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I want to say this with a shout. The benefits of spin training, see them below, apply to everyone. It applies to rehabilitation, to performance, and to everyone who wants to be better.

EXERCISE BOOTS LEARNING MOTOR MEMORY Physical activity enhances the ability to learn and remember motor skills. The new research involved 67 young men and explored how exercise before and after motor skill learning impacts memory retention. The study found that exercising both before and after learning optimizes memory formation, with a notable 10% improvement in remembering motor skills. This research is significant for various fields, from rehabilitation to skill training, demonstrating that incorporating physical activity can enhance learning effectiveness. Key Facts: • Exercising before and after learning motor skills leads to better memory retention. • The study demonstrated around a 10% improvement in motor memory when exercise was included. • This research is applicable to various areas, including rehabilitation and professional skill training.

To prepare for the heightened demands of finals week, I had students practice self-regulation via paced breathing. Research shows that breathing at around six breaths per minute stimulates adaptability in the autonomic nervous system by increasing vagal activity on the sinoatrial node of the heart.    In this video, students use pulse oximeters ($9 on Amazon) and aquarium thermometers ($5 on Amazon) to monitor changes in their physiology. Oximeters let students see changes in heart rate and O2 saturation. Through O2 saturation levels, they can, more importantly, also infer CO2 status, which serves as a proxy for blood flow to the brain in general and the emotion regulation areas of the brain specifically. Last, the thermometers taped to their fingers reveal increases in hand temperature, which reveal increases in parasympathetic activity and relaxation.    In education, we often talk about how learning requires self-regulation, but we don't teach students how to self-regulate. Through simple, research-based breathing exercises and biofeedback instrumentation, we can teach students how to monitor and direct their own physiology, which has enormous implications for optimizing learning and, more importantly, for cultivating the emotional agency and skill students need to succeed in the classroom and beyond.  ASCD Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning

Exercise Boosts Learning and Motor Memory https://lnkd.in/dyU4z4S3 Exercise Boosts Learning and Motor Memory

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#ERIESJournal RECOMMENDED Milenković, D. (2022) ’Effect of 8-Week Circuit Training on the Development of Different Forms of Muscle Strength in Physical Education’, Journal on Efficiency and Responsibility in Education and Science, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 221–227. https://lnkd.in/eAXBU-pz Abstract The aim of the research was to determine the effect of an 8-week circuit training program on explosive strength and strength endurance in physical education classes intended for high school students. The research included 60 students of two second-grade high school classes. Both classes attended regular physical education classes, where, within the main part of the class, one class had a special program for developing strength through circuit training (circuit group), while the other one had no modifications to the regular physical education program (control group). The classes were randomly marked as circuit group (n = 28) and control group (n = 32). Five strength tests were used in the study: squat jump, countermovement jump, squats, push-ups, and sit-ups. The results showed that the 8-week strength development program organized as circuit training contributed to a significant improvement in strength. The results of all tests showed a significant effect of training on students’ strength. It has been determined that short-term circuit training in physical education classes is an effective way to develop students’ physical performance. #efficiency #responsibility #education #science #research #student #students #physicalactivity #physicalexercise #strength #endurance

Why bother? (Taking challenging courses) I mean, you are able to help many of your clients already. Learning just specialized skills in continuing ed courses, without the need to critically think and/or tactically integrate across domains, is simpler to do and incorporate into your current way of practicing. Changing how you practice is going to take too much effort and time. So, you continue to do things as they have always been done. Until that no longer becomes an option… …When there are now too many times when your clients just don’t respond like you expect from the work you are doing with them. …When the research finally piles up so high that you can no longer ignore what neuroscience is telling you. …When your clients start seeking other professionals because you only offer the same services as most of the practitioners out there. Is it now no longer an option for you? Or are you still going to stay doing things the way you always have? IMHO, biomechanics are just not enough anymore to answer the important questions, if you truly want to find good and lasting solutions for your clients. Isn’t it time to start learning how to change your practice to incorporate the neurological system and how it influences everything for your client? As well as learning how to identify movement issues and then build a plan to get your client past their problems? Whatever specialist you are (chiro, osteo, AT, physio, Strength coach, trainer, physiologist, etc.), if you are in the business of helping people move better, you need to expand your skills beyond your specialty. You need to incorporate a neurological lens and a broader scope to truly find solutions. Not just provide temporary measures for your clients. We are here to help. It is totally worth the effort. #ReconditioningRevolution #MotionMastery #NeuroReconditioning Like free stuff? Go to www.FreePainGuide.com

