Fascia, the sensitive network in our bodies

Robert Schleip talks more about fascia and fascial fitness

Why fascia is currently such a hot topic?

The connective tissue has been underestimated for decades, we prefer to speak of the liver and not of the sheath surrounding the liver. The breakthrough for the fascia came in 2007 when the first Fascial Research Congress was held at the Harvard Medical School in the US. The significance of fascia since then has been widely discovered and demonstrated. Also much new knowledge has been discovered, for example, the relationship between back pain and the neglected fascia. Scientists are confident to achieve more discoveries in this area.

You recommended a regular Fascial Fitness training, Why?
Because we already know the importance of Fascia for our health, fitness, and figure. A well-trained fascia is tear-resistant and elastic. On the other hand, untrained fascia is brittle and get stuck together, we can lose our body shape, become less powerful and more prone to injury.

Will Fascial Training replace muscle training in the future?
No, it is not so simple, especially fascia and muscles cannot be separated and cannot be trained individually. But having said that, training fascia needs specific movements. So it’s not either-or, but both. Fascial fitness does not take a lot of time, but you also do not want to overdo it. You only need to stimulate fascia properly once, and it will freshen up in the next 72 hours, produces new elastic collagen. Twice a week of a ten-minute regular workout is sufficient. Everyone can do this.

If you only train muscles, fascia can be tight and becomes brittle. Our bodies need to be resilient and agile as gazelles. Once the tissues stuck together or matted, it needs three to six months to restore. Lack of movement can make the Achilles tendon felt brittle. Frozen shoulder, a painful, stiff shoulder condition can have 30 percent of the connective tissues stuck in the shoulder area. If one bends over and can not touch the floor with his hands, his leg and back fascia have lost their elasticity. This is the same for plantar fascia, i.e. the fascia under the foot. Scar tissues should be stretched and massaged, or lift the skin, fold in the hand, roll it or pull the scarred surface with cupping.

Not only scientists, physicians and therapists have now recognized the importance of fascia, but also bodybuilder. Therefore, they consume gelatin, which is cooked connective tissue. They might as well eat Jell-O, but that is not so popular. Simply put the gelatin in capsules and administered it to bodybuilders who are trying buildup their muscles.

To learn more about Fascial Fitness and FF Workshops in Sydney, Australia in October 2016, visit here.