The law of gravity
They say whatever goes up must come down, it is the law of gravity, tested, proven and confirmed.
Since everything has been designed to come down, how do we manage to stand upright and stay upright?
Answer: Antigravity Muscles(in my opinion these muscles are underrated)
Now what are antigravity muscles?
From the muscles that help stabilize your ankle, to the ones that work hard to keep your knees straight, to the ones that help you go from sitting to standing, to the ones that keep your back straight, Antigravity muscles are muscles that help keep you upright (there actually is more to it than just keeping you upright). To an extent, they help certain part of your body, no they actually help your whole body defy the law of gravity, but not permanently because, whatever goes up or whatever might have gone up and has decided to stay up through one mechanic or the other will eventually come down. In the case of human beings, it can be death, sleep, whatever.
Frankly, without antigravity muscles supporting us, we will be unable to stand let alone walk, imagine yourself obeying, bowing to and kissing the earthly dust of gravity every single time just because something somewhere exists or has failed to exist, if you know what I mean. They are muscles that help you stand tall, holding your head up high even if every fibre of your being screams I AM A NOBODY, they support you when nobody or nothing wants to, so give them some credit. They maintain and sustain your centre of gravity
Some recognition
A big shout out to all antigravity muscles, for they are the one that keeps us standing tall with our head held up high even when the world, the universe has decided to look down on us. They keeps us from falling forward at our ankle ( imagine falling forward in a public place after you are all dressed up with all eyes on you and all heads towards you, just because for example your soleus gave up on you ). These muscles have technically saved us from public embarrassment and they do this without fail countless times, consistent and competent is their name, it can only be them.
They help us dance rocking our body left, right, front, back and Centre and yes, have you ever been in a dangerous situation? They help you run for your dear life, with the right dose of adrenaline, they can do wonders, getting you out of life-threatening situations swiftly and quickly and without fail most times.
Antigravity muscles are dedicated muscles, coming from another perspective, these muscles are the “don’t give up on life muscles”, they scream “as long as we can make you stand, there hope”.
Now, these muscles have put so much work into supporting us vertically and have gone all out against the force of gravity, hardly failing us, the least we can do is care for them and give the little support we can.
How do we do care and support?
Strengthening- This is done through well-coordinated eccentric and concentric contraction of these muscles using the appropriate repetition, set and resistance mostly with the supervision and guidance of a physical therapist. Strengthening exercises should be done with caution to avoid extreme muscle soreness or acquired musculoskeletal disorder, the aim is to strengthen not cause further damage.
Flexibility exercises- Flexibility is mostly improved through stretching, stretching those muscles and let them thank you for it through improved flexibility and range of motion. This will automatically improve your stability. A better range of motion and stability means that less stress will be placed on these muscles making them work efficiently and with less fatigue
Correct bad posture- Sit with right posture, stand with the correct posture, check yourself in a mirror once in a while just to assess your posture and make necessary corrections. This goes a long way in placing less stress on these muscles, look at it as an even distribution of pressure
Walk with your bare foot once in a while, yeah!!! remove those foot wears and walk with your naked foot on naked ground,
what does this do? This act, as simple and as unnecessary as it might sound help to activate the antigravity muscles by stimulating proprioceptors which are responsible for spatial awareness, recurrent and persistent stimulation help to build coordination and even strength, talk about muscle memory
Be active and avoid a sedentary lifestyle, the more sedentary you tend to be the weaker the antigravity muscles become, you definitely don’t want this.Using Gravity Fit and Gravity Training systems (GTs)
GravityFit tools, along with corrective exercises provide the ability to align patients with the force of gravity to improve posture and strengthen core muscles as discussed above.
Gravity Fit, was developed by Dr. Carolyn Richardson as a result of her work with NASA and the European Space Agency. She focused on helping astronauts overcome the problems of atrophying muscles while outside the earth’s gravity fields. This can cause them great pain in most of their joints. Gravity Fit is a whole-body system designed to engage and strengthen this muscle group by improving core stability over time. It’s not just about using devices like posture braces or posture improvement clothing. It’s also reliant on participants taking part in exercise programs, changing their habits, and focusing on the overall way that the body moves and feels.
Gravity Fit programs turn on the antigravity muscles needed to maintain this relationship and combat the adverse forces of all that sitting – and general inactivity”.
- Postural exercises like sitting with a straight back or standing with a straight back against a wall help to stabilize the antigravity muscle, it might feel weird at first, but you eventually learn.
Finally, take care of your antigravity muscles and it will take even better care of you, even in your old age. It’s a win-win, costing nothing but your time, dedication and commitment, besides you get a return on your investment.
Thanks for reading ✌️
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