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Taking time daily to practice meditation is a great way to improve your health. Daily meditation can help reduce stress, release tension, relax, re-energize, and renew your mind, body, and Spirit.
Challenged to find time to mediate? It can be something as short as 5-10 focused breaths, or 30 seconds to 1 minute with a quiet mind. Or you can indulge in 15, 30, 45, or 60 minutes of stress relieving time in your day to meditate.
Don’t have time daily? Make time! The long-term health benefits for your body will be worth it. Perhaps some days it’s a short-quick meditation, and other days you give yourself more time.
Consistent daily meditation can help you maintain a sense of inner peace, balance, and live in a stress-free zone.
Continue reading ‘The Magical Health Benefits of Daily Meditation’ »
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Posted in All Posts, Meditation by Aliesa George on April 11th, 2012.
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The Pilates Double Leg Lift Exercise with a Partner
This article is number 5 of 6 in the core strengthening series of articles about Abs vs. Thighs. Improve your core conditioning, get more effective work from your Abdominal muscles, and help reduce lower back pain with the helpful Pilates training tips in this article to help you discover how to use your Quads less, and Abs more for improved core strength & conditioning.
Continue reading ‘Abs vs. Thighs: Improving Core Strength with Pilates Matwork’ »
Tags: Ab training, Ab work, Abdominal exercise, Abs vs. Thighs, Aliesa George, Centerworks, Core Conditioning, Core Strength, improving ab strength, Partner Ab Exercise, Pilates, Pilates Exercise Tips, Pilates Matwork
Posted in All Posts, Pilates by Aliesa George on April 11th, 2012.
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Here is a motivational tip for personal growth, development, and self-improvement. Are you ready to BECOME the Change you want to SEE for health improvement and wellness success?
Continue reading ‘A Motivational Tip for Personal Growth & Wellness Success: BECOMING’ »
Tags: Aliesa George, Becoming, Centerworks, Health Improvement, Motivational Tip, personal growth, self improvement, wellness success
Posted in All Posts, Health, Motivational by Aliesa George on April 9th, 2012.
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Are your daily habits helping or hurting your body? Do you want to feel great and can’t figure out why you don’t? Is form and functional movement something that you focus on during your workouts and daily-life activities?
Continue reading ‘The Importance of Form for Functional Movement and Whole-Body Health’ »
Tags: Aliesa George, body posture, Centerworks, Functional Movement, Health Improvement, whole-body health
Posted in All Posts, Functional Movement, Health by Aliesa George on April 5th, 2012.
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Abs vs. Thighs: The Pilates Hundred Exercise
with Feet in Straps or Leg Springs
This article is PART 4 OF 6 – in the series of articles about Abs vs. Thighs. To effectively work the Abdominals for core conditioning it is optimal to target the core when the Quadriceps muscles are relaxed.
To help get the Quads relaxed, it is most effective to strengthen the opposing muscle groups, which would be the Glutes and Hamstrings.
In the first three articles in this series we focused on becoming more aware of using the core, relaxing the Quads, and starting to feel the backs of the legs activate to support Abdominal strengthening and improving core conditioning.
Now it’s time to progress that short-lever strength you’ve been working on to long-lever support.
Continue reading ‘Core Conditioning Exercise Tips To Improve Pilates Exercise Technique’ »
Tags: Ab exercise, Abdominal training tips, Abs vs. Thighs, Aliesa George, Centerworks, Core Conditioning, core exercise, Core Strengthening, improving ab strength, Pilates 100, Pilates abs, Pilates Cadillac Exercise, Pilates exercise technique, Pilates Exercise Tips, Pilates Hundred, Pilates Tips
Posted in All Posts, Pilates, Pilates Exercise, Pilates-Teaching Tips by Aliesa George on April 3rd, 2012.
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Strength or Length? Which Is More Important To Develop & Improve Functional Movement?
They are both important and balance is best. If you only have time to focus on one during a workout – choose strength. Work the body with strength-building exercises through a full-range of motion and you’ll develop functional strength and improve joint range of motion.
