(EMAILWIRE.COM, February 16, 2011 )  Houston, TX – Jodie Pilates announces a new public service to help promote good health. In order to address the common concern of choosing the right products and groceries to complement losing weight and a healthy lifestyle, Jodie Pilates has announced a grocery store shopping tour that will visit several grocery stores in the Houston Metro Area. A Jodie Pilates representative will spend time leading the tour and teaching the tricks of the trade to up to 8 people at each tour stop.

Jodie Fontenot, Pilates Instructor, Personal Trainer, Fitness Nutritionist and owner of Jodie Pilates has the goal of helping the community “stay fit, lose weight, and feel great.” She teaches Pilates and offers personal training at a studio in northwest Houston.

The first stop is at HEB Vintage Park in Houston TX. For information, please visit the Jodie Pilates Facebook page at http://facebook.com/jodiepilates.

Welcome to my website, where I share my passion for Pilates, Fitness, Health, Food, etc.

What is Pilates? Pilates is a form of exercise, or method of body conditioning developed by Joseph Hubertus Pilates, which emphasizes the balanced development of the body through core strength flexibility, and body awareness thus making our movements flow and more graceful. Mr Pilates originally called his method Contrology, using your mind to control your muscles. As trainers we often tell our clients to put their mind in their muscle, be present, be aware.

Jodie A. Fontenot has been training and advising clients since 2004. As a Personal Trainer, Pilates Instructor, and Fitness Nutritionist; Jodie offers customized training programs which include:

* Pilates
* Plyometrics
* Weight Training
* Boot camp training
* Nutritional counseling
* Cardiovascular exercise
* Running specific training ( endurance/speed etc)
* Improving Flexibility and Balance

I train out of a private training studio in Northwest Houston, TX (Willowbrook, Champions, Spring, Cypress, CyFair are in 77070 zip code) equipped with a reformer, Cadillac, a full array of workout machines, free weights, ellipticals, and treadmills. I am passionate about fitness and health and will take a holistic approach in working with you.

Call today at 713-398-2370 or email to setup your appointment or click here to register on the popup form.

The following exercises build on Part 1 of this post.  

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The Scissors  

Kneeling Side Kicks

The Twist

 Hip Circles

 Leg Pull Front

 Leg Pull Up

I have included the  following exercise, though not Pilates related , but  this will help to prevent over use injuries. 

 Wrist Curls

 Stay active and strong. 

The Pilates Jackknife

Cycling is a fantastic aerobic exercise or sport that will help build and maintain your cardiovascular health.  But riding for prolonged periods of time can stress the body, causing low back pain, tension in the shoulders, and strain on the wrists, as well as feeding muscular imbalances.  

Because cycling is a lower body dominant exercise, the upper body and core is often neglected in training. Cyclists need to train their core muscles to support their spine to maintain the proper riding position for the duration of their ride.  A strong core will help the cyclist generate more power in his or her pedaling rate.

Pilates will help a cyclists over all flexibility, core strength, improve their balance, Pilates will also help to correct muscular imbalances and improve your posture and create balnce and stability in the scapula.

 Pilates exercises to include in your training: Part 1

The Hundred

The Roll up

The Plank

The Pilates Swan

Pilates Swimming

The Spine Twist

The Teaser

Single leg kick

Double leg kick

The Pilates Pushup

Giveaway time!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The very generous Mary at Total Fitness DVDS has agreed to giveaway a  Gaiam Pilates Sculpt and Tone 2 DVD Set and CD to Jodie Pilates reader.

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Contest will close  midnight Friday April 9th 2010. Open to US residents only.