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An A to Z of ESSENTRICS™

12/7/2014

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Enjoy this A to Z list of ESSENTRICS; you just might learn something you never knew.*

A is for Awareness: Awareness in ESSENTRICS is the conscious and deliberate alignment of all joints: ankles, knees, hips, and spine.

B is for Balance: ESSENTRICS improves balance for young and old; an important consideration, since your balance reflexes start to go as young as the age of 26.

C is for Cardiovascular System: The constant stretching and strengthening (pumping) dynamics of ESSENTRICS  stimulates blood flow throughout the body, thus contributing to cardiovascular health.

D is for Dynamic: ESSENTRICS is the ultimate dynamic stretching program, by rebalancing your muscular structure in continuous rotational movements. 

E is for Energy: ESSENTRICS increases your energy level.

F is for Feet: ESSENTRICS specifically takes off the shoes to rebuild and awaken the weakened feet muscles.

G is for Golgi Tendon Reflex: The Golgi tendon reflex relaxes the muscle, while the myotatic reflex contracts the muscle. The various techniques used in ESSENTRICS seek to harmonize muscle movement with reflex intelligence.

H is for Happy: At the end of an ESSENTRICS workout, participants often say they feel relaxed and contented - i.e., happy! - even though they have just finished a rigorous workout.

I is for Intensity: You can change the intensity of an ESSENTRICS workout, so anyone can do it.

J is for Joints: ESSENTRICS improves joint mobility by increasing the range of motion of every joint.

K is for Keep Moving: ESSENTRICS is a full-body nonstop workout; the muscles don’t have a chance to cool down because we keep them moving the entire time. 

L is for Love: You will love how you feel in your body with ESSENTRICS.

M is for Muscle Chains: The movements in ESSENTRICS are designed to deliberately follow the natural chains of the muscles.

N is for Nervous System: ESSENTRICS training is smooth and slow as it makes conscious, deliberate use of the nervous system to rapidly develop enduring strong and lean muscles.

O is for Opposing Muscles: ESSENTRICS works opposing muscle groups, leaving your body rebalanced and stronger everywhere.

P is for Posture: Strength and flexibility are essential to achieving posture improvement.

Q is for Quads: ESSENTRICS will slenderize your quads and thighs.

R is for Rebalance: ESSENTRICS completely rebalances all muscles and joints.

S is for Strength: The goal of an ESSENTRICS Workout is maximum strength and flexibility for every muscle in your body.

T is for Target: ESSENTRICS will target and firm every muscle in your body.

U is for Unlock: ESSENTRICS will unlock what is tight.

V is for Victory: ESSENTRICS enhances athletic performance to improve speed and agility, which translates into victory in your chosen sport.

W is for Weak: ESSENTRICS will strengthen what is weak.

X is for eXercise: ESSENTRICS is such a feel-good workout that you don’t even realize you’ve been exercising your body.

Y is for Youthful: ESSENTRICS is an age-defying workout that creates a youthful-feeling body.

Z is for ZZZZ: Regular physical activity - like ESSENTRICS - helps you get a good night’s sleep.


*Thanks to Jeanne Wright, Certified Essentrics Instructor in Auckland, New Zealand, for her input on this post.

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