There are many way in which GYROTONIC® training is beneficial to your spine. One of them is imbibition. Of the three definitions for imbibition, the one that most fits our context is “Physical Chemistry . the absorption of solvent by a gel.” (from dictionary.com)
With the majority of people having desk jobs sitting in front of a computer, common avoidable postural distortions like Forward Head Posture and Upper Crossed Syndrome have become almost the norm. If you’re able to keep your focus on proper posture from a young age and throughout your life, you have a good chance of never having to deal with these postural issues. Unfortunately that doesn’t seem to be the case most of the time.
The less time you spend on your physical fitness, the more likely your posture will suffer. This exercise can help and takes very little time.
One of the things you’ll hear every GYROTONIC® instructor speak about is that Gyrotonic and GYROKINESIS® training moves all your joints through all their ranges of motion. This is especially important for the spine. In our modern world of long commutes and sitting at computers, we rarely use all 6 of our spinal ranges of motion. And the “use it or lose it” axiom definitely fits when talking about the spine:
