Stacey Lei Krauss takes on Denver heart and sole with barefoot training
Denver Magazine [June 29, 2010]
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“Once you learn how to use your feet, everything else will be easier,” says Stacey Lei Krauss, Denver’s barefoot- training movement guru...
Fit Festival, novità fitness
Style.IT (italy) [June 15, 2010]
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translated: Will power and grace. These are the two elements on which the method invented by Stacey Lei Krauss, a New Yorker living in Denver, are based on. It is presented for the first time in Italy at the Fitness Festival. "It joins exercise with philosophy, explains the creator,it's a mix between Pilates, yoga, dance and sport training". Shoes are banned: it's time to wake up your feet!
Free Your Feet!
My Health Magazine [May 01, 2010]
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“Barefoot workouts strengthen muscles around the ankles and are very good for balance,” says Dr. Stephen Pribut, a Washington, D.C., podiatrist and past president of the American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine. “I like people to ease into it slowly, starting with two or three minutes and working up to five.”....There are now workouts which offer an opportunity to shed our shoes all year long... workouts that can stabilize muscles and joints from the soles up.Tobi Krause-Kundid, a Connecticut-based fitness trainer, is one of about 400 certified instructors nationwide of the decade-old WillPower & Grace group workout program, which is commonly offered at fitness clubs.
PinkMixer Meets willPower & grace®
PinkMixer.com [March 15, 2010]
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How do wiggling your toes stand for willpower and spinning your head until you are dizzy stand for grace? When you step into Stacey Lei Krauss’s uniquely choreographed willPower & grace® class you’ll know! Class requirements: no shoes, black attire, a sense of humor and a desire to develop willpower and grace.
willPower & grace: Class Challenge
thenheathersaid.com [January 20, 2010]
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...Honestly, I was pretty stoked for the class, if nothing else but the awesome pop-culture reference in the name. I came to the gym ready to experience something new....
Exercise Your Way to Better Sex
myLiffetime.com [October 12, 2009]
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In search of an orgasm? Working the muscles in your abdominal and pelvic region can help, says Stacey Lei Krauss, a certified trainer and Nike Elite instructor...
To Move With Integrity
The Little Rebellion [October 01, 2009]
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willPower & grace® rocks the SUNY New Paltz campus!
DVD Review: SEVEN STEPS TO WILLPOWER
The Examiner [September 07, 2009]
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Thumbs Up! THIS WORKOUT IS FOR YOU IF: You are breathing. Stacey Lei designed this practice for everyone, from children to athletes.
willPower & Grace
The Daily Obsession [May 29, 2009]
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Last week, I sweated through an amazing session of willPower & grace, which was literally an hour of almost non-stop action combining heart-rate elevating cardio with some serious yoga inspired balancing poses. I had trouble walking down stairs for a few days after, but was so impressed with my experience that I grabbed a few minutes with the founder Stacey Lei Krauss to learn about her fitness philosophy.
Get a full body tune-up, for under $25
Skinny and the City [February 04, 2009]
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Last year, I bought “Anywhere, Anytime” workouts led by Nike Elite Instructor Stacey Lei Krauss from the iTunes store. My gym had gotten so busy that I was tired of waiting around for machines! But now that money’s a bit tighter, I’ve found that these downloadable workouts, at $9.99 a pop, pull double duty: I can get exercise in more quickly and save some cash...
Harmonizing Mind & Body
American Fitness [January 01, 2009]
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Stacey Lei Krauss, a Nike Elite Instructor, is at the top of her game. Most noted for her signature, award winning, workout willPower & grace™ and her barefoot training methods, this 20 year fitness veteran adds her latest DVD release, The Seven Steps to willPower™ to an already impressive list of accomplishments...
Interview with Stacey Lei Krauss
ECA World Fitness [December 01, 2008]
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Stacey Lei Krauss is a young athletic woman whose personality is bigger than her actual stature. In fact, everything about her is big, from her passion to her smile. When she came onto the fitness scene, it was apparent that she wanted to make an impact in an industry that needed a shot in the arm. Stacey's creative energy allowed her to move into many principles of exercise and soon after, create a successful business model while staying true to her self...
Barefoot Classes: A Hot New Feet Wave
SCW Fitness [February 12, 2008]
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Fitness seems to have come full circle, as one cannot help but recall the early days of Jane Fonda’s pre-choreographed workouts that encouraged participants to shed their shoes and discover their bodies from the feet up. With this growing trend, however, arise some cautions.
willPower and Grace Whips You Into Shape
The New Paltz Oracle [September 27, 2007]
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Read about why the students of Brittany Watzka's class at SUNY New Paltz can't get enough willPower!
Feet Don't Fail Me Now
Daily Candy [July 31, 2007]
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Whatever the debacle, you always land on your feet. Still. It would be nice to sprain fewer ankles along the way. Stay on your toes with Sole Training, the new group workout class with barefoot contessa Stacey Lei Krauss.
The Coffee Klatch
Idea Fitness Journal [April 01, 2007]
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Stacey Lei Krauss is always looking for ideas to inspire her classes, and she's usually pretty brave about what she’ll try. She search for new music, novel ways to use the studio space and unique cuing methods. She also looks for interesting and different ways to get students absorbed in their 1-hour class experience. An approach she calls “The Coffee Klatch” works wonders in cultivating ...
The World At Your Feet
American Fitness [March 01, 2007]
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In July of 2006, barefoot training was one of the hottest new trends emerging from the IDEA World Fitness Conference, but, in fact, connecting with the earth energetically via direct contact with the skin has been a common concept in physical fitness and dance for many years...
I Love that Workout: willPower & grace
Health Magazine [March 01, 2006]
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If you’re as interested in having your body feel and work better in your daily life as you are in toning up, this could be a good fit. This is a solid cardio workout. Plus, the emphasis on doing moves while barefoot is a good way to improve balance and body awareness.
Performance-Driven Indoor Cycling
Idea Fitness Journal [January 01, 2006]
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Indoor cycling has something of a “cupcake” personality. Some instructors are technical, athletic-based coaches. Their classes are safe, sound and strong. Members love connecting with these purists (the cake). Other instructors are creative and use visualization, cuing and choreographed patterns in conjunction with music. These classes are entertaining and keep members engaged (the icing). Can you imagine how delectable the workout is when the icing meets the cake?
Sweat your way to serenity
Cosmopolitan [November 01, 2005]
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Stacey Lei Krauss shares her thoughts regarding affirmations and cardio workouts. Just a trend? Not really - this is fitness of body and soul.
Body & Soul
Cosmo Girl [October 01, 2005]
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In less time than it takes to send a text message - heck while you’re sending one – you can strengthen and tone your muscles with these easy moves! Stacey Lei Krauss tells us how.
The Sweat Band
Real Simple [July 01, 2005]
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Stacey Lei Krauss tests out deodorants and ant-perspirants. Just so you all know – putting it on my feet is only because I’m barefoot allllll day!
Sweating your way to serenity
New York Times [June 30, 2005]
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Printing House Fitness & Racquet Club and Equinox gyms in New York offer ''willPower & grace,'' a ''mindful'' aerobics class in which students are reminded to do their push-ups ''with intention,'' and Crunch gyms in New York...
