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George Russell, M.A.,
D.C.
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Rock the Ellipse
Before I tell you how to get the most from
Elliptical training, I want you to know about the
great classes that I'm offering in the next few
weeks. I'd love to include you!
The Art of the Moment: Got
presence? Are you able to roll with what's happening
in your life? On March
13th from 10-1, Doug MacKenzie and I are
teaching a simple body sense based class
called The Brilliant Body
Toolbox©:
Gateway to Presence. It really
will help! http://www.artofthemomentnyc.com/schedule/.
For the
Bodyworker:
"I have experienced many talented body
workers and teachers. George is, quite simply, the
most gifted and intuitive student of the body I have
ever met. To those considering working with George, I
say: try it. Just try it once. You will never think of
your body the same way again."
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Andrew Simonet
Rock the
Ellipse
The elliptical trainer
is great exercise-it offers a low impact, but vigorous
workout. And if your machine has moving arm bars, the
contra-lateral movement (leg-arm opposition) balances
and builds coordination in the nervous system. Here
are some tricks that I do to make elliptical training
more interesting and challenging:
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Keeping your hands on
the bars, close your
eyes. When
this feels safe, take your hands off the bars,
keeping them close so you can grab (or you can open
your eyes) if you feel like you're going to
fall. You'll discover where your
dominant side is-that is, the side that takes the
lion's share of your weight, and the direction you
tend to fall. If you feel tipsy, it's OK to peek, but stick
with it for a time and feel the imbalance. You'll start
to notice how our unconscious minds and intuitive
bodies work to balance us. It's
cool!
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Keeping your
shoulders and hips facing forward, ellipse on one
foot. It's OK to decrease the resistance level
and speed-you're actually burning more calories, and
you're getting that ridge in the triceps that you'll
love come T-shirt season.
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Once you can do
1 and 2 without screaming like a hormonal teenager
on the Cyclone (or me, on the merry-go-round),
return to two feet, and raise both
arms overhead, keeping your elbows
straight. Keep your weight forward at first-that way if
you lose your balance, the bars are right there for
your hands.
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If you can
tolerate one more challenge, try slowly turning your
head from side to side and tipping your head toward
one ear and then the other. Warning:
Your ear bud may fall out during the climax of Chaka
Khan's "I Feel for You".
Whether or not you try
these things, remember to Keep Your Heels
Down. Because we have tend to go through our days
like we're on a hamster wheel (which the elliptical is
disturbingly similar to, but forget I said that), we
try to push the speed by leaning forward. Don't do this.
It tightens your calves; takes your awareness out of
your back-body, which is where your height and power
come from; and it louses up your posture. Research shows
that people with bad posture have no friends, and hate
candy.
Brief Encounters with
George
For established
clients, I will now be offering a fifteen-minute
treatment. My standing appointment is still a half
hour, but if all need is a "quickie", you can call the
office to schedule a fifteen minute appointment with
me. The
fee is
$75.00.
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I
am teaching Movement for Actors at the Atlantic
Theater Conservatory/NYU, so I'm switching to a
Monday, Wednesday and Thursday work schedule. And my office
is available for sublet Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays. If you or
a friend are looking to rent one or two days a
week, come have a look! Call
me.
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