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BBU Mat Pilates Mat- Change your life and become a Pilates Teacher by Movements Afoot Healthy Living Professional

Posted Mon 18 Oct 2010 11:38pm Good Morning BBU!! I am proud to say that I passed the BBU PilatesTeacher Comprehensive Exam on Friday night at Movements Afoot!! I am writing to thank you... appreciation and admiration for Lesley grow. Most Pilates Teachers, while good in their own right, do not have the extensive biomechanic/body-mind knowledge that I have gained from Read on »

Mat Pilates Exercise by Josh Patient Expert

Posted Wed 31 Mar 2010 5:22am by Anne on March 31, 2010 in Workout Mat Pilates Exercise US Auctions Australian Auctions Austrian... or anywhere around my area. I want to get a reformer pilates machine because I heard it offers more resistance, and honestly, I'm scared to do any mat exercises because I have been Read on »

Pilates Mat & Arc BBU PILATES ARC ON THE ROAD by Movements Afoot Healthy Living Professional

Posted Mon 12 Apr 2010 5:27am Date: Fri 4/23/2010 with Lesley Powell Time: 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM $299 (education and equipment purchase) To register: 877-PILATES (745-2837). Create exciting new Pilates workouts with the Pilates Arc. It’s a lightweight Pilates Step Barrel and a whole lot more! Workshop includes 6 hour workshop, DVD workout, instructor manual Read on »

Teaching a group pilates mat class-osteopenia-osteoporosis by Movements Afoot Healthy Living Professional

Posted Wed 06 Aug 2008 5:57am “I need advice once again! I teach Mat Pilates in a “gym” setting. I had a new student enter my Pilates class, I know her from other classes and have seen her lifting weights... and hip. So, here I am searching for advice on Osteopenia and Mat Pilates. I know that Flexion exercises are contraindicated and extension & isometric abdominal exercises (seated Read on »

Pilates Mat & Scoliosis by Movements Afoot Healthy Living Professional

Posted Mon 28 Jul 2008 8:14pm by Lesley Powell “I would like to know how to handle a Mat Pilates participant with mild scoliosis in a group class setting. I have a teenager who has asked to take my Mat Pilates class. I asked her to be patient with me while I researched what I can do to assist her. Should I not have her do certain exercises? I am nervous. I can’t find any Read on »

Pilates Mat & Toys by Movements Afoot Healthy Living Professional

Posted Sat 14 Nov 2009 9:45am I have renamed our classes from Pilates/Mat & Springs to Pilates Mat & Toys. Come experience how Pilates toys such as the Magic circle, foam rolls, bands... was exploring the Pilates Mat using a Toy: Magic Circle, Bands, foam rolls, balls and the Pilates arc. In preparing to teach each workshop, each prop brought a new physicality to my Read on »

Pilates Mat Express -Take a break to get your mindbody awake by Movements Afoot Healthy Living Professional

Posted Sun 01 Nov 2009 10:00pm This month we are starting a new class, Pilates Mat Express on Tuesdays 12:30-1:15. Pilates is the perfect break for you in your busy workday to reawake... worrying that you are going to smell up the office. Walk back to the office after Pilates Mat Express with a new lease on life with better posture, tone and flexiblity. Single Read on »

Video of Advanced Pilates Mat Work by Elaine E. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 5:43pm (it is), but because you are about to witness this man doing Swan Dive on the cold, hard floor without any padding or mat! Craziness. Besides being a little weird, this video is actually great. Its a really good example of what advanced pilates looks like, and how the exercises can flow together to make one, seemless and flowing workout. I'm especially Read on »

Pilates Mat Classes, Videos, Equipment, Books- What's What by Elaine E. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 5:43pm , if you have back problems, or if you want to work out on an elevated surface. The equipment provides assistance, as well as resistance, to each exercise. Pilates Mat... an instructor. In some ways, when you first start out with pilates, mat classes are harder to "feel" than working out on the equipment. If you have trouble feeling how the mat Read on »

PILATES MAT THAT FEELS LIKE AN EQUIPMENT CLASS by Movements Afoot Healthy Living Professional

Posted Tue 13 Oct 2009 10:00pm Thera-bands and a set of Thera-Band Exercise handles ($22 value) and a BBU Mat & Tubes Manual ($25 value) mat To register: 877-PILATES (745-2837). Balanced Body ... Last week I got the manual for BALANCED BODY’s MAT & BANDS. There are exciting innovative ideas using the bands. MAKE AN AFFORDABLE MAT CLASS W. BANDS! Some Read on »