” How wonderful they are, these appendages t our legs. How wonderful to bipeds and not have to crawl. And how useful, intricate , beautiful and versatile-and yet how neglected-these marvelous feet usually are. Most of us take our feet for granted and think of them only when we sustain and injury, or when, after years of abuse and inattention, they suddenly hurt.

Lolita continues with various exerciss for the feet and lower leg> Each grpoup of exercises goes under a specific title: Standing weight placement, standing pointed feet,arch and metatarsal press, ankle cirles and many more.

All exercises are designed to give healthand awareness to your feet. And demonstrate the importance of a healthy stance with good postural muscles that begin with the feet.

Don’t overlook this article. Great reading and information. Lolita San Miguel is a Master in the Pilates world

www.ideafit.com/fitnessconnect

On another note :  A great big shout out for my Dad…love him dearly.  A wonderful man and father.

  June 17, 2010   XOXO

You have to check out this site. One of the most detailed, informative and fun sites around. Nick , AKA… the web master, knows how to personalize a site and bring  it  to a professional level. Much kudos. Check it out.

www.nimaha.com     Great work!!

I will be guest artist there during the week of July 12. Pilates, stretch and fitness classes will be in my teaching schedule, along with beautiful hikes in the hillsides and mountains surrounding the Ranch. 

So, check it out www.rancholaperta.com. It has serene and exquisite beauty to say the least.

Tired of what the news is pouring out in the media. I think it is time to create a new way…OPTIMISIM  and THE  BELIEF that we can  all just get along . Wow! Did I just write that ? What a cliche.  I am ready for something different.  How about you? Maybe, Pay It  Forward with a Blindside Moment. Or better yet, Blindside someone by Paying It Forward.

Oh, I must add I am a football fan, as well. Love it when my team wins.

Again, a little tidbit from IDEA Fitness Journal/April 2010. Never underestimate Mother Nature and her ability to find a solution.

Not all yoga community members believe that competitive yoga is beneficial, although the practice has existed in India for several years. Those against  competition argue that it is egoistic: that it implies that the most physically gifted are somehow  ” more yogic ” than others and that it focuses only on the physical and detracts from the spiritual heart of yoga.

Want more info go to www.yogacup.com

I think the more exposure of a healthy lifestyle to the world the better. Namaste .

In a Harvard study, they looked at exercise and the mind. They started by asking Chambermaids how much exercise they got in a course of a week. The subjects were women who were exercising all day at work, but because exercise is generally thought of something they did outside of work, they actually saw themselves as not getting any. Despite their beliefs, exercise is  good for one’s health, they were expected to be healthy. Actually, at the start of the study they were not.

They were divided into two groups and the researchers explained to one group that their work was exercise. They were told, ” You’re getting more exercise then the surgeon general recommends.”  They were shown how various exercises they did were equivalent to working on different machines at the gym. When researchers returned a month later, they asked the chambermaids if they changed any habits or routines they had been doing before the study. Exercising outside of work? Change eating habits?  There had been no changes. The only difference was that now they saw their work as exercise.

In that month, this group had lost weight, reduced their body mass and blood pressure levels. All of this happened because of their change in  mindset.

How wonderful is this!! The power of the mind!!!

• When:   5/7/2010-5/9/2010
• Times:   Friday  4pm to 8pm, Saturday  10am to 6pm,  Sunday 10am to 2pm
• Location: Body Now   Women’s Fitness,  453 River Ave., Eugene, OR
• Cost: $399/student and $50.00 for teaching materials
• To register:  www.bbu.pilates.com