Spine
Joseph Pilates was known to say:
“You’re only as young as your spine.”
Hanging Upside Down
Last week I tried Anti-Gravity Yoga. I’ve been wanting to try this for what feels like years, but it has actually only been since whenever Sheri Sheppard tried it on the View. (Given the way time has been flying by that could have been three months ago.)
I was a little nervous because I had taken an exhausting fitness class before and was afraid my muscles would be exhausted. I’ve also hung upside down before and while my back loves it, sometimes my head feels like my brain is going to ooze out of my eyes after they have popped out from all the force. (Great image, I know.)
Fears aside, I finally found a mixed-level class in NYC and met my sister so we could take the class together. She’d been wanted to try it too and is a yoga instructor, which for some reason made me feel like her skills might rub off on me. We share genetics, but I don’t seem to be any better at yoga than she is at Pilates.
Feldenkrais
The instructors as Personal Euphoria all enjoy movement and finding new ways to learn about our bodies. Last week we got together to try the Feldenkrais Method of Movement. Margo Henneback came to instruct us.
We had a wonderful time. Feldenkrais, from my understanding, is about body awareness and learning how it feels to move your body in different ways. We spent the majority of the workshop moving our pelvis in different directions (up and down, left and right, and circling).
The more I learn about the body, the more I come to find that there is no wrong or right way to move the body. It can and desires to move in all different ways. Trying different modalities helps you to discover ways your body likes to move. It is important to maintain mobility in whatever method your find that your body enjoys.
Afforable Pilates Props
Clients often ask me where they can get reasonable priced Pilates props (mats, weighted balls, exercise balls, flex bands, etc.)
I usually find great buys at the following places:
Marshalls
TJ Max
Big Lots
Odd Job
Target
Walmart
Enroll in Classes
Remember to sign up for one of our Pilates classes before all the holiday craziness officially arrives later this week. Call your Park & Recreation today so that we can see you in 2010!
Here is the schedule for all our fall classes.