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Restoring Elasticity Through Fascia Hopping

Mar 22, 2025

Lecture Notes: Fascia Hopping and Restoring Elasticity

Introduction

  • Fascia hopping is an exercise designed to restore elasticity, making individuals feel younger and more agile.
  • A 62-year-old experienced feeling 10 years younger after 8 days of fascia hopping.
  • Elasticity is crucial for maintaining energy and agility in movements.

Understanding Elasticity

  • Analogy: Old underwear losing elasticity, similar to fascia losing its springiness.
  • Loss of elasticity causes:
    • Harder muscle work
    • Imbalances, weakness, and injury proneness

Enemies of Elasticity

  • Tension and slack in the body prevent bounce and springiness.

Preparing for Fascia Hopping

  1. Alignment Setup:
    • Suspend the head: Imagine being pulled upwards by the hair.
    • Chin parallel to the floor.
    • Shoulders down and chest spread gently.
    • Visualize the fascia wetsuit covering muscles.
  2. Shoulder Position:
    • Keep shoulders down to prevent power leakage from the fascia wetsuit.

Fascia Hopping Process

  • Springboard Feet:
    • Stand on the balls of feet, raise heels slightly, and bounce gently.
  • Fascia Strength and Power (FSP) Dance:
    • Maintain alignment while doing a dance movement, focusing on center movement rather than shoulders and hips.
    • Emphasize internal stretch that allows free movement.
  • Hopping:
    • Keep heels fixed while bouncing to maintain ground force.
    • For beginners or those with injuries: Bounce without leaving the ground.
    • Advanced: Hop a few inches off the ground, maintaining heel position.

Key to Success

  • Practice for 2 minutes daily for 7 days.
  • Focus on finding and maintaining a rhythm to enhance elasticity.
  • Aim for fluidity and smoothness in movement.

Imagery and Analogy

  • Pogo Stick Analogy: Visualize being a self-propelling pogo stick with a spring-like motion.
  • Child-like Elasticity: Recall the natural bounce and energy of a child as inspiration.

Additional Resources

  • Advanced fascia hopping exercises are available in the Fascia Strength and Power Course.
  • Course available online for further exploration.

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