Doing things in Supine
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FOR BEST RESULTS: Why Gymmers Train Seated & Lying Down WHY DOES THE COACH ALWAYS START GYMMERS MOVING ON THEIR BACKS OR SEATED - EVEN WHEN THEY CAN "WALK?" The Answer: Because, if you are experiencing MS SYMPTOMS (foot drop, peg leg. muscle weakness, fatigue, balance deficiencies, etc), your BRAIN HAS BLURRY MOVEMENT MAPS. If you try and EXERCISE on your feet with POOR MAPPING, you will only reinforce poor function, compensatory movement patterns, and THREAT - all of which will keep your MS SYMPTOMS part of your life. ALL MS GYM PROGRAMS prepare you for walking correctly in different ways. Therefore, you have an INFINITE amount of exercise programming options to meet your brain where it is at TODAY, in this season of life. Supine vs seated vs standing is an “ACCESS” label only. EACH MS GYM PROGRAM will STRENGTHEN specific parts of your: NERVE ENDINGS ALL OF WHICH IS NEEDED TO COUNTERACT MS & MOVE AS A HUMAN. EXPLANATION OF HOW MOVEMENT DIFFERS SUPINE - SEATED - STANDING 1. STANDING All standing is ACTIVE EXTENSION- meaning YOUR BRAIN has to actively counteract gravity and momentum or your fall down and go boom. Standing place is a HEAVY VESTIBULAR DEMAND on your brain in order to stand on two legs - you need good balance (hence MS BALANCE CAMP). Standing USES A TON OF ENERGY which withdraws from your neurological reserve for attentiveness to correct movement and BGB- IT'S HARDER FOR YOUR BRAIN TO LEARN STUFF, CORRECT STUFF, AND PRACTICE NEW STUFF THEREFORE: - You will be more likely to compensate while standing. - You won't know you are compensating because of your blurry brain maps - SO EVERY REP done while standing & compensating will strengthen a blurry brain map (compensatory pathway), rather than reconnecting, activating and reinforcing a healing brain map. - Exercise will continue to be straining, stressful, and exhausting. MS GYM SOLUTION: 2. LEARN TO MOVE BETTER IN EXTENSION ON YOUR BACK (SUPINE) : - Lying on your back puts you in GRAVITY ASSISTED - EXTENSION so there is less neurological and neuromuscular demand on our bodies - YOU DON'T HAVE TO FIGHT GRAVITY, MOMENTUM, OR FEAR OF FALLING THEREFORE: Your BRAIN can use more NEUROLOGICAL RESERVE (brain attention, focus, and learning) to learn, understand, and execute EXERCISE with LESS THREAT. - GYMMERS: who use a wheelchair or sit most of the day have HYPERACTIVE (and often times WEAK) hip flexors because they spend their lives with HIP FLEXORS bent at 90 degrees. - This 90 degree posture shortens hip flexors, weakens glutes, weakens spinal strength, atrophies EXTENSOR muscles, and wrecks your gait pattern. - Sitting all day CREATES & REINFORCES SPASTICITY in your muscles and can make standing feel EXTREMELY UNSAFE for your poor brain. - Therefore, RE-LEARNING how to move in EXTENSION while SUPINE is THE PERFECT WALKING BALANCE SIMULATOR 3. SEATED STRENGTH & MOBILITY TRAINING -SITTING & MOVING IS AN EXCELLENT INTERMEDIATE & NECESSARY STEP TOWARD WALKING - We are far less likely to COMPENSATE around hip/pelvis and shoulder issues while seated vs standing positions. - Sitting challenges the upper body and your brain more (vestibular system) due to having to counteract gravity and momentum in the upper half of your body SEATED STRENGTH & MOBILITY TRAINING accelerates your ability to stand and balance because of improvements in: 1. Spinal strength BOTTOM LINE: Seated work enables us to REMAP shoulder/hip more effectively. -Energy conservation alone is a solid reason for choosing TIER 1 Movement Maps. - The seated pathway is the BEST place to practice and learn “The 5 Keys to Effective movement Practice”. - The MS BALANCE CAMP exercises BUILT INTO every program will provide the MINIMAL EFFECTIVE DOSE of vestibular training to improve your balance. COACH TAKE AWAY MESSAGE: Supine and seated work are ESSENTIAL for our CHAIR GYMMERS Supine and seated work are ESSENTIAL for our WALKING GYMMERS Now go get to work 😃 (Explanation from The MS Gym ) |