Centerworks Blog
Toning Shoes – Do They Really Work?
Do Specialized Shoes Like MBT’s and Sketchers Shape Ups Really Help Tone your Legs and Give You a Better Workout? The American Council on Exercise, ACE Fitness research results are in on the benefits of “Toning Shoes” MBT’s, Sketchers Shape Ups and Reebok Easytone...
The Genius of Joseph Pilates: Mind-Body Movement for Total Body Conditioning
The Pilates Method has been around since the early 1920’s. A visionary in the field of fitness and rehabilitation, Joseph Pilates always felt that he was fifty years ahead of his time. Even into the mid 1990’s very few people had heard of Pilates. In fact, there was...
What’s Your Main Focus – Features or Flaws?
Do you LOVE Yourself? Do you LOVE your body? Are you doing healthy things on a regular basis to treat you with love, affection, and kindness? I am well aware that I've got my own challenges with body image, and have spent my entire life struggling to overcome them....
Moving Meditation: Pilates and Other Great Mind-Body Exercise Methods
I read an article the other day and it said, “Pilates isn’t a mind-body exercise in the meditative way that Yoga, Tai Chi, or Qi Gong are, but it does use your mind to influence and improve your body.” It seems evident to me that this author has probably never...
Push-Up Exercise Tips for More Muscle Power
Enjoy Whole-Body Strengthening Without Any Fancy Equipment! A great body position on push-ups, makes the exercise so much easier to do! And with great technique you’ll be getting a lot more bang for your buck from every repetition to improve your upper body strength...
What Can Winter Olympic Athletes Can Teach Us About Overcoming Fear?
Fear or Folly! Scared or Jolly! I’m going to make a bold statement. The biggest thing holding all of us back from achieving our full potential is FEAR! And what’s so interesting about this is what terrifies one person, seems like a fun and exciting thrill to the next...
And the Survey Says… "What's the #1 Reason You Workout?"
Well, here is the question of the day! [poll id=2] There are so many different reasons that each of us is inspired to exercise. And your inspiration might change throughout the year. Finding the motivation factor to keep fit is one of the keys to success. I believe...
Do Stories of Olympic Triumph Help Motivate You?
Ahhh the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Canada. A great time to cheer on our countries athletes and watch the best in the world excel in their sports. Those of us who are now glued to the television are enjoying hours and hours of thought provoking stories, and...
Stretching Safety Tips for Fitness Workouts and Improved Sports Performance
It seems like stretching is sometimes a low priority when time is limited and you want to get a great workout. Is your goal to warm-up for your more vigorous activities? Do you want to increase your flexibility? Are you aware that WHAT you stretch, HOW you stretch,...
Will Health Promotion Help Reduce Pain for Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy? And What About Pilates?
I recently came across an abstract on PubMed.gov about the prevalence, distribution, and effect of pain among adolescents with Cerebral Palsy by Dorlap & Bartlett. Out of their sample of 230 teenagers studied, 64% of the girls and 50% of the boys reported that...