Fix and Prevent Injuries - Ankles, Arches, Discs, Knee, Back, & Neck
Certification (Optional) through the Academy of Functional Exercise Medicine (AFEM)

Next Locations and Dates:

• Snowmass Colorado. Wilderness Medical Society Summer Medicine Conference. Offered twice - Monday July 27, 2009, 7:40-9:40 am OR Tuesday July 28. 1-3pm. Free with conference admission. Two other workshops also offered, Stretching Smarter, and Ab Revolution Functional Core Training. Scroll down for information on each. Conference info through WMS link above. To register, e-mail, or call 801-990-2988.
• Temple U Center City, Philadelphia, PA - Saturday May 16, 9am-1:30pm. Take it together with the same-day workshop, "Stretching Smarter Stretching Healthier" 1:30-4:30pm, described below. Register online,  or eMail Kevin Wood Director,or call (215) 204-6565. Downtown location.
• Temple U. Ft. Washington campus, Fort Washington, PA - Saturday April 18, 2009. 10am-1:30pm. Take it together with the same-day workshop, "Stretching Smarter Stretching Healthier" 1:30-4:30pm, described below. Suburban location an hour north of Philadelphia. Free parking.

Fast moving, jam packed, hands-on workshop of breakthrough, evidence-based innovations in sports medicine. Learn and practice methods that work quickly to prevent and rehab ankle sprains, arch dysfunction, knee, disc, shoulder, upper back, lower back, SI joint, and mystery back pain. This class is suitable for the general public. Medical and allied health professionals get practice teaching methods under supervision with feedback. Textbook is available for purchase at discount in class. Taught by Jolie Bookspan, MEd, PhD, FAWM.

Class textbooks - Fix Your Own Pain Without Drugs or Surgery and Health & Fitness THIRD ed--How to be Healthy Happy and Fit for the Rest of your Life. Available in class at discount for students or click BOOKS page.
Class syllabus - Course description and free on-line readings to prepare before class and review after.

Taught by Dr. Jolie Bookspan, 4th degree black belt in Shotokan Karate, Undefeated full-contact Muay Thai fighter, International Black Belt Hall of Fame, Instructor rank of Master.

Advanced (Continuing) Kick-Boxing - Muay Thai
with Dr. Jolie Bookspan

For students completing the kick boxing class. Improve technique and fitness. Muay Thai (Thai kick boxing) and other styles covered. Heavy bag and partner work, speed work, ring and street defense techniques. Develop the ferocious Thai roundhouse kick. Includes advanced ab and back conditioning, rope skipping, drills, and kicking flexibility. Bring gloves. Wraps provided. Optional certification.

Class textbook - Healthy Martial Arts.
Class syllabus - Class photos, skills, vocabulary, and descriptions.

 

Fix Back and Neck Pain – Medical Breakthroughs in Non-Surgical Treatment
Optional Certification Available

Fix your neck pain, upper and lower back pain, hip pain, discs, impingement, sciatica, SI joint, and more. Learn to fix the source of your own pain, right in class. Cheaper (and safer) than your Vioxx. Taught by Jolie Bookspan, MEd, PhD, FAWM, Sports medicine specialist, named "St. Jude of the Joints" by Harvard Medical School clinicians.

• Temple U Center City, Philadelphia, PA - Spring 2009: Three Saturdays, March. 21, 28 and April. 4, 2009. 9am-11:30am. This is one class divided over three sessions. Plan to attend all days. To register eMail Kevin Wood Director, call (215) 204-6565, or Register on-line.

In this fun, active class, learn to get rid of neck and back pain and keep it from coming back. Fix stiffness, aches, sciatica, herniated and degenerating discs, stenosis, arthritis, upper crossed syndrome, numb fingers, forward head, lordosis, swayback, "spondys," and facet pain. Pain when standing, pain when sitting. Identify common injurious body mechanics, ergonomics, and habits. Learn therapeutic exercises and muscle retraining, and how to not get stiff and sore in the first place. Combination lecture and non-strenuous practice. Suitable for the out-of-shape as well as the athlete. Wear comfortable ordinary clothing. If you have to change your clothes to fix back pain, how are you supposed to have an ongoing normal life without pain?

Class textbooks - Fix Your Own Pain Without Drugs or Surgery, and Health & Fitness THIRD edition How to be Healthy Happy and Fit for the Rest of Your Life. Available at discount at first class.
Class syllabus - Course description and free on-line readings to prepare before class and review after.

