Claudio Leonardo Trento is an enthusiastic expert for fascial balance in the body, pain coach with heart and soul and successful author. Muscle stretching training is also known in specialist circles as biokinetics and is gaining in popularity.
No wonder. Improvements in flexibility can usually be seen after just a few sessions. The holistic flexibility training restores the natural balance of tension in your body. Rid yourself of pain originating in the muscle and fascia system through muscle stretching training. Our lifestyles have changed drastically over the past few centuries. Whereas our predecessors had to hunt and gather to survive, we spend most of our time sitting down.
Our body adapts based on what we do with it: If we spend all day sitting in a certain position, the body adapts accordingly. This shortens muscle groups and causes imbalances within the body. At the same time, our fascia become tighter and more adhesive. This means we unfortunately need to counteract restricted flexibility and pain ourselves. That might sound horrifying on one hand. On the other hand, it also means that we're the ones in control. Muscle stretching training helps to counteract this.
Before starting muscle stretching training, it's helpful to understand what it entails and what we want to achieve with this special form of flexibility training.
When we move, multiple muscle groups work together as part of a so-called muscle loop. Multiple muscle loops are typically active around a joint. These muscles form a loop. In order to move, the muscle loop must work together. Using our hip example, this would look as follows: when we bend our hips, our hip-bending muscles engage. At the same time, our hip-stretching muscles on the back relax. These muscle loops need to function optimally together if we want to move efficiently and without pain.
