Monthly Archives: August 2012

In Tokyo, Jennifer Stacey, M.S. will present several workshops. Nov. 2 – 4. Jennifer will teach the following: Friday, Nov. 2:  “Kathy Grant Mat repertoire” (1 hour), “A Classic Pilates Mat class inspired by the Pilates Elders” (2 hours), “Spine Corrector … Continue reading →

Jennifer Stacey, MS is pleased to present workshops in Singapore (Oct. 25) and Japan (Nov.2 -4). At the International Association of Dance Medicine and Science conference in Singapore “Nourishing the Spine in Dance” in Singapore. www.IADMS.org.  In Tokyo, Jennifer will present … Continue reading →

During the Olympics one could see how different athletes trained by looking at the shapes of their bodies. In fitness they say “you get what you train for”. In track, the Richards Ross and Felix had balanced, elongated muscles and … Continue reading →

It is wonderful to observe the long strides of athletes such as Bolt, Rudisha, Blake, K. James and the other athletes mentioned in posts. Bolt’s stride is 10 feet. If you watch them you can see them pulling the ground … Continue reading →

The jaw influences the entire body (as noted in previous posts), so it is nice to see the athletes like U. bolt and Blake have loose jaw and lips while they are running. The curious observation is that Phelps has … Continue reading →

The Olympics is a exceptional platform to observe the principles of Pilates in action. In track and field the following elite athletes move effortlessly, biomechanically efficient and they do not have over-developed muscles: U. Bolt, E. Merritt, A. Felix, SA … Continue reading →

The Olympics is an opportunity to observe all sorts of bodies in motion. Try to distinguish the athlete who trains properly in a balanced manner and has great posture (such as Roger Federer) and those who over-work or train in … Continue reading →