Shape Magazine January 1996

Spiral Fitness Spirals make the world go around. From the screw that holds up a building to the deadly tornado that mows down a town, spirals represent tremendous strength. No wonder you can see their signature through out nature -in the swirl of a snail’s shell, the...

Oprah Magazine February 2009

Posture Power Slouching brings you down I’m more ways than you might think.  Here’s a plan for upright living. … one of the biggest contributors to slumping is weak muscles in the abdomen and back. “Even people who exercise regularly can have poor posture” says Lesley...

Timeout New York January 2009

Timeout New York January 2009 Get fit for Less Movements Afoot Pilates “Mat class too easy? The Pilates Mat/Springs/Prop...

Self Magazine January 2009

Look Hotter from Behind Take your bottom to new heights with these speedy sculptors. All those in pursuit of a higher, tighter tush, stand up! OK, now stay there. Pilates moves performed on your feet can define your derriere on the double. To avoid toppling over, you...

Oprah Magazine June 2006

TAKE YOUR BODY TO WORK “There are easy things you candy in an office-once an hour, if possible. Ro example, arch backward in your chair, reach your arms up to the ceiling and stretch.  Or extend your arms back behind you, lace your hands together, and squeeze the...

Oprah Magazine May 2004

Oprah Magazine May 2004 5 Ways to wake up the body Standing Pilates at Movements Afoot in Manhattan, Lesley Powell teaches an upright variation to the usual Pilates mat routine…....