This wonderful little doll was made
for Jolie by student Dana Chandler

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Does it really look like Jolie?
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Functional Core Training - The Ab Revolution™ No More Crunches No More Back Pain
Optional certification available

A revolution in core training - no forward bending that stresses discs. Special workshop with Dr. Bookspan, the award winning scientist who developed this method. Learn the way your abs need to work to hold healthy spine positioning (neutral spine) for real life while standing and all activities. Not just a bunch of exercises, this is a system you can use to restore neutral spine, stop hyper-lordosis, facet injury, SI joint pain, lower back pain from long standing, walking, or running, and get healthier exercise. Learn fun quick techniques to straighten posture, fix hyperlordotic lower back pain, and functionally strengthen, from simple moves to the toughest you can get. Combination lecture and increasingly strenuous practice. Change old thinking about what abs do (and don't do).

Used by SEAL and law enforcement members, and the nation's top spine docs.

Class textbook - Class students can purchase new third edition book at discount.
Class syllabus - Ab Revolution™ Core Training.

Lower Body Revolution
Optional certification for health professionals.

Class textbook - Health & Fitness THIRD edition How to be Healthy Happy and Fit for the Rest of Your Life
Class syllabus - Lower Body Revolution™ .

Yoga - Warrior Mind, Warrior Body
With Jolie, Certified 500 hour level yoga teacher. Studied and taught yoga in India, China, Thailand, and Japan.

Partner Yoga
Learn healthy movement with a friend. We cover yoga benefits and pitfalls, along with injury prevention. Learn wonderful partner strength and stretch moves that can be done singly or as part of a flowing series called Vinyasa. Spend a rewarding evening learning something great you can do together.
e-mail Kevin Wood, Director or call (215) 204-6946.

Advanced Warrior Yoga with Jolie
Each class includes injury prevention, yoga myths, Zen stories, teaching skills and spotting injury-producing movement in your students, and how to transfer yoga skills to daily life.
Dates to be announced. e-mail Kevin Wood, Director, or call (215) 204-6946.

Class textbooks - Health & Fitness THIRD edition How to be Healthy Happy and Fit for the Rest of Your Life, Stretching Smarter and Healthy Martial Arts
Class syllabus - Class description, photos, theory and practice, free readings (many with short movies) of healthier, more intelligent yoga.

Thai Yoga Massage
Optional certification available

Learn from Paul and Jolie, certified in several styles of medical massage in China, Japan, the United States, and Thailand.

Thai massage has been a medical specialty of Thailand since the time of the Buddha. It has been called "The Yoga Done For You" for the application of pressure points and therapeutic stretching while you rest comfortably on the floor, clothed, except for bare feet. Singles and couples can learn the basics of this delightfully beneficial and physical technique, that is called Nuat Borarn – The Ancient Massage. Bring a cloth and things to wash your feet, and a towel or soft mat.

Class textbooks - Stretching Smarter Stretching Healthier, and Health & Fitness THIRD edition How to Be Healthy Happy and Fit for the Rest of Your Life.
Class syllabus - Thai Massage photos and information.

 

Fun Aquatics Skill Classes
with Jolie, Certified Red Cross Water Safety Instructor, SCUBA instructor, and former national-class competition swimmer

• Adult Beginning Swim teaches adults who are afraid of the water, even those with lifelong fear, using an innovative approach that will have you happy, confident, and succeeding starting with the first class (no throwing anyone in deep water).
• Intermediate Swim develops the several interesting swimming and competition strokes from crawl to butterfly, treading, flip turns, starts, dives, self-rescue, basic rescue of others, and topics selected by students. Red Cross certification available.
• Stroke Mechanics Clinics are short fun workshops for quick gains in stroke efficiency and speed. Great for racers.
• Life Guarding. Red Cross Certification classes in pool, waterfront, and beach front guarding. Includes professional CPR certification.
• SCUBA. Learn to SCUBA dive intelligently and safely. NAUI Certification.

Diving Physiology and Medicine

• Diving Physiology
• Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine
• Barotrauma.

• Visit our new school. Center City Phila. Entrance on 21st Street between Chestnut and Sansom, 2nd Floor. Mondays 8-9:30pm and Thursdays 7:30–9pm. $75.00 monthly. Trial class $10. Call (215) 778-0272, e-mail Paul@PaulPlevakas.com, or come to class.
• Temple U Center City. Contact course director Mr. Kevin Wood at Temple (215) 204-6565.

Self Defense
Taught by second degree black belt Sensei Paul Plevakas, Black Belt Hall of Fame

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