Forum: General Discussion
09-24-11, 11:46 AM
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Replies: 62
Views: 18,958
My Older Lady Two Cents...
[QUOTE=kirov2;1884391]..."Your age is not so much a liability for you. You have years of consistent work-experience, meaning that your skills are current. It's not as though you took a long time-out...
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Forum: General Discussion
02-09-09, 11:46 AM
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Replies: 105
Views: 13,006
Arched Back or Rounded Back...a good pelvic tuck?
[QUOTE=lucia]
On the other hand, she gives almost no form pointers so this could be a problem for those new to pilates or barre-type work...if someone did not know how to protect their lower back...
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Forum: General Discussion
01-18-09, 04:35 PM
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Replies: 146
Views: 15,107
Well Said!
Amen, Deb. Well said! (As usual.) Love your posts, love your well thought out responses, analyses, and observations.
Nomio
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Forum: General Discussion
12-23-08, 10:27 PM
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Replies: 103
Views: 21,285
Another Dis by the "Authority"!
Don't take it personally????? When someone takes the time to painstakingly write and share a review of a workout that she likes and then has it summarily dismissed (by the same "authority" who also...
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Forum: General Discussion
12-23-08, 12:24 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 7,743
Toezies and Exersocks
There are some socks with little rubber nubbies on the bottom. Gripeez? Also non-slip exersocks from Crescent Moon (and at Amazon), and Toezies at Amazon and their website: ...
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Forum: General Discussion
12-16-08, 03:15 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,719
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Forum: General Discussion
11-07-08, 11:11 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,850
I vote Classical Stretch, Too
Look on The Complete Season Four Classical Stretch: Episodes 20 and 21 are WONDERFUL for alleviating and preventing back pain. Miranda suffered herself from chronic back pain. Her stretches will...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-05-08, 03:44 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 2,329
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Forum: General Discussion
10-28-08, 06:12 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 7,737
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Forum: General Discussion
09-20-08, 11:08 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,684
Acupuncture?
Have you tried acupuncture? My friend recently was so debilitated she honestly couldn't move. She lay on her side in a dark room hoping the pain in her back would subside. She visited an...
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Forum: Recipe Box
09-20-08, 10:48 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 620
Sous Chef on Pineapple Cutting
I watched a sous chef cut a pineapple once that changed my life forever. Before I watched him, I followed my brother's advice to cut the top and bottom off the pineapple, then run the knife from top...
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Forum: General Discussion
09-20-08, 10:23 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 935
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Forum: General Discussion
08-31-08, 10:57 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 829
Physique 57 class
I noticed that a woman next to me in a recent Bar Method class was wearing Physique 57 socks, so I, of course, grinned with delight and asked her how the class was??!! She said it was fun,...
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Forum: General Discussion
05-18-08, 01:11 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,671
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Forum: General Discussion
04-30-08, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 3,854
Broadway Dance Center
I recommend this DVD for stretching. Michelle Assaf is a dancer and her DVD is the best if what you want is stretching. Active Isolated Flexibility.
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Forum: General Discussion
02-12-08, 05:49 PM
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Replies: 84
Views: 10,402
Suegy3:
I think the business of using your...
Suegy3:
I think the business of using your name in class is a specialty of LB-type classes. I took TBM classes with Burr in San Francisco, and they make a point of knowing everyone's name, also. ...
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Forum: General Discussion
02-10-08, 12:36 PM
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Replies: 269
Views: 49,947
I think stretching is missing. I paused the...
I think stretching is missing. I paused the program to stretch longer. After the killer thigh section, the stretch is critical--especially for anyone who "bulks up." I would rather get more...
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Forum: General Discussion
02-07-08, 04:37 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 3,656
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Forum: General Discussion
02-06-08, 02:51 PM
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Replies: 269
Views: 49,947
Knees
Lily,
Sorry for the delay in responding to your very good question. LB workouts have been hard on my knees when I practised too often and bent too deeply; I've also had friends get sidelined by...
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Forum: General Discussion
02-05-08, 11:42 AM
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Replies: 269
Views: 49,947
Pure Barre is the best!
I agree, Patti, that the production value could be greater. Just two camera angles wasn't the best and, as in too many videos, her face was featured when her feet and legs should have been. Wearing...
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