WHY YOGA? - BECAUSE YOGA IMPROVES NEUROMOTOR FITNESS

YOGA AND NEUROMOTOR FITNESS

  • Your nervous system works with your muscles to move your body and improve agility and balance. Aging can cause a loss of balance and agility, increasing your chance of falling, therefore, when performing neuromuscular exercises older persons who are at risk of falling or have mobility issues will greatly benefit.
  • Balance-enhancing activities, included in neuromuscular exercises, are recommended for adults.  These exercises are included in yoga.  Additionally, motor control, and proprioception can all be directly improved by engaging in low-impact, somewhat safe neuromotor exercise like yoga.
  • Given the large body of research that supports yoga as a form of exercise that improves neuromotor fitness, we have included it in our training protocol.
  • [Fig 1] Image is an example on a yoga class in session where participants are working on balance.
YOGA COMING SOON!

MOTOR DEVELOPMENT CLASS

TAI CHI AND NEUROMOTOR FITNESS

  • Tai chi, which is also beneficial, will be included in our class rotations in the future.  Stay tuned.
  • Your nervous system works with your muscles to move your body and improve agility and balance. Aging can cause a loss of balance and agility, increasing your chance of falling, therefore, when performing neuromuscular exercises older persons who are at risk of falling or have mobility issues will greatly benefit.
  • Balance-enhancing activities, included in neuromuscular exercises, are recommended for adults.  These exercises are included in Tai chi.  Additionally, motor control, and proprioception can all be directly improved by engaging in low-impact, somewhat safe neuromotor exercises like Tai chi.
  • Given the large body of research that supports Tai chi as a form of exercise that improves neuromotor fitness, we have included it in our training protocol.
  • [Fig 2] Image is an example on an individual practicing Tai chi where the participant is working on balance.
TAI CHI COMING SOON!

MOTOR DEVELOPMENT CLASS

ADD PERSONAL TRAINING TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND SKILL-RELATED FITNESS

MUSCULAR STRENGTH FOCUS

  • Most individuals who participate in a physical activity program are usually performing exercises to improve their health-related fitness component.
  • The health-related fitness components are Cardio-respiratory Endurance, Body Composition, Flexibility, Muscular Endurance and Muscular Strength.
  • [Fig 3] Image is an example on a person performing a health-related fitness component exercise.
  • The Dumbbell Bench Press is performed for 3 sets of 12-15 repetitions for improving strength in the chest, front shoulders and triceps (back of arms).
WE CAN GET YOUR STRONGER

HEALTH-RELATED FITNESS EXERCISE

SKILL DEVELOPMENT FOCUS

  • Other individuals (mostly athletes) who participate in a physical activity program (using mainly exercise) are working to improve their skill-related fitness components.
  • The skill-related components of fitness are Agility, Balance, Coordination, Power, Reaction Time, and Speed.
  • [Fig 4] Image is an example on an athlete (gymnast) using the Monkey Bars at the park to improve his balance.
  • From this position, he may go into an inversion to perform a handstand.
WE CAN IMPROVE YOUR BALANCE

 

SKILL-RELATED FITNESS EXERCISE