basic five

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basic five

carbon reduction/ green basic five:

1. lights: go with energy efficient (CFL) bulbs.
2. recycle: make it easy for all... don't print unless you have to...and use 100% post-consumer content recycled paper.

   3. wise up on water use.
   4. heat: lower the thermostat, check the timer.
   5. equipment and lights: turn 'em off, when you can, when you leave at night.

send diane@thepilatesadvantage.com ideas you've tried and the ones not yet tried -- we all need to hear both your success stories and your tales of things that didn't quite work out the way you envisioned as we make our contribution to reducing our collective carbon footprint. check out www.treesfortrees.info

joe pilates' basic five:

   1. hundred
   2. roll up
   3. single leg circles (tree!)
   4. rolling like a ball
   5. spine stretch

one of my early pilates revelations came from hearing that a letter had been found in which joe asked "given that the guys at the UN can't do my first five exercises, how we can we expect world peace?" ... nice.

one of my big goals is to get more policymakers doing pilates-- more flexible bodies, more flexible minds! this commitment has revealed new truths about the difference pilates can make ... people who have been rolling like a ball together know each other differently in discussions later in the day... good at the office or offsite meetings and conferences.

(let's get more people doing BOTH of these!)