If you have very tight muscles and want the benefits of a good stretch – focus on strengthening the opposing muscles to give you maximum benefits for improving functional movement, strength, and flexibility.
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Posted in All Posts, Functional Movement, Motivational by Aliesa George on April 2nd, 2012.
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Health Improvement can encompass a lot of different things. Depending on your wellness goals, the focus can be on fitness, diet & nutrition, stress-management, or a number of other things necessary to take care of your body and enjoy good health.
One of the all important things on a Health Improvement list is fitness. Daily exercise and an active lifestyle is critical for maintaining good health. And good functional movement is critical with every exercise to keep your body safe and injury-free while improving your strength, flexibility and overall wellness.
There are some people that “tune-out” when they workout!
Continue reading ‘Do You “Tune-Out” When You Work Out? Tips To Improve Functional Movement & Whole-Body Health’ »
Tags: Aliesa George, Centerworks, Exercise, Functional Fitness, Functional Movement, Health Improvement, Pilates, whole-body health
Posted in All Posts, Functional Movement, Health by Aliesa George on March 29th, 2012.
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Alignment of the feet, ankles, & heels is important for foot fitness. It can affect posture, functional movement, gait for walking & running, and may also be a factor for risk of injury, causing foot pain, knee pain, or even back pain! We stand, we walk, we run, we stretch our calf muscles, but a lot can be happening at the heels that will affect body alignment, posture, functional movement, your ability to move well, and stay injury-free. Let’s see what you notice about what your heels are doing when you rise on your toes and lower your heels.
Continue reading ‘Foot Fitness Tips for Alignment of Your Feet, Ankles, and Heels’ »
Tags: Achilles tendon stretch, Aliesa George, Ankle Exercise, Centerworks, exercises for Pronation, exercises for Supination, Fantastic Feet, Feet running, Feet walking, foot care, Foot Exercise, Foot exercises for Runners, foot exercises for walking, Foot Fitness, Foot Health, Foot Mobility, foot pain exercise, Foot Strength, foot stretch, Functional Feet, Heel exercise, heel pain exercise, Heel Stretch, Improving gait and feet
Posted in All Posts, Foot Care Tips by Aliesa George on March 28th, 2012.
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Lots of people focus time during their workouts on improving core conditioning with abdominal exercises.
But when the initiation to do the work for a sit-up exercise starts with the hip flexors and Quads, it limits the ability to move freely for functional movement and full range of motion. Plus, while the abs might fatigue in the process – they are not being effectively utilized to do the work for optimal benefits from your Ab work.
Here are some Pilates tips to help increase the effectiveness of your Abdominal strengthening exercises, and improve free range of motion at the hip for effective core conditioning.
Continue reading ‘Abs vs. Thighs: For Effective Core Conditioning – Strengthen the Hamstrings & Glutes’ »
Tags: Ab exercise, Abdominal training tips, Abs vs. Thighs, Aliesa George, Centerworks, core exercise, Core Strengthening, exercise for back pain, Glute exercise, Hamstring exercise, Hip strengthening exercise, improving ab strength, improving functional fitness, improving functional mobility, improving hip mechanics, Pilates abs, Pilates Cadillac Exercise, Pilates exercise technique, Pilates Exercise Tips, Pilates Tips, reducing back pain, sit up exercise, Sit-Up Exercise Tips
Posted in All Posts, Pilates, Pilates Exercise, Pilates-Teaching Tips by Aliesa George on March 27th, 2012.
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Function Follows Good Form.
To keep your car running smoothly it needs gas, oil, and an occasional tune-up to keep it functioning.
For movement and health our bodies will get stronger, more fit, and flexible faster if we practice good form with every exercise we do.
Continue reading ‘Motivational Tip: How To Improve Functional Movement’ »
Tags: A Barrel of Fun, Aliesa George, Centerworks, efficient movement, Functional Movement, Health Improvement, improving functional movement, Motivational Tip, Pilates and functional movement, Pilates Arc Barrel, Pilates Spine Corrector
Posted in All Posts, Functional Movement, Motivational, Pilates by Aliesa George on March 26th, 2012.
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