Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Practial Application of What I Offer

Great, so what does all of this mean? What is this like in terms of sessions and my goals?

Say you are pretty healthy and pain free, and want to work on getting stronger and more fit. I would suggest for you the Quick Start Guide, and Performance and Upgrades Program. You would learn some of the fundamental movement exercises and the Pilates Exercise routine.

Say you have an injury, old or new. You have done/ are doing the physical therapy that your doctor prescribed, and you have heard that pilates can help. I would suggest for you the Service Manual Program. I would look at your posture and skeletal alignment, and how supportive your muscular system is in relationship to your injury, both in standing and moving. I would then devise a program consisting of awareness exercises, light strength exercises, movement pattern re-education, and some Yamuna Body Rolling work to regain some space in the joints involved. You would gain balanced strength for support and stability, better movement efficiency, and learn how to control your movements so you feel better, and are pain free.

Say you want to learn more about your body, you are a dancer, or a runner maybe, a person who wants to better their technique or form, awareness and control, but has other outlets for physical conditioning. Perhaps you have "normal" aches and pains, are a couch potato who wants to ease into exercise, or even someone who wants to just wants to make sure all their joints work when they are 90 years old. For you I would suggest the Owners Manual Program. You will develop a concrete understanding of how the body works, and how to move with ease. You will have a body that will move with minimal wear and tear, good balance and space, and an ability to adapt and recover. We can target our sessions toward bettering your technique in a specific modality, or perhaps help you improve when you have hit a plateau.

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