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Description
Don't Be DeFEETed
Improving Foot Mechanics to Changes the Core & Alignment
Your feet are the foundation for your body. If your feet have lost their flexibility and strength, it will affect your posture, your core, and your well-being.
In this online Pilates workshop, Lesley Powell will explore the anatomy and mechanics of the foot. By improving the function of your foot is the stepping stone to better fitness, posture, and gait. We are focusing especially on retraining the foot mechanics in relationship to posture and walking.
Objectives
- Understand anatomy of Foot
- How the foot works in standing and walking
- Enhancing the physicality of the foot
- Applications to Pilates
Concepts & Techniques
- Techniques for training the muscles of feet and calves for home programs
- Applications to Pilates
- Applications to Closed Chain: Standing and Gait
Props & Equipment Used
- Mat
- Reformer
- Small Props
- Special Equipment
Options for:
- Plastic yoga blocks
- Pads to challenge balance
- Minis
Workshop Level
- Advanced
- Beginner
- Intermediate
Duration & Access
This workshop is approximately 1.5 hours long and you have 30 days of access
(No expiration for Forever Access Members)
(No expiration for Forever Access Members)
About Lesley Powell
LESLEY POWELL, the founder and director of Movements Afoot, has been a private fitness trainer since 1986. She received her CMA/Certification as a Movement Analyst from the Laban/Bartenieff institute,...
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Student Comments
Featured Student Feedback
Charlie Qureshi
Picked up some new cues
Mallory H
Loved the explanations of the bone rhythms.
Andrea M
This course was excellent. I appreciate the PDF handout as the anatomy stuff was really technical and I needed to rewatch/listen to really absorb it. Love Lesley Powell\'s instruction and hope to see more!
Andrea M
I love Lesley Powell and think she is very direct and clear with her instruction. This material and exercises are great, I did find I needed to rewatch the videos and do it to actually get it to sink in.
Stephanie S
I enjoyed the focus on bone ryhthms and importance of glutes to allow hip flexors to relax.
Donna S
Interesting and informative.
Dorienne L
This is great! I love learning about the feet and how they affect the rest of the body.
Gerolyn W
Leslie is fast becoming one of my favorite instructor. In this work she is able bring so many different disciplines into her teaching... As a movement professional for more than 30 years, as well as a Myoskeletal Alignment Therapist for 17 of those years I find it very refreshing to have someone who is able to convey the concepts of movement, structure, interdependence of systems, how
sarah c
Great workshop with lots of useful info!
Daniella T
Great help for hyperextension, cues to help clients feel their back line supporting their knees and ankles.
Rene C
The first time I’ve studied bone rhythms in the feet. Very informative
Jennifer S
This seminar has already helped my feet and hips! Thanks to Lesley Powell for making the the harder concepts accessible.
Erin D
I really enjoyed how the workshop was broken up into sessions. It made the information easier to process
Theresa W
Thank you Leslie. Your work sheds more light on the proper biomechanics and movement anatomy we all aspire to in ourselves and for our clients.
Lorraine K
Very informative. Already thinking about how to apply information in my sessions
Renee R
Good information to help with gait training.
Darlene K
All about the feet! Loved it.
Tracy M
Loved this insight from the ground up!
tiffany r
Lesley Powell is my spirit animal
" Leslie is fast becoming one of my favorite instructor. In this work she is able bring so many different disciplines into her teaching... As a movement professional for more than 30 years, as well as a Myoskeletal Alignment Therapist for 17 of those years I find it very refreshing to have someone who is able to convey the concepts of movement, structure, interdependence of systems, how "
Gerolyn W
" Thank you Leslie. Your work sheds more light on the proper biomechanics and movement anatomy we all aspire to in ourselves and for our clients. "
Theresa W
" Very informative. Already thinking about how to apply information in my sessions "
Lorraine K
" Loved this insight from the ground up! "
Tracy M
" Lesley Powell is my spirit animal "
tiffany r