Recently there has been excitement regarding the use of three dimensional exercise to improve health in Parkinson’s Disease. And there should be. Three Dimensional Exercise is the Key At Piedmontpmr.com we have promoted three dimensional exercise programs including Systema Health and Brain Highways for sometime now. In each instance, exercises are employed that are intended...Read More
Balance is a simple word but it can have multiple applications when it comes to health. Of course there is physical balance. No one wants to fall No one wants to fall, at least not until they have been trained, and then falling can become fun. Maintaining physical balance increases awareness of your feet, legs,...Read More
Move your hips! How often do you consider if you move your hips enough? Even if you enjoy exercising, you many not have considered how important it is to move your hips. Naturally, learning how to do so will increase range or motion, flexibility and muscular strength, but it can also improve tendon and ligament...Read More
When walking most of us just walk. We don’t think that much about it, pay attention to our posture, and frequently take our surroundings for granted. For many walking is mostly free time. And free time often equates to relaxation. So most of the time most of us walk more or less relaxed. While...Read More
Systema, a Russian Martial Art, is a philosophy of life focused upon reducing tension in all aspects of life. While it is not directly obvious that any martial art would have application to medicine, but in this case it does. The number of medical conditions that would be improved upon if there was less tension...Read More
There is more than one way to reduce tension. Whether it be your approach to the treatment of pain, weakness, and numbness, or toward reducing total load, finding a healing path that works for you is what counts. The four pillars Systema is a Russian Martial Art that is based upon four principles: Breathing, Posture,...Read More
What to expect in Systema by Bratzo Barrena (Lima, Peru) Most people who attend their first Russian Systema class, come with preconceived ideas about what they will get from training. Often people have the wrong idea, as a result from their experience in other martial arts or combat sports (as practitioners or spectators); some come...Read More
