Fascia Fitness Training
with Inge Spencer

Recently it has been proven, that the all-surrounding and all-connecting fascia net throughout the body means a lot for the fitness and health of everyone, especially sportsman, professional or not. A well trained and well integrated fascial net optimizes peak forces as well as the coordination of detailed movements.  

Four types of exercises provide an integrated fascial training and will lead to:

           better performance       less injury      more fun and variety            enhances any fitness training including yoga

1. Soft-Tissue Stretching.  Since a muscle does not stop at its bony insertion but continues in what Tom Myers calls "Anatomy Trains", the action of one muscle continues throughout the whole body. If these connections don't work properly, there is a problem with well coordinated muscular actions. With easy (and sometimes only varied versions of well known) exercises, it is possible to stimulate the whole Myo-Fascial system.

2. Rebound Elasticity.  Rebound Elasticity is the future of most effective muscle-training. More power and more Flexibility! That will be the result of of the Elastic-Recoil-Effect. Only if the fascia is pre-stretched you can perform a maximum of forces.   Even more important is the fact, that every bending forward and coming back could not be done without fascial tension. This could be a revolution for backpain-prevention and a reason to integrate fascial-fitness in prevention programs. Rebound Elasticity is highly efficient and builds up well proportioned bodies in less time than common muscle-training.

3. Fascial Release and Hydration.   Most effective and up-to-date is this trend called fascial release - a quick and easy-to-feel possibility to treat your own body. The myofascial structures are given pressure with a roll, so that adhesions are dissolved and the tissue gets softer. This will normally lead to a reduction of pain, more flexibility and a better sense for your own body. Thinking of that, this method is not only good enhancing any fitness training or sports, but also for therapy and self-treatment.

4. Fluid Refinement.  Fascia does not only give a form to our body, but is also the biggest sensory organ.  A healthy sensory system gives a healthy self-awareness which will lead to self-confidence and, as many scientists assume, even to higher intelligence. Finding back to a sensitive awareness is the function of Fluid Refinement. Just like a musician trains various ways and techniques to play his instrument, it's a pretty good thing to train our senses and perception in the same manner. Not always doing the same things in the same way, but having fun with variations helps us to act adequately in our complex world. That's true for musicians, as well as for dancers, sportsmen, Yoga-people and everybody else....