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I am skeptical. It screams marketing and sales to me. I've received no real measurable benefit from this category of 'fitness' I'm a marathoner with 7 under my belt so far, to give you an idea of where I'm coming from. Reduced risk of injury: When your body can move through a full range of motion, you’re less likely to experience strains, sprains, and other types of injuries. If you wanna have the most bomb-proof, healthy tissues, you need to move more during the day. When you walk more—you’re decongesting your body. You have two big circulatory systems: Everyone knows about the heart, lungs, arteries, veins, capillaries. But you’ve got the lymphatic system on the other side.
The first principle on spinal stability and bracing the spine whenever performing most movements, and that our spine is not designed to bend all that much, (our body is essentially a giant hinge and we're supposed to bend at the hips and keep the spine tight and straight) was very eye opening and once you read about it you'll notice the body performing spinal faults constantly (in yourself and especially other people). So if you sit on an airplane for a long period of time, what happens to your ankles and feet? They swell up! That swelling is congestion. That is you not pumping and squeezing your calf and foot muscles. Guess what happens when you go ride your bike at lunch and then sit at the desk and drive home—and then don’t move because you “already exercised,” then we have a sort of failure to consummate the whole cycle. You don’t finish the training cycle. The tissues get congested, or stiff, or inflamed, or whatever word you want to use.Metaphorically speaking, if you want to become a supple leopard, you need to understand how to move correctly in all situations. You also need the tools to deal with stiff and adaptively short tissues that restrict range-of-motion. This is the basis of my movement and mobility system."
The ideal posture described in the book feels pretty good, but I'm not sure it's as paramount during daily life as the book says. At last, it’s vital for training consistency and persistence while making progress toward turning into a flexible panther. Ideal development and versatility take time and exertion, so it’s vital to remain committed and patient as you pursue your objectives. I dinged it a star for typos and no index though the contents are pretty good. I also wish he'd put his basic approaches for the mobilizations in the glossary for easy reference (e.g. smash & floss, pressure waving, paper-clipping). I bookmarked that section so I can refer to it as I assimilate his vernacular and try out his MWODs. If you care about longevity, being able to move around in your old age and to prevent or rehab injury this book is probably your best read. K-Star evaluates movement by starting position, the tunnel, and ending position. The tunnel is what occurs from start to finish. Evaluating movement begins with the start position. If you can attain the start position successfully, you can rule it out as the issue. Next you can evaluate the finish position and see if you are able to attain it. If you are able to find the end position effectively, you can assume the tunnel or transition from start to finish is the issue. From here you can assess mobility to see if that is the issue. If you have full mobility and can attain the start and finish position, it may be an issue of motor control – actually learning the pattern – or achieving the strength to complete the movement. Using the movements as the screen themselves allows you or the athlete to assess ability on an individual movement basis.I was intrigued by his talk about mobility and started watching and trying his free Mobility Workout-Of-the-Day videos from the beginning. I kind of want to give this book four and a half stars instead of five because even though I absolutely love this book and its easily my most useful I feel it has a few flaws.
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