As a rehabilitation professional, your goal is to provide a
safe environment to improve the way your patients or
athletes respond internally as well as to the gravitational
forces we live with. The elements contributing to this
process: Stabilization, Strength, Endurance, Power,
Balance/Coordination are all discussed below.
The compilation of these elements bring us to our
ultimate result -- function. Rehabilitation is the
process we perform
that brings about function without
causing harm in the process. Bodyblade, in it's unique
application, contributes to all the elements necessary in
rehabilitation. These important elements of function are:
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Stabilization:
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The human skeletal muscles total 640. After you strip away
the larger prime movers and more familiar groups such as
the Pecs, Lats, Delts, Biceps, Triceps, Traps, Quads,
Glutes, Hamstrings, Gastroc's and a few more, what are you
left with? A lot! The majority of the ensemble cast of
movers in the body are for support, and preparation for
exquisite movement in the body. The ability to sequence
motor activity requires a progression of muscular
involvement from the very deepest muscles proximally to the
surface and most distant muscles distally. The smaller
stabilizers are "King" in the human body. When they are
working properly, the entire system will perform well. If
the smaller and more strategic muscles are slow to react,
weak or communicating poorly, the process of degeneration,
or sudden injury is imminent.
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Strength:
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Developing strength is critical in the protection of the
bones, ligaments, and the organs of the body. Strength is
important to overcome the earth's gravity so we can
successfully move about. The body maintains a primary and
secondary restraint system. The primary restraint system is
the muscular system. It's job is to protect the secondary
restraint system which is the connective tissue or
ligaments that provide stability to the bone system. Rehab
training must strengthen and protect the primary system of
muscles to avoid risking injury to the secondary system.
Bodyblade provides resistance training for both Type I and
Type II fibers in the muscle. Also known as slow twitch
(Type I) and fast twitch (Type II).
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Endurance:
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The ability of a muscle or group of muscles to perform
accurately over a sustained period of time is critical.
Fatigue means breakdown of communication, loss of control,
poor response and poor stability. Bodyblade works to
enhance the muscles to perform more accurately over a
longer period of time resulting in better posture and
performance.
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Power:
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The training of the muscular system for strength alone is
not sufficient. Strength should always be part of
rehabilitation but on it's own will fall short of the goal.
Power is the measure of force and the distance of those
forces over time. Speed is the key element when the
discussion of power is introduced. Bodyblade trains the
body to react rapidly to external stimuli and communicate
accurately and quickly within the neuro-muscular system.
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Balance/Coordination:
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Balance is so important because it is the essence of good
strength, endurance and power combined. When you have good
balance or control of the body, you also have coordination
of movement. The ability to balance the shortening and
lengthening contractions of the body with co-contraction of
the joints at just the right time contributes to wellness
and stability. An elderly person trying to raise themselves
out of a chair is more likely to fall from imbalance and
loss of coordinated movement than weakness. The more we can
provide instability in training to expand the "inner zone
of control", the more we move the outer zone "loss of
control" away from us. Bodyblade challenges the body to
make very rapid and accurate movements to improve ultimate
function for our patients.
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Bodyblade is a perfect choice for: all forms of
rehabilitation including pre or post operative exercises,
Spinal Cord Injuries, Stroke, Group Training Classes, Home
Exercise Programs for continuity from the clinic, or any
number of indications for Sports Specific Functional
Performance Training.
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Bodyblade for You
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Bodyblade offers an array of personal fitness training
programs, post rehabilitation training and sports
performance enhancement training. Today more then ever we
want to train smart with strong consideration towards
wellness, core stabilization, muscular endurance, strength,
balance and coordination.
It's rare to find a fitness product that can be
customized to fit so many diverse needs. Bodyblade
products can challenge and satisfy a full range of
exercise needs for everyone from children to seniors,
rehab patients to world class athletes and fitness
enthusiasts --from beginners to professional
bodybuilders.
How can Bodyblade satisfy all these needs? Because it is
customized to YOUR strength and level of fitness. It
reacts to the amount of force that you give it.
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You can use the Bodyblade system of training as a home
exercise program prescribed by your Doctor, Therapist, or
Trainer. Bodyblade can help you get in shape or maintain
the level of strength and fitness that you've worked to
create.
And here's the best part. It's safe, portable,
cost-effective, will challenge your imagination, and keep
up with your progress as you continue to advance your
fitness level.
Whether you are physically challenged in a wheelchair,
recovering from surgery or an injury or are a world class
athlete, Bodyblade combines strength training with
stability training. It improves your balance,
coordination, cardiovascular fitness and a gives you a
lean, strong and great looking body.
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By joycie from WA state
