Flextasy
the Perfect Antidote
To Inflexibility And Aging
As time
passes, we all at some point, become aware of aches,
pains, stiffness, soreness, a general malaise (an indefinite
feeling of debility or lack of health) that seems to
have no cause other than "getting old". We,
in fact, equate getting older with inflexibility. Our
looks may be deceiving, but our mobility is a sure giveaway
of how we are handling the aging process.
Many try
to slow the process of aging down by remaining active,
and depending on the activities chosen, this can be
a positive endeavor. If we choose activities that are
holistic in nature, those utilizing integrated movements
of the entire skeleton, then the onslaught of structural
aging can indeed be retarded. If one-sided repetitive
motion activities are chosen, and these are by far the
most common, then instead of slowing the structural
aging process down, we are actually speeding it up.
(see Repetitive Exercise)
Examples of repetitive exercises rampant today are:
running, cycling, and all the machines in the modern
gym.
With no
exercise, and even with the best of well-rounded exercises,
there will still be a shortening of the musculature
and a resultant inevitable distorting of the skeleton.
This problem of shortening musculature and misaligned
skeleton is the foundation of structural aging and so,
is what must be addressed to avoid it or to remedy it.
It is possible to daily turn back the aging clock and
retain, or regain, the flexibility and mobility associated
with youth. Structurally speaking, there is a "fountain
of youth", and its name is Flextasy!® Functional
Flexibility Exercises
Flextasy!®
is the perfect antidote for inflexibility and aging
for many reasons.
It gives the structural body
exactly what it needs to bring it up to speed and keep
it functionally mobile:
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fluid,
circular range of motion through the joints and hinges,
reestablishes flexibility while lengthening and organizing
the musculature,
-
aligning
the skeleton, decompressing the joints and hinges,
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and
perhaps most importantly, rejuvenating the cartilage
in and around the joints by flushing it out and
fluffing it up.
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Pathways
for fluid and energy flows are cleared, strengthening
your vital life force.
Remember: you don't get stiff and inflexible because you
age, you get stiff and inflexible because you quit moving
in all the ways your wonderful body is capable of moving.
The adage: "Move it or lose it!" holds true for
the structural body. Combine that with the destructive consequences
of repetitive exercises and it's no wonder that physical
therapy clinics are full, chiropractors are thrilled, and
sports medicine is a booming business. It's also not surprising
that people I would call functionally flexible are few and
far between. And as stated at the beginning, it's flexibility,
or the lack of it, which determines our structural age,
and most importantly, our daily experience.
The practice of Flextasy!® will minimize
the detrimental shortening and asymmetrically
compressing effects of the repetitive exercises
most people are obsessively subjecting their
bodies to, in the name of fitness.
Flextasy!
the Functional Flexibility System® is a comprehensive
flexibility routine consisting of circular, fluid, range
of motion movements for the skeleton. It is designed to
reestablish functional 3-dimensional ranges of movement
through the joints and hinges of the skeleton; movement
which has been lost as a result of over-use, or non-use,
of the 639 muscles connecting the 206 pieces of the skeleton.
Mastering the relatively few simple movements comprising
the Flextasy!® routine, and making regular practice
a priority in your life, is all it takes to regain the flexibility
you've lost, and to maintain it for the rest of your life.
Strength
is an inevitable by-product of Flexibility and Flexibility
is always compromised with every bit of Strength gained
by (especially repetitive) exercise. Add strength-training
to your routine only to the degree that it does not compromise
your flexibility.
Remember this: It is infinitely easier to gain strength
once you have achieved functional flexibility than it is
to try to become flexible once you have already compromised
your structure through neglect or strength and endurance
training.
The Flextasy! System® is based on an ancient Chinese
proverb which states: "That which is flexible and flowing
will prosper and grow; That which is rigid and blocked will
wither and die".
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