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"What may not be so easily recognized are the potentially
negative effects exercise can have on the body as athletes pursue fitness and recreation
activities. The most powerful force athletes must overcome, both during and after
training, is one of the immutable laws of nature: gravity. Unless
someone spends time as an astronaut, gravity is with the athlete every day. In the
search for ultimate fitness, physical activity only increases the compressive effect of
gravity on the spine and organs. Inverting the body is a naturally
restorative process that cuts across every form of physical activity to help
reduce spinal compression, the build up of lactic acid in the muscles, and the slight
skeletal misalignments athletes create during exercise. Inversion can indeed
benefit every athlete.
The daily use of what is come to be known as inversion therapy, hanging by the
lower limbs and allowing body weight to decompress the spine, is a simple, yet highly
therapeutic way of naturally creating a mild form of spinal traction. It is a way to
counteract the forces that compress the spine when sitting, standing, or exercising.
Additionally, by hanging upside down, a mild stretch is placed on the calves,
shins, quadriceps, buttocks, and the lower and upper back which can also relieve
the tension created by various activities.
Inverting the body for only a few minutes twice a day in
simulated weightlessness will decompress spinal discs, relax muscles, realign the
spine, and reduce stress and tension. Inversion provides an optimal method
of relaxation for the upper body and back. Inversion will stretch and decompress the
back muscles while promoting better circulation of blood, fluids, and waste
products." Abraham
International
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