection of great muscular
support. Essential for good posture is proper
alignment of the joints through the correct
usage of
muscles. When the foundations are weak,
superficial
muscles have to tighten to hold an unbalance
structure up. The warm-up of our Pilates at
Movements Afoot consists of connecting to the
deeper muscles first before the superficial.
Traditional exercise tends to train the
larger muscles
groups. These larger muscles tend to be the
superficial
muscles. A superficial muscle is an
anatomical term
describing muscles towards the surface of the
body.
The foundations are the deep muscles. These
muscles
are the ones closest to the bones and joints.
Some are
small like the back muscles: multifidus and
rotator cuff
muscles. Others like the transverse
abdominus is like a
corset around the torso.
Core support is about enhancing the spine. Core
support allows us to move against gravity to be
upright and move. It is three-dimensional.
It is the
coordination of the abdominals muscles,
pelvic floor,
and the back muscles with the limbs. This
support
allows the spine to discover its own natural
length
with its necessary curves, protect the spinal
cord and
create space for all the organs to function well.
For more information about Posture, visit www.bodymindthinktank.com
ABOUT MOVEMENTS AFOOT
Get
yourself
moving for vitality,
fitness and wellness.
Movements Afoot's
commitment is to bring
the joy of
movement and its benefits of health to all
walks of life
through Pilates, yoga, physical therapy and
BodyMind fitness.
Movements Afoot's
services run
the gamut of private/duet Pilates sessions,
group
Pilates and BodyMind fitness classes, group
Pilates
equipment classes, Physical Therapy and
workshops
for all and professional teachers.
Our fitness and wellness programs at
Movements
Afoot address flexibility, strength, proper
alignment
and form to enhance fitness and wellness.
Movements Afoot's goal is to help clients be
comfortable with their bodies. At Movements
Afoot,
our learning environment is fun and friendly.
We
want everyone to get excited about the amazing
structure how our bodies move.
Learning is at its best
when
there is fun,
creativeness
and great teaching
to inspire healthy connection in the body
for health
and fitness.
HISTORY OF MOVEMENTS AFOOT.
Lesley Powell
founded Movements Afoot on May 1,
1993 with the philosophy of teaching people the
basic concepts of movement theory: proper
movement initiation, integrating breath with
movement and spinal integrity. The execution of
these philosophies and movement techniques will
help equip people with the necessary tools for a
lifetime of fitness and wellness. All
training at
Movements Afoot addresses every aspect of
fitness
needed to get 'grounded' for any activity,
enhance
athletic performance, and insure safer workout
habits.
Movements Afoot has received a
considerable amount of media attention including
articles in Elle, Glamour, New Age Journal, O
Magazine, the Village Voice, Shape Magazine,
etc as
well as television spotlights on Fox News,
Lifetime
and America's Talking.
JOIN
US... Dr.
Martha Eddy and
Lesley Powell shares philosophies and
practices of healthy movement. Our aim is to
equip
people
with the necessary tools for a lifetime of
fitness and
wellness.
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Movements Afoot
Lesley Powell
Director
phone:
212-904-1399
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Movements Afoot
Kim Fielding
Press Advisor
phone:
212-904-1399
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