Stress is very evident in the world today because of the very fast paced lifestyle that each and every human being has to live with. This stressful lifestyle is actually one of the factors that would contribute to people having more stress and having some physical problems because of it. Now one of the best ways that people were able to confront these stressors was through the alexander technique.
Now Frederick Matthias Alexander, who at that time was a known Australian actor, was the one who first discovered this method. He was actually a laryngitis patient who could not find any cure because medical facilities were not very advanced at that time. He somehow found out that the problem that was causing his laryngitis was neck tension which he was eventually able to cure with some simple exercises.
Now the main belief of people who teach this method is that the muscles of the body tend to develop habitual movements. It is because of these movements that the muscles would tighten. Of course because of muscle tightening that one would feel pain.
Now when one would enroll in a class, the teacher will first check out the condition of his body. Of course before any exercises, teachers must know the body type of their students to see what is suitable. The teachers will then be advising their students while letting them do the exercises.
One thing to take note of when starting out is that this is definitely not a painful nor is it a strenuous type of exercise. It is in fact, the opposite of a strenuous workout as this method aims to take away the tension from all parts of the body instead of adding tension which is what strenuous workouts would do in order for one to gain muscle. This is a rather slow set of exercises wherein one does not need to push himself so much.
An example of the things that he would be doing would of course be just standing up, walking upright, and sitting down which is something he does on a normal day. Now the teachers will also be assisting him as he does this so that the teacher will know which parts of his body has tightening muscles. When the teachers have found out where the tightening of the muscles is and recommend to the students what can be done.
Now there are a lot of benefits that one can actually gain from these types of exercises is of course less body pains. One will be relieved of body pains like backaches and even neck aches as these kinds of exercises are wonderful for these kinds of problems. Of course stress will also be taken away from the body which means that mentally, one can also be cured.
So for those who would often have body aches, this method is definitely very helpful. The great thing about it is that this method is getting very popular in America. It is in fact very popular in NYC because there are so many people with high levels of stress there.
Now Frederick Matthias Alexander, who at that time was a known Australian actor, was the one who first discovered this method. He was actually a laryngitis patient who could not find any cure because medical facilities were not very advanced at that time. He somehow found out that the problem that was causing his laryngitis was neck tension which he was eventually able to cure with some simple exercises.
Now the main belief of people who teach this method is that the muscles of the body tend to develop habitual movements. It is because of these movements that the muscles would tighten. Of course because of muscle tightening that one would feel pain.
Now when one would enroll in a class, the teacher will first check out the condition of his body. Of course before any exercises, teachers must know the body type of their students to see what is suitable. The teachers will then be advising their students while letting them do the exercises.
One thing to take note of when starting out is that this is definitely not a painful nor is it a strenuous type of exercise. It is in fact, the opposite of a strenuous workout as this method aims to take away the tension from all parts of the body instead of adding tension which is what strenuous workouts would do in order for one to gain muscle. This is a rather slow set of exercises wherein one does not need to push himself so much.
An example of the things that he would be doing would of course be just standing up, walking upright, and sitting down which is something he does on a normal day. Now the teachers will also be assisting him as he does this so that the teacher will know which parts of his body has tightening muscles. When the teachers have found out where the tightening of the muscles is and recommend to the students what can be done.
Now there are a lot of benefits that one can actually gain from these types of exercises is of course less body pains. One will be relieved of body pains like backaches and even neck aches as these kinds of exercises are wonderful for these kinds of problems. Of course stress will also be taken away from the body which means that mentally, one can also be cured.
So for those who would often have body aches, this method is definitely very helpful. The great thing about it is that this method is getting very popular in America. It is in fact very popular in NYC because there are so many people with high levels of stress there.
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