- Funktionelles Faszientraining mit der BLACKROLL

Muscles without fascia and fascia without muscles - neither would work. However, in contrast to bones, tendons and joints, both "components" can be trained excellently - through a functional, fascial workout with the BLACKROLL® ...

Functional and fascial training optimizes entire movement sequences that we need for everyday life or during sports. With these three-dimensional exercises, functional anatomical chains are activated, as many muscles as possible are addressed over several joints, and the fasciae are also stimulated. The starting point for these workouts is always a stable core, which can be strengthened through numerous static as well as dynamic exercises for the abdominal and back muscles.

Take a little time, read up briefly, and then start doing the workouts. You'll quickly notice how you become more flexible, pain-free, and efficient after just a few minutes of training.

This book gives you a scientifically sound and clever functional mix of fascia and muscle training. Functional because all muscles and fascia involved in the execution of movement are not isolated, but together challenged and promoted as well as included in the training. Colorfully illustrated, this guide combines functional training and fascia fitness with the goal of ideally preparing the body for stress and maintaining long-term health.

Three fascia experts with experience in pain management and sports medicine explain how to optimally use the BLACKROLL for fascia care. They also show how to use the roller for a complete workout to improve strength, balance, mobility and stability. 42 exercises and various training plans make this book an indispensable guide for anyone who wants to stay powerful, pain-free and mobile for life.

Marcel Andrä holds a degree in sports science and has extensive practical experience as a coach and fascia expert. Almost ten years ago, the former competitive athlete came into contact with the topic of "foam rolling" through American fitness professionals. Coaching people, training them and working with them to achieve their individual goals is his great passion.

Sabine Bleuel, MD, is a specialist in orthopedics and trauma surgery with advanced training in hand surgery and sports medicine. She is a proven fascia expert and authorized by the International Fascial Distortion Model (FDM) Organization as an FDM instructor. Since 2010, she has regularly used the fascial distortion method, a manual fascial therapy, with her patients. She is a practicing physician in Hamburg.

Dr. rer. nat. Torsten Pfitzer is a therapist, alternative practitioner and pharmacist specializing in back pain with a practice in Munich. He has numerous additional trainings in areas such as myofascial kinematics, osteopathy, nutritional therapy and also psycho-emotional kinesiology. He strives to provide his patients with causal and lasting relief from their pain using a holistic four-pillar concept.

Edition: 1st edition (May 2015), Language: German