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Archive for 2006


Creating New Habits

By Aliesa George
Friday, September 8th, 2006

Creating new habits takes time and patience.  We’d all like to find that magic pill, or flip a switch and instantly have things be better.  Well unfortunately not much in life works that way. The choices we’ve made have gotten us this far, our new choices will continue to reinforce new habits.  The patience and persistence we demonstrate in the process will help give us the results we’re looking for.

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Quick Tip to Manage Stress

By Aliesa George
Friday, August 18th, 2006

Here’s a Quick Tip to Help Manage Stress… Allow an extra half-hour for everything you do!

If you normally schedule all of your appointments and daily chores back-to-back, having one appointment run long will get you off track for the rest of the day. That feeling of being behind before you get started can add pounds to your stress level.

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NEW - Centerworks Pilates Audio Workout Programs

By Aliesa George
Friday, August 18th, 2006

We are very excited to offer these new products. The Centerworks Pilates Audio Workout Programs have been designed to challenge your mind and body. Audio workouts are offered at all levels, so you can pick the most appropriate place to start, and will always have options to pick up the pace, or slow things down and do some fine-tuning. What better way to supplement your workouts, than having a Private Pilates Coach right in your living room.

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The Importance of Spine Extension

By Aliesa George
Friday, August 18th, 2006

Extension

Extension the spine is the opposite of flexion. From a terminology standpoint, it’s helpful to be specific. If the cue is “bend the spine” it could move in one of three directions. Forward (spine flexion), Backward (spine extension), or Sideways (lateral flexion). The other direction our spine moves is to rotate or twist. Normally “bending” means flexion, or moving the body forward towards the legs. Extension would be taking the body backwards in the opposite direction, OR un-bending.

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Improving health from the ground up

By Aliesa George
Friday, August 18th, 2006

Recently Aliesa George & Centerworks Pilates were featured in the July/August Pilates Style Magazine Article “Pedi-Pilates.” The photos and exercises were taken from her book, “Fantastic Feet - Exercises To Strengthen the Ankles, Arches, & Toes.”

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Aliesa R. George

Aliesa R. George
Founder & President,
Centerworks® Pilates Institute
BFA - Modern Dance
Texas Christian University