MDL Geek Out Courses!
Let’s geek out on the hip in motion on Saturday, December 30th!
From running to dancing, climbing to skiing, we use our hips every single day. Yet many of us take these amazing joints for granted. Let’s take what we learned in the first two Geek Out! lecture courses and apply it in motion.
Taught by studio owner Bre Dumke Helfrich, MS Health & Exercise Science, Certified GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM® Trainer, & Certified Comprehensive Pilates Teacher
If you're a movement professional wanting to go beyond counting reps, choreography and basic anatomy, this is for you. Similarly, if you're a clinician wanting to fully join team exercise and learn more about how to merge the science with the applied, this is for you. And if you're a movement geek wanting to connect with and join forces with other movement geeks, this is for you.
ABOUT:
Let’s take what we learned in the first two Geek Out! series, and apply it. This course will be all movement. we’ll start by exploring our own hip anatomy to then working through common weaknesses and imbalances that tend to cause pain.
Mat & Small Prop Work
- Hip movement 101 - let's review the motions of the hip
- Personal Anatomy - range of motion can vary person to person based on strength and boney structures. Let's focus on understanding our own personal anatomy.
- Key hip exercises - many of us struggle with hip flexor tightness, low back pain and butt pain. Let's work on the key ways we can aleviate such issues.
Equipment Work
- We will utilize the Pilates Trapeze Table and GYROTONIC® Pulley Tower to take te mat work further. Oftentimes load is critical for building stregnth training as well as connecting our brains lesser understood areas. How can we facilitate engagement of that which is weaker or harder to recruit?
Note: If you don't have access to equipment, I still encourage you to join. A replay will be available but my goal is to inspire you to take this work and creatively make it your own.
SCHEDULE
Days: Saturday, December 4thTime: 2-4 PM Mountain Time
Where: The Zoom!
Cost: $50
What to bring:
- Notebook & pen - To be used when you are inspired to take notes!
- For the mat portion of class you will need:
- Floor space to move
- A raised table/bench/stool that you can sit and put body weight on
- Franklin Method/Melt Method/Lacrosse Release Balls
- 1-10 lb ankle weights
- A slo-mo ball
- Pilates Ring or 2 pillows
- For the equipment portion of class you will need:
- A Pilates Cadillac aka Trapeze Table and/or a Gyrotonic Pulley Tower
- Thigh & ankle straps
- You can also recreate quite a bit with a theratube set and a doorway/squat rack to anchor the bands - If you have any questions, please ask!
- High-speed internet - This is especially helpful if you will be joining the live course. However, if you run into any difficulties, no worries, the replay will be available for everyone who registers.
- Comfy clothes to move in
- A curious brain!
Will there be a replay? YES!
About Bre:
Bre Dumke Helfrich is the founder of Movement Design Lab in Salt Lake City, UT. After surviving a mountaineering accident in Southern Colorado that left her with numerous injuries, she left the world of academia on a mission to heal. It is from her own experience rehabbing with both the Pilates and the GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM® that both systems blended perfectly with her geeky science mind. She is passionate about adapting both systems to fit the needs of her clients. Clients first - choreography second. Bre has her MS in Health and Exercise Science, is a certified comprehensive Pilates Teacher and a Certified GYROTONIC® Teacher and a GYROKINESIS® Apprentice. She is also currently back in school pursuing her PhD in Kinesiology specializing in Cognitive & Motor Neuroscience. To say she is a movement geek is a bit of an understatement.
Outside of the studio, Bre loves all things mountains. From trail running to backcountry skiing, from climbing to simply going on a hike, Bre feels most at home in the high alpine. She feels lucky to call Salt Lake City home with her husband and baby boy.
To Register:
Registration is Now Open!
To secure your spot the $50 non-refundable course fee is required at time of registration. The class zoom link will be sent the day before class via email. A replay will be available after the course if you are unable to make the live feed or if you’d like to watch the course again.
If you have any questions or would like help with registration, please contact us.
Contact Us:
If you have any questions or would like more information, please email Bre directly at bre@movementdesignlab.com or call us at 801.831.4391.
