2023-09-19 14:31:41
When we make the decision to want to add physical activity to our routine to get in shape, we often look for something that requires little effort and that gives us great results, especially if we are one of the people who does not like to lock ourselves in a room. gym or go outside to jog and sweat until your legs hurt or you feel short of breath.
The good news is that we can do gyrotonic, one of those physical activities that helps, with relatively little effort, to maintain and improve health. Its defenders assure that it takes advantage of the best of four very different sports, since this exercise incorporates certain fundamentals of dance, sports gymnastics, tai-chi and swimming, which makes it a comprehensive and complete sport.
Gyrotonic incorporates certain fundamentals of dance, sports gymnastics, tai-chi and swimming. (Photo: Adobe Stock)
Gyrotonic sounds like a novelty to many people, although this activity was actually invented at the end of the 70s of the last century. Juliu Horvath, a Hungarian of Romanian origin living in New York, was forced to think regarding how he might recover from a terrible Achilles tendon injury and a herniated disc that forced him to end his promising career as a dancer in the ‘New York Opera Ballet’ and at the ‘Houston Ballet’.
His career was over, but he had to regain his health and he took advantage of all his knowledge regarding dance, yoga and swimming to design what he himself called “yoga for dancers”, the embryo of the gyrotonic method. Horvath gradually improved the exercise charts, as more and more people became interested in this new activity, which is included in the physical exercise program of many international music or Hollywood celebrities, including Madonna or Uma Thurman, or from elite sports like the golfer Tiger Woods or Shaquille O’Neal.
Benefits of gyrotonic
Gyrotonic provides important health benefits according to its followers and, among others, the following stand out:
It helps to strengthen the muscles, thereby achieving greater muscle toning. It works with a large part of the joints, which helps prevent injuries to them. The joints are more flexible and with better mobility. It improves blood circulation and oxygenation. It contributes to good postural hygiene and improves both balance and neuro-muscular coordination. Although it is not an aerobic exercise and is not indicated for people whose The first objective is to lose weight, the fact that it helps define the muscles makes people who practice it have a more stylized figure. It helps combat stress and anxiety, since one of the fundamental points of gyrotonic is correct breathing that facilitates the
Who can practice gyrotonic
Gyrotonic was born and perfected as a rehabilitation program for Juliu Horvath. For this reason, it is ideal for those people who want to recover from an injury, since the smoothness of its movements and the possibility of adapting its intensity to each of the participants allows the affected area to be worked on without aggression, but a consultation must be made beforehand. to the specialist doctor.
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The professionals who teach gyrotonic classes developed specific therapeutic programs designed especially to help reduce pain and accelerate recovery in pathologies as different as low back pain, fibromyalgia, herniated discs, pathological curvatures of the spine, tendinitis, Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis, etc. . So much so that there are already hospital centers and orthopedic clinics, mainly in the United States and Germany, that use gyrotonic as another physical therapy within their program.
In the case of the application of gyrotonic as part of rehabilitation, the ideal is for the instructor to work together with medical specialists so that, in this way, a comprehensive rehabilitation program adapted to the patient is designed.
What is worked with the gyrotonic and what is a session like?
Gyrotonic is much more than rehabilitation because its delicate work on the muscles and joints is also considered beneficial as a complement for people who practice other sports that are in principle more demanding such as football, tennis, ballet, cycling or judo. In this case, it is not necessary to be a professional athlete to include it in training, since amateur athletes will also notice improvement in their performance with gyrotonic classes.
On the other hand, people who do not enjoy traditional sports will find gyrotonic a good option to do some physical activity, as doctors recommend. It is a series of simple exercises, with very low impact but with great results, since they work complete muscle groups. The improvement can be applied later in daily life, since you gain strength, flexibility and resistance, so that daily tasks can be performed much better.
Like any other physical activity, a gyrotonic class begins with a warm-up that lasts regarding ten minutes. This part is essential to prepare the body for the exercise and is completed with a self-massage exercise that continues the work done in the first phase of the warm-up. Subsequently, work begins with the special equipment that is part of the gyrotonic. Thus, arching, stretching and certain movements begin to be performed, the main objective of which is to mobilize the muscles of the back and spine.
Little by little the difficulty increases and the turns begin to include more muscles and, if the instructor considers it necessary, the weight of the resistance increases. In these movements, which focus the work on the spine, legs and abdominal muscles, there is a wide range of possibilities, such as making a type of C with each joint or simulating arcs and curves.
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