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ilaria Cavagna (Teacher) |
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Tamara Marley |
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Ira R |
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Sherié |
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Robin S |
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Amy V |
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Deborah Wasko |
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Shona Croft |
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Diane C |
Feet in Straps
Ilaria Cavagna
Class 5690
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Sherié
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Really liked the elongating stretches between sets, also some good new-to-me exercises on the reformer. Great class! TY.
6 mos ago
Sherié Thank you Sherité! I really appreciate your feedback! I think the work is so much more purposeful when you set up a precise foot placement. Happy you like it! 😘
6 mos ago
Ira R Hi Ira! Glad you like it! Foot placement makes such a big difference. 🙌🏻
5 mos ago
Hi Ilaria, love this class and all your classes! I am doing this one on repeat. I wanted to ask if you can explain a little more detail on why to push through big toe to lift and pinky toe to lower and how that relates to tendon stretch lifting and then lowering the toes as well as pressing into the inside/outside of the foot in single leg circles. So interesting. And may you please do a tutorial on the froggy's in the air. Thank you so much, Tamara
4 mos ago
Tamara Marley Hi Tamara, happy you like the workshop and apologies for getting back only now. Let's go in order although all things to asked are also connected!
1. the foot moves in many different ways. Along the metatarsal bones we can kind of "twist", like we do in the "shake foot" exercise in class #4728. This way of executing the tendon stretch in the footwork helps the foot to mobilize also along the metatarsals. Also when we walk we push off with the big toe and we find that as we prioritize the big toe when we lift the heels
2.For the tendon stretch: in many years of teaching I often see that this exercise is poorly executed. One thing that is often missing is "the tendon stretch". So by slowing down and forcing up to lift and then lower all the way, we are reminded of the foot/tendon position during the exercise
4 mos ago
Tamara Marley
3. The focus on the foot on the bar during the leg circles allows us to feel and experience how many things change along the chain when we modify foot placement. There is always an opposition of forces in the body, chains of muscles and fascia and as we put these chains in tension we feel more stable and connected, all the way up to the pelvis and beyond!
Hope this helps!
I'll add the tutorial of frogs in the air for the next time I'm filming!
Please keep these comments coming!
Ciao!
ilaria
4 mos ago
I love your classes, Ilaria. There are so many great insights from connecting to the strap this way. There is always more to learn. Thank you!
4 mos ago
Thank you for such an informative and beautifully cued class. I have a question with regards the springs, when you say two springs, do you refer to two red springs? My reformer has two reds, two blues and two yellows and I sometimes felt the 2 red was more intense than I'm used to I practice often). Are your springs not colored? Thanks
1 mo ago
PAULINE B Hi Pauline,
Thank you for reaching out and apologies for my delay!
I was working on a Gratz reformer where the springs have all the same resistance (1 full spring). That would be like 2 reds on yours. having said that the beauty of your reformer is that you can play a lot more with the resistance. If 2 reds is too much, I would try 1 Red and 1 Blue. Hope this helps!
Please let me know how t goes changing the springs! Glad you enjoy the Feet in Straps workout 
Ilaria
1 mo ago
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