Fascia (pronounced fah-sha) is a term used to describe the connective tissue that weaves throughout the entire body to stabilize and bind the muscles, bones, and organs collectively. In short, fascia holds your body together.
Fascia plays a critical role in managing and synchronizing movement—which is essential for speed, power, and reactiveness in any athletic endeavor. Keeping your connective tissue soft and pliable provides you with a larger range of motion, as well as more overall athleticism and mobility.
Causes of an Unhealthy Fascia
Signs that your fascia is unhealthy include experiencing restrictions in mobility, adhesions, and distortions like muscle knots. The primary causes of unhealthy fascia are:
Fascia Fitness Benefits
Fascia Fitness repairs and reorganizes our fascia into supple, reactive bands, dramatically increasing your range of motion, athleticism, and mobility when the fascia loses its elasticity due to inactivity, lack of mobility, or aging.
The benefits of keeping your fascia healthy include improved body symmetry and alignment, increased blood flow, scar tissue breakdown, reduced day-to-day pain, enhanced sports performance, and reduced risk of injury.
Recommended Steps
Fascia training and therapy” is taking the sport and fitness world by storm, whether it be in the form of new book releases, articles, or special training tools like the popular foam roller.
To learn more about how Fascia, Fascia Fitness, and Fascia Therapy and how it will improve your fascia health and help you become more athletically fit visit: https://bobalonzi-advanced-rolfer.com/and call for an evaluation appointment.
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