Here’s why it’s so important: When fascial tissue gets tight, your whole body pays the price. Incorporating fascial stretch therapy into your regular fitness routine can help reduce joint pain, improve athletic performance, and increase your range of motion, among other notable health benefits,” says Daily Om. That’s where GYROTONIC exercise comes in!
Your muscles, tendons and skeletal system are connected and operate within a fascial network of collagen, elastin, ground density (fluid) and reticulin, guiding your body into movement supported efficiently by traction/compression system called tensegrity. Embedded in fascia are nerve endings and receptors that perceive all of our movements affecting our balance and coordination; messages interpreted by our central nervous system, connecting our body with our brain. Therefore, our fascia system influences our range of motion, our muscle, joint, and organ function, as well as neuroplasticity – our mind-body connection.
And while the Daily Om suggested certain Fascial stretches for internal health, GYROTONIC AND GYROKINESIS takes another step further by suggesting that all
spinal motion is supported by tension/compression engagement created by pushing and pulling the fascia on all planes of motion in consistent, mindful movement patterns. These patterns create length and expansion to increase overall tensile strength, viability, protect against injuries and create calm and de-stressing benefits.
As we begin Gyrotonic or Gyrokinesis, we ask you to ‘narrow up’ – to lift your pelvic floor (seed center) upward while releasing downward through the groin. Finding opposing forces to pull the endpoints of the pathway away from one another and create a circular stretch in the center. From this feeling of suspended expansion we ask you to move the spine – arch curl, side arch and spiral – and then again on a different planes – and then again with different efforts.
Incorrect posture, sports or other injuries, or too much time sitting, can strain the fascial body and cause limited mobility, joint pain and other bodily disfunctions. The circular movement on multiple planes of motion that is taught in The GYROTONIC Expansion System can help reduce inflammation in the fascial tissues, offering pain relief and reversing the effects of fascia damage as well as correct posture, improve movement patterns, and create an overall a strong, healthy and viable YOU.