🔥PHYSIO RANT!🔥 It honestly bugs me how much most of my Physical Therapy colleagues are just completely oblivious to basic Priciples of Load Management, Graded Progressive Overload, and other basic Strength & Conditioning principles when it comes to Rehabilitation. This becomes especially true when dealing with high-performance athletes, where for the most part, the line between being a strength & conditioning coach, personal trainer, and physical therapist becomes somewhat blurry. It is particularly a weakness of our education and training in this area. Strength & Conditioning and Programming principles are rarely ever stressed. Its always the same: Heat/cold or (god-forbid) ultrasound/SWD, Soft tissue work (calling it "release"), Mobilisations/manipulations, and some isometrics, stretches, and AROM work. Its high-time Physios should catch-up, especially those dealing with athletes. The LAST THING an athletes wants is dependency on machines or somebody's hands, and boring/ineffective subliminal load exercises. Its basically like trying to tell a Ph.D student to study material from the 2nd grade. ✨️END OF RANT!✨️ #physicaltherapy #physiotherapy #sportsrehab #sportsmedicine #evidencebasedpractice #strengthandconditioning

During our ORKA Education courses, the over arching theme is to have participants leave with the tools to address the entire post-injury envelope of function on Monday morning in clinic. Here is an example of how we address the Envelope of Function over 12 months during an ACL-Reconstruction. Here you'll see: - progression/regression models surfing Zones 1-3 of the F-V curve - progressive neuromuscular milestone testing - entry points for testing return to run / direction changeability criteria - progressions for explosiveness/reactive strength - progressions for linear/multi-planar mechanics. Having been in the profession for over a decade, and having taken dozens of CPD courses across North America, I've always struggled with courses that present the "what", omitting touching on the "so what" and "now what". Medicine, Rehab and performance are not linear. We are forced to make decisions in labyrinth like situations, and it's through tangible systems and frameworks, that we are able to figure out/influence what matters most on the clients journey, creating reproducible results and outcomes. Results, outcomes, and retention drive acquisition into your caseload. Rehab systems like this help us augment the beautiful Orthopedic work by brilliant surgeons like Ryan Martin, Lisa Phillips, Nicholas Mohtadi, Alex Rezansoff, Cory Kwong , Stephen French, Michaela Kopka , Mark Heard , Laurie Hiemstra , Greg Buchko , Jesse Slade Shantz, etc.. Our systems have been Massively influenced by the industry leading work of Enda King PhD , Matt Jordan, PhD, and Paul Read in our framework. PS: Systems and continuums like this are one of the perks of Plinth to Podium. If you're hungry for more systems/continuums, and knowledge on how to systematically implement them into your clinic and practice, then you'll want to check out ORKA Education and the link in @orkaperformance's bio as our March Plinth to Podium only has 3 seats remaining.

I have been planning .... pre-planning really. And, as part of that, I've been deep diving into what high-value health and fitness education looks like. Quality health and fitness education is about more than just exercises and nutrition facts. It's about evidence-based practice. It's about understanding anatomy, biomechanics, physiology, exercise prescription and psychology. A solid foundation in science and practical experience ensures trainers can tailor programs that truly transform lives. Delivery of this is the sole raison d'etre for starting Doc Motus. To help build that solid foundation. To develop necessary understanding. To enlighten on evidence-based practice. What do your staff need to excel? Where are the limits of their current capacity, and how can I help them expand those? #movementexpertise #movementeducatiom