Introduction
Movement means life and life is formed through movement
Our body is designed for movement. In fact, our nervous system only needs two things to function. It needs fuel in the form of breathing and nutrition and it needs activation in the form of movement. We live through these two factors - fuel and movement. In the first few years of life, our parents take care of nutrition, while breathing is, thank goodness, automatic.
How we learn to move
We learn to roll, crawl and creep. We stumble, at some point we walk, we run and then we are unstoppable. We play soccer, basketball, do gymnastics, compete in athletics or whatever drives us. We go to school, start an apprenticeship or go to university and then?
How we supposedly unlearn movement
No more time for sport alongside your job? Tired of tournaments at the weekend? Some people are better at achieving the ideal work-life balance, others less so.
Shaped by the western lifestyle of the 21st century, we are unlearning our natural movement patterns year after year. They are overlaid by what we do every day: sitting in the office or car, looking at the laptop, typing incessantly into the keyboard.
Adaptability of the body
Our body is ingenious and it is adaptable, so it adapts to the stresses and tasks to which it is exposed.
While we spent hours exploring the world as children, life becomes increasingly sedentary as we get older. And this leaves its mark: back pain, shoulder and neck tension, varifocals, balance problems - the trend does not bode well.
Are we at the mercy of this trend? Of course not! Because we know that the
body adapts to what it is doing. Until our last breath
And that's where we come in. At AIMO, we are convinced that no human being completely loses their natural movement intelligence. On the contrary: we believe that movement intelligence can be maintained and reactivated until the end of life.
The three motion control systems
At AIMO, we focus on a holistic perspective. Because movement, and therefore movement intelligence, is made possible by the three movement-controlling systems:
- Eyes
- Balance
- Body awareness
Only when these three areas work together flawlessly can you use your full movement intelligence. Only then can you move freely and with ease and enjoy your everyday life. Are you new to the fact that eyes and balance influence movement? At the latest when you try to walk with your eyes closed or stand on one leg with your eyes closed, you will realize how crucial this information is.
Your body perception, or proprioception, provides information about the position and condition of your limbs in space. Are you sitting, standing or walking? Are your muscles tense and your joints flexed or not?.
The human nervous system is a highly complex and fascinating system. It processes all this information in the brain and executes movements in response to the information. The movement is therefore dependent on the information.
The more and the better the information your brain receives, the more intelligently it can then carry out the movements. For example, the better your brain knows where your feet are, the better it can adjust your body's center of gravity.
Movement intelligence is also dependent on the interplay of a wide range of skills. The combination of mobility, strength, stability, coordination, endurance, speed, speed and suppleness is crucial.
What good is a strong body and strong muscles if your mobility is limited? What good is the best coordination if you don't have the necessary endurance? And no matter how fast you can run - without the necessary stability, you will always suffer injuries.
The aim of holistic training should therefore always be to generate a balance between these areas.
Movement intelligence in everyday life
This allows you to regain natural movement patterns in everyday life, in your leisure time, during sport and at work. This is noticeable in everyday life:
- Upright posture
- Perfect shape
- Dynamic posture alignment in motion
- Synchronized and relaxed breathing
- Balance of tension and relaxation
- rhythmic and flowing execution of movements
How to achieve motion intelligence with AIMO
You can achieve all of this with AIMO. This is because we specifically combine a variety of exercises that work towards these goals. We constantly provide new stimuli so that you can develop and then maintain your movement intelligence.
New exercises motivate you to start training again and again. This prevents boredom.
To train your movement intelligence, it is important that you are the focus of the training. It's not just any training. It is your training.
You will be actively involved in your training - by liking and disliking we get to know your habits and preferences and you get to know what you like and what is good for you.
We focus on your body awareness and body perception. It's not about the perfect squat. It's about your perfect squats. About your free movement. About your ease. Our technology and our experts will guide you. Here you can find out more about the AIMO technology.
Conclusion:
Movement intelligence is directly linked to our nervous system and is the interplay of various factors such as mobility, strength, endurance and suppleness. You can only move intelligently if all incoming information can be processed well. This is individual for each of us. That's why training at AIMO is also based on your movement scan. Not just any training. Your training. For your movement intelligence.
How motion-smart are you? Try it out now with AIMO.
