The Catapult Mechanism: Elastic Recoil of Fascial Tissues

The Catapult Mechanism: Elastic Recoil of Fascial Tissues

(Excerpt from “Fascial Fitness: Fascia oriented training for bodywork and movement thereapies” by Divo G. Muller & Robert Schleip) Kangaroos can hop much farther and faster than can be explained by the force of the contraction of their leg muscles. Under closer scrutiny, scientists discovered that a spring -like action is behind the unique ability:...

Fascial Fitness και αναδόμηση της Fascia

Fascial Fitness και αναδόμηση της Fascia

(Απόσπασμα από το βιβλίο «Fascial Fitness: Fascia oriented training for bodywork and movement thereapies» (Fascial Fitness: εκπαίδευση με γνώμονα τη fascia για σωματική θεραπεία και κινησιοθεραπεία) των Divo G. Muller & Robert Schleip) Όταν ένας ποδοσφαιριστής δεν μπορεί να τρέξει στο γήπεδο λόγω ενός επαναλαμβανόμενου μυϊκού σπασμού στην κνήμη, ένας αστέρας του τένις εγκαταλείπει νωρίς...

Fascial Fitness and Fascia Remodeling

Fascial Fitness and Fascia Remodeling

(Excerpt from “Fascial Fitness: Fascia oriented training for bodywork and movement thereapies” by Divo G. Muller & Robert Schleip) When a football player is not able to take the field because of a recurrent calf spasm, a tennis star gives up early on a match due to knee problems or a sprinter limps across the...