Newsletter #27 - Z-Health Level 2 (I Phase)
Hello Friends
It’s been way too long since the last newsletter …travel, new certifications and study caused the delay .
Z- Health Level 1 (R Phase) and Level 2 (I Phase) certifications have now been completed.
R Phase (The first level) has 3 primary training goals.
- Address Injury and poor movement patterns rehabilitation.
- Movement through re-education of the nervous system and
- Mobility restoration. R-Phase accomplishes these tasks primarily through teaching you how to isolate and move every joint in your body in every direction and pattern possible. The results, a stronger athlete, better strength gains in the gym and perhaps movements that are more fluid and without pain.
I Phase goes further. It takes the basic movement skills learned in R- Phase and integrates them into real world functional movement patterns. I Phase teaches you to move better whether you are participating in a sport or as you go through everyday life. A concept that will help everyone realize the importance of good movement patterns is the basic premise of Z – Health, everyone is an athlete. If you make your living with your body in any fashion, you are not only an athlete but a professional athlete. That means you may be an office worker athlete, a mom athlete, an electrician athlete or a professional sports athlete. Why is this important? As an athlete you are impacted by pain, injury, poor training, or poor performance in exactly the way you would expect for a professional basketball player. Injury and pain will cost you time money, productivity and satisfaction. No one could imagine a pro athlete not training. You can’t afford to not train either. Your body responds to everything you do just like the body of a "pro"- whether you feel you feel like an athlete or not. Your training (lifestyle, habits, stress, etc) are always re-creating your body to become more efficient at what you do. Think of the demands an office worker puts on his body. Standing (in the shower), Rotating or twisting (reaching into the back seat to grab something), Squatting (putting on your shoes), Bending (reaching down for something) ,Lifting (picking up your kids) Sitting (in your car or at work) Running (for a meeting or an emergency) and skills like Typing and Writing, (just to name a few)
Practice good movement patterns and your body will continue to move well, be pain free, and move without effort. When we do not practice proper movements and we forget how to move with fluidity we lose our mobility and perhaps we remember only the new practices (sitting on the coach, watching T.V. or sitting in front of the P.C.) Remember your body will become good at what you practice and train it to do.
"Those who think they have no time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have time for illness"
- Edward Stanley
Eat Well, Live Well, Stay Strong!
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David White
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