Why yoga and pilates? There’s no doubt we are more stressed out than ever before. In fact, we are so riddled with stress these days that it’s making us sick and overweight.
Chronic stress has been linked to depression, heart disease, autoimmune disorders, premature cell aging, obesity and diabetes. Very few people are making the time to unplug and relax, even for just a few minutes every day.
The benefits of pilates and yoga are extraordinary. Both disciplines are integrative; associated with stress reduction, increased relaxation and improved well-being. They can be adjusted for a wide range of people, fitness levels and support the achievement of very high levels of body/mind/spirit fitness.
Yoga is a conscious effort to train the mind to be fully present by controlling the body, breathe and mind in one harmonious moment. There is much more to yoga than bending, folding and twisting your body. With regular yoga you’re stretching and strengthening the muscles, joints, spine, improving overall strength, flexibility, posture and sculpting a toned body. Indeed yoga also stretches your mind by asking you to challenge your beliefs about yourself, your body, your consciousness.
Pilates is an exercise method designed to elongate, strengthen and restore the body to balance. Pilate exercises integrate the whole body to re-educate and restore it to optimum muscular and skeletal function. Pilates training is gentle and non-impactful yet highly effective in improving your strength, flexibility, body awareness and core stability.
What is Integrative Neuromuscular Therapy?
Integrative Neuromuscular Therapy is a thorough method of rehabilitation from acute and chronic pain syndromes which utilizes specific soft tissue manipulation techniques, flexibility stretching, joint mobilization, neuromuscular re-education, client education and home care to eliminate the causes of most neuromusculoskeletal pain patterns and associated dysfunctions.
This scientific approach to somatic (soma=body) pain relief, balances the central nervous system with the musculoskeletal system, enhancing the patient’s awareness and adequate proprioception.
INMT is the perfect accompaniment to other healthcare modalities as it helps clients experiencing structural dysfunction, faulty biomechanics, and the accompanying pain.
INMT is used to locate and release spasm and hyper contraction in the tissues, eliminate trigger points; restore postural alignment, correct bio-mechanics and flexibility to the tissues; rebuild strength of injured tissues and assist venous and lymphatic flow.
The really frustrating part for doctors is that much of the stress patients experience is manufactured – the result of an increasingly connected society that has everyone expecting instant gratification, and instant results. Very few people are making the time to unplug and relax, even for just a few minutes every day.
We are committed to offering the best in Physiotherapy. When you visit us, you can be sure to receive a comprehensive assessment and explanation of your diagnosis. Our approach is holistic, which means we try to address all the factors that could be causing your injury or problem. A treatment program will be designed to return you to wellness as soon as possible. Should we consider that physiotherapy is not appropriate or feel that you would benefit from referral to a consultant we will assist you in this process.
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If you want to reach a higher level of athleticism and become bigger, stronger, faster and a more explosive athlete then you need to be following a specialised structured strength and conditioning program that focuses on training your body the way it will be used during competition.
Achieve your full athletic potential and get the edge on your competition with our cutting-edge athletic enhancement training program which includes:
We focus on our clients’ results… not membership numbers!
All personally trained clients will receive a functional assessment on their first session. It’s crucial to have a complete understanding of your goals, stress levels, lifestyle and time schedule. The assessment consists of the following:
Your program must be designed and customised for you accordingly to the way you function to achieve optimal results. You will receive a 12 week periodised training program to follow. Depending on your assessment your program may include correcting any muscle imbalances, postural distortions, body weaknesses and focusing on injury prevention. Your program will also cover a mix of metabolic, energy system and resistance training involving compound, multi joint primal movements (squat, lunge, bend, push, pulls and core).
CONTACT:
Excel Health & Performance
Unit 1
55 Progress Road
Leigh-on-Sea
Essex SS9 5PR
Tel: 01702 525863
Email: info@excelhp.co.uk
Mon-Thur: 7:30am – 9:00pm
Fri: 7:30am – 8:00pm
Sat: 8:00am – 2:00pm
Sun: 9:00am – 2:00pm