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Our Frequently Asked Question List is available below. If you have a question that is not answered here or in any of the articles, please submit it to info@rbbodywork.com
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| 1. Q: What is Crossfit? |
A:The term “CrossFit” is used to refer to a training protocol designed by Coach Greg Glassman.
Greg Glassman, a former gymnast, created the CrossFit training methodology in the 1980s. The program gained the attention of various military and law enforcement agencies. In 1995, Glassman was hired to train the Santa Cruz, Ca police department. The first CrossFit gym opened in Santa Cruz in 1995. The CrossFit website, launched in 2001, now includes an extensive video library of exercise demonstrations and a very active discussion forum. The number of CrossFit-affiliated gyms has grown from 18 in 2005 to 1,000 on March 2, 2009.
CrossFit’s prescription is “constantly varied, high-intensity, functional movement”. Its program delivers a fitness that is, by design, broad, general, and inclusive. Its specialty is not specializing. Combat, survival, many sports, and life reward this kind of fitness. CrossFit is the principal strength and conditioning program for many police academies and tactical operations teams, military special operations units, champion martial artists, and hundreds of other elite and professional athletes worldwide.
It is also designed for universal scalability making it the perfect application for any committed individual regardless of experience. The same routines are used for elderly individuals with heart disease that are used for cage fighter. CrossFit scales load and intensity; it doesn’t change programs. Rehoboth Beach Bodywork’s training style is largely based on the CrossFit model, and all of our trainers are CrossFit certified.
“At CrossFit we endeavor to blur the lines between "cardio" and strength training simply because nature frequently does not recognize the distinction and will on average punish those who cannot see past the distinction. We’ve often noted that the demands of survival, combat, and life look more like running up five flights of stairs with a keg of beer on your shoulder for time than running a mile on Tuesday and deadlifting on Friday. Conventional training wisdom is - like most popular notions - frequently at odds with reality. That is the nature of things.”." – Greg Glassman, interview with Girevik magazine Issue 5, www.powerathletesmag.com
To read more about CrossFit, please refer to the CrossFit Journal, What is Fitness? under articles, or visit www.crossfit.com |
| 2. Q: What kind of yoga do you teach? |
A:We borrow from several yoga disciplines, including Kundalini, Iyengar, and Pranayama (yogic breathing), to offer a basic Hatha, or physical yoga practice. All poses, movements, and breathe work are scaled to the individuals experience and fitness level.
Hatha yoga is a personal, non-competitive practice. When done regularly, Hatha yoga increases core strength, balance, flexibility, and body alignment, and is a great stress reliever for many.
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| 3. Q: What is Swedish (Relaxation) Massage? |
A:Swedish massage is the most well-known massage modality today. It uses gentle gliding strokes to provide basic muscle relaxation, to increase circulation, and to decrease the heart rate.
Swedish massage feels good, is relaxing and invigorating. It affects the nerves, muscles, glands, and circulation, while promoting health and well-being. The main purpose of Swedish massage is to increase the oxygen flow in the blood and release toxins from the muscles.
Swedish massage is perhaps the best starting place for a new comer to massage.
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| 4. Q: What is Sports Massage? |
A:Sports Massage includes pre-event, post-event and maintenance massage. Most of the techniques in Sports Massage are similar to Swedish work, but the pace of Sports Massage is faster since the goal is to invigorate or recover rather than to relax.
The goal of Pre-event sports massage is to get blood flowing, warm up tissues, and to stretch relevant muscles. Post-event sports massage concentrates on moving waste products out of specific areas (e.g. the leg musculature for events like running or cycling). Maintenance sports massage combines the techniques of both pre and post-event but with deeper, more specific work, and typically lasts longer than both pre and post event sessions.
Overall, Sports massage prepares athlete for peak performance, drains away fatigue, helps relieve swelling, reduces muscle tension, promotes flexibility and helps prevent injuries.
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| 5. Q: What is Corrective Massage? |
A:Medical or Corrective massage is designed to address specific pathologies or muscle pain caused by injury due to accidents, sport related activities or simple over exertion or repetitive injury strain.
The following is a list of common conditions that can be improved or eliminated with Corrective Massage:
Trigger Points
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Sciatica
Tennis Elbow
Frozen Shoulder
Shin splints
TMJ Dysfunction
Tendonitis
Scoliosis
Fibromyalgia
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Osteoarthritis
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| 6. Q: What is Pregnancy Massage? |
| A:Massage provided during pregnancy is soothing and offers undeniable physical benefits to the mother. No deep or vigorous techniques are used. Regular massage can bring great relief to muscle aches and discomfort, particularly during the second and third trimesters, and enhances sleep while calming an active baby. Postpartum massage helps to restore muscle tone in the abdomen and to reposition the pelvis. Permission for massage should be obtained from the doctor or midwife. |
| 7. Q: What is Deep Tissue Massage? |
A:Deep Tissue is a massage technique that focuses on the deeper layers of muscle tissue. It aims to release the chronic patterns of tension in the body through slow strokes and deep finger pressure on the contracted areas, either following or going across the fibers of the muscles, tendons and fascia.
A Deep tissue massage is both corrective and therapeutic as it breaks up and eliminates scar tissue and relaxes and sooths muscles.
Deep Tissue Massage may cause some slight discomfort during or after the massage. However, you should feel better than ever within a day or two. Because many toxins are released, it's important to drink plenty of water after a deep-tissue session to help eliminate these toxins from the body.
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| 8. Q: What is Myofascial Release? |
| A:Myofascial Release is a technique for stretching the fascia (connective tissue) and releasing bonds between fascia, integument, muscles, and bones, with the goal of eliminating pain, increasing range of motion and balancing the body. The fascia is manipulated, directly or indirectly, allowing the connective tissue fibers to reorganize themselves in a more flexible, functional fashion |
| 9. Q: What is Passive Stretching? |
| A:Passive stretches are those performed by the therapist, without assistance from the client. These stretches are often incorporated in a massage to facilitate relaxation and elongation of muscles and joints. |
| 10. Q: What are Functional Exercises? |
A:Functional exercises are specific exercises that mimic normal activities or movements - sitting, standing from a seated position, standing from a lying position, bending or squatting to pick something up, lifting something overhead, pushing something overhead, climbing, jumping, or sprinting from danger. Functional exercises are the common sense approach to fitness.
To read more about functional fitness, read the articles What is Fitness and Choosing Functional Exercises . |
| 11. Q: What is Metabolic Conditioning? |
| A:"Metabolic conditioning" is a method of strength training that adequately taxes both the body’s musculature and cardiovascular system. This allows an athlete to train for both cardiovascular and strength endurance without sacrificing muscle. |
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