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Centerworks Pilates, LLC Pilates Walk Tips Techniques and Exercises for a Healthy Stride by Aliesa George
My Mission, and the Pilates-Walk(TM) goal is to give you lots of helpfulinformation and exercise tips so that you can find and use the rightmuscles when you walk.Walking is one of the best whole-body wellness activities (when your formis good). But with poor posture and bad body mechanics even a leisurelystroll can leave you feeling worse instead of better.To help you maximize the benefits of your walking technique, I'm goingto share with you some simple common-sense strategies and exercisesthat I've found helpful for myself and my Pilates clients to fine-tune theirform to get more of the right muscles working to walk well.Everybody walks! Whether walking is a part of your workout routine, orjust something you to do get you from one place to the next, how yourbody is moving directly relates to how it feels. Poor posture and movementhabits can only lead to aches, pains, and injuries. Practicing healthymovement habits will lead you down the road to better health!viii Pilates Walk (TM)This book is designed to be a handbook, and guide to help you becomemore aware of your current walking habits, and help you tweak yourtechnique for better form and function.The more efficient your gait, the better your stride; the better your stride, the more you use the correct muscles to move. Walking with good bodyalignment will help keep you strong, fit, flexible, and - most importantly -injury-free.Whether you're walking down the block, or doing marathons, Pilates-Walk(TM)Movement Strategies can help you feel well and be well.So don't just sit there and read this book... Get up, start moving, andpractice the exercises! Improving your body awareness and re-trainingyour walking habits to be healthier will only happen when you take actionwith a focus on your form and function.Be Well and Enjoy Your Pilates-Walk Workouts!