Why does moving help you stay flexible and light on your feet?
Elastic fascia is key for effortless walking and good mobility. Think of fascia as the ropes in a pulley system, transmitting the force needed for movement and easing the load on your muscles. When fascia becomes tangled and tendons stiffen, the muscles have to do all the work themselves, which they aren’t built for, leading to constant tension. That’s why isolated muscle training that ignores fascia is as inefficient as mowing a lawn with a steam engine.
Recent scientific research shows that fascia remains healthy when it is slowly and gently stretched – as it is with moving. Without this gentle activation, fascia can become tangled, which can lead to long-term pain, since fascia contains a high number of pain receptors.
The moving exercises are therefore selected in such a way that muscles and fascia are efficiently stretched in a simple way – thus laying the foundation for a dynamic “presence” at any age.
Enjoy moving! Best wishes from Roswitha Ram-Devrient & the moving team.
