Things To Know About Alexander Technique Exercises

By Kristen Baird


Physical activities an regular exercises are the best ways to stay fit, healthy and independent as you get older. As you get older, it becomes even more important to remain an active lifestyle if you want to stay healthy and maintain your independence. If you do not stay active, all things you have always enjoyed doing may start to become a bit harder.

There are numbers of exercises taught in different ways. One of the mots famous approaches today is the Alexander technique exercises. It helps to improve proper posture and movements caused by unhelpful habits. During the sessions, you will be taught with proper position of body and correct poor postures. Through this, you will be able to move efficiently.

Teachers of this technique usually believes that it can eliminate tensions of the body and body problems, such as back pains, neck aches and sore shoulders. Any conditions, such as back pains are actually the results of misused body for a period of time. Standing or sitting longer and moving in improper ways are only examples of unhelpful habits that may result to those problems.

Therefore, the aim of the Alexander technique is to teach and help you learn those good habits and achieve a more balanced and naturally aligned body. It has been proven that this technique has the potential to improve specific health conditions. The key principles on the other hand includes how you move, stand, sit and how could it affect your functions.

Additionally, you will become more mindful of the way you go with your activities to make good changes and to gain more benefits. The mind and body work together as one and may influence others. The relationship between the neck, head and spine is important to your ability to function well. Learning and applying this technique helps for the improvement of proper coordination, balance and breathing.

The sessions can be done in a small clinic or studio with qualified teachers that would last for thirtyminutes. You should wear comfortable clothing so you can move easily and freely. The teacher will also observe how you move and if executed improperly, they will show you the best way to move with less strain and better balance.

They will also use their hand to guide you gently in your movements. During your sessions, you will be helped to explore and discover the best and possible ways to go about your daily activities. You will practice applying the technique while sitting, standing, lying down or even walking and maintain a better relationship between your spine, back, neck and head. You only have to attend numerous lessons to learn and understand the basics of the technique.

Once you have understood the prime principles, you can already apply them to your everyday life. Actually, according to many experts, Alexander technique may also benefit people of all levels of physical fitness and of all ages. It is quite effective to help relieve back aches. It helps most elderly in improving their balance skills and to avoid falls. It is also beneficial for individuals with Parkinson Disease.

It teaches them to make positive changes of lifestyle and both mental and physical outcomes. For many people, the lessons are all safe and pose no health risks if no manipulation is involved and just pure gently touch. However, this is limited for certain people with a specific spinal injury, severe spinal stenosis or narrowing or the spine, severe pain from ruptured disc and people with a fracture of the bones in the spine.




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