Session 2 Class Schedule

Session 2: January 12, 2009 to February 12, 2009

Class Schedule:
STL Fundamental: Monday/Wednesday 5:00 - 6:00 pm (HS)

STL Intermediate: Monday 7:00 - 8:15 pm (MPS)

STL Fundamental Intermediate: Tuesday 4:00 - 5:00 pm (GG)

STL Intermediate: Thursday 5:30 - 6:45 pm (MPS)

Click below for directions:
HS - Home Studio
MPS - Mecca Pilates Studio
GG - Gables Gym

SESSION FOCUS:
STL Fundamental - Session focus is sustaining the flatter belly through deep recruitment of the Transverse Abdominal (TVA) muscle during all basic chest lifts. The goal is to create a strong "kinesthetic" feel of TVA engagement for all Fundamental students by session's end. The Pilates ring is introduced in this session for deeper connection of TVA as well as for inner thigh awareness and recruitment.

STL Fundamental Intermediate - Deep TVA recruitment is also the focus for the Intermediate level. Work with the Pilates ring will be more challenging to enhance abduction/adduction engagement and core stability. The "flow" series will be introduced 3rd week of session.

STL Intermediate - Lifting chest to more maximum levels while maintaining deep TVA engagement is the challenge throughout all exercises for Intermediate (I) students this session. Movement transitions with exact and detailed form is integrated 2nd week as is the "flow" introduction. Continued effort, practice and focus of the importance of maintaining form and technique while moving rapidly through a flow series is introduced 3rd week. Week 4 and 5 will focus on continued flow for additional challenge and endurance development.

In the stretching format, all levels will focus on hips and shoulder opening throughout the session.

Please let us know your comments, questions and feedback on the focus principles and exercises as we progress through the session so we can all help one another to foster a deeper understanding and more graceful execution of these important concepts!

To contact Lee about session enrollment, visit the CWS Web Site.

Welcome to the new Strength Through Length (STL) blog. Thanks to all of you for your interest in the program! We hope this new forum will help you to enhance your understanding of the STL principles, voice your questions about STL exercises and practices, and most importantly, to develop a community in which you all can share information, experiences and encouragement with one another.

So ... what is exactly is “Strength Through Length?”
STL is a series of group exercise classes, developed and produced by Corporate Wellness Solutions, which fuses essential principles and exercises from Pilates, Ashtanga or Power Yoga, classical ballet, and strength and fitness training. By incorporating the most fundamental and effective components of each of these practices, STL creates a unique synergy of muscle execution that results in a longer, leaner, stronger body.

All classes are very hands on, similar to working with a personal trainer, and in each session, detailed instructions are provided on the importance of correct exercise execution, breathing techniques, elegance of movement, and joint safety.

STL classes progress through four levels, from basic to enhanced. As clients evolve through these levels, resistance bands, lightweights, plyometric exercises and stability balls are incorporated to continually challenge the muscles and increase the body's tonicity, strength, stamina and alignment. Each class session ends with stretching exercises and a guided visualization to relax the body and integrate the work.

With continued participation and effort, students can master all levels of the program and see substantial improvements in posture, range of motion, poise, confidence, overall strength, and a much leaner physique.

For more information on the new class schedule or to learn how to set up your over-the-phone assessment, which is conducted on all new students prior to class enrollment, visit the CWS Web Site.


What is the STL blog all about?
Focus: Each week, a particular principle or exercise (such as lateral breathing, upper back stability or proper plank alignment) will be featured in this blog. Correspondingly, this item will be the focus of all STL classes that week. Hopefully, by learning about the significance of these various principles, studying provided alignment cues, and discussing your questions and comments with one another prior to your classes, you will be able to come to sessions with a deeper understanding of the work, a stronger focus on specific weekly goals, and new insights on how to best achieve those goals.

Knowledge: Links to interesting, credible articles on wellness and fitness will also be posted weekly to help you further your health knowledge without having to wade through the massive amounts of (often unreliable) information on the Web. Topics will range from noteworthy fitness and exercise blog posts to exceptional articles on women’s health, global health and mental wellness.

Community: This is a space for you to engage with each other, share advice, give new ideas and provide encouragement regarding the STL program, or health and wellness in general. We hope all of you will feel free to leave questions, comments or feedback (on both classes and blog posts) on the discussion board. We will do our best to respond to your questions in a timely manner. All comments must be approved before they appear on the board, so please be patient, we will process them as quickly as possible!

As, always, your questions, comments and feedback are more than welcome. Enjoy, and thank you again for interest in the Strength Through Length program!