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Gregg Johnson, pioneer Physical Therapist, teaches the approach of "Functional Mobilization" which also can be achieved with the hoola hoop!
Joseph Pilates understood that "all movement comes from the core" & "moving without tension causes more body awareness" . This can be felt with the hoola hoop!
Dr. JP Barral, world acclaimed Osteopath, says " An organ in good health has physiological movement" and the hoop causes movement within the abdomen often resulting in organ stimulation
Ola Grimsby, world renowned Physical Therapist, says "Movement is the key to life"


Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Farm To Family

Our team of women including Stephanie Davis, Stephanie Moses, and myself will be vending this Labor Day Weekend on Saturday, September 5, 2009. This Full Moon festival is in High Spring, Florida. We look forward to sharing our Love for Hooping and have a fun afternoon. We will have plenty of Gator Orange and Blue hoops to choose from!!!

Check out Farm to Family Music at:
http://farmtofamilymusic.com/

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Drumming & Hooping on the Beach in Miami





You are right Jenny Ze, hooping is my drug of choice! What a gorgeous evening to drum and hoop on the beach with such beautiful beings. It was an honor to meet all of you for my first drum circle with hooping angels!!
I was so blissed out by the sweet drumming, chanting, ocean waves, while learning and sharing hoop moves and tricks in the sand. How cool tandem hooping and playing with LED hoops are too! Also, thank you Steve Wechsler, Roger, and Adrienne McGinnis for all your help too :)

I also enjoyed sharing the hoop vibe with my sister Janice, and friends Sassha Witherspoon, "M", and Jason Gordon. I left some hoops behind to share...and now my Mom is a hooper too!!! Thanks Mom and Dad for all your Love and support. What a fun time with friends and family :)

Jodi Jainchill PT, CFMT

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Hoop and Health Gainesville Facebook group


Come join the Facebook group: Hoop and Health Gainesville
Share videos, pictures, and Hoop events & thoughts!
It's a blast- thanks!

Getting To Know Jodi


My name is Jodi and I am a licensed Physical Therapist. I received my degree from the University of Florida in 1998, where I was a member of the gymnastics team. I have been practicing P.T. for eleven years. I began my career working with stroke patients. With a strong neurological background, I trained and received certification in Pilates Rehabilitation in 2003 through Polestar Pilates in Miami. Next, I got extensive training in Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitaion (PNF), through the Institute of Physical Art, became a Certified Functional Manual Therapist (CFMT), and graduated through the organization in 2006.

I have also been trained in pain management through David Butler courses and Visceral Manipulation through The Barral Institute. I am always looking to expand my tool box and have found hoola hooping to also be a marvelous adjunct in my practice.

I began hoola hooping again after my friend, Stephanie Moses a certified hypnotherapist, noticed my spine had become stiff while I was walking. It was amazing how quickly my spine became suppler once I began hooping again. This exercise was fun and beneficial!

Jodi Jainchill PT, CFMT

Hooping on Horses Part II


It is fun to try hooping with different hoops and in different environments!!! This mare, Annie, loves hooping and is fabulous!

Jodi enjoying a hoop day at the beach



Jodi working the hoop at the beach. Both the water and suntan lotion makes it even more fun! :)

Tutorial: #2: I Started Hooping Again, What's Next?


-Hope you've been having fun moving again with your hoop
-You may have noticed some muscle soreness in your core, back, & legs
-If your hoop is too small and your movements are "jerky" you may be compressing your spine and and causing low back pain, so make sure you have a large & weighted hoop
-You may notice it initially took A LOT of effort and movement to keep the hoop up; with practice you will be more relaxed and have "effortless movement"
-Keep hooping and slowly you will start improving your body awareness and propioception (where your body is in space)
-Comfortable side is your "happy" side and the opposite side is your "healthy" side
-Change stride and do your "healthy" side to be more symmetrical
-It may feel like you are starting all over again, so you may want to start using the mirror for feedback (see tutorial #1)
-Doing both directions works on symmetry and coordination
-Doing both your happy and healthy side will balance your pelvic musculature and your sacroiliac joint (SI joint)
-Hooping in both directions may balance your brain (right/left side)
-Next, try hooping with feet hip width apart in both directions
-Slowly work endurance by increasing time in increments; hoop both directions to a song or during commercials
-Your heart rate may increase and provide a cardio workout
-Have fun and build up your time slowly

Jodi Jainchill PT, CFMT

Where's Your Toddle?


Where's Your Toddle?


How many times have you heard someone look at a child and say, “If only we had that much energy!” Part of what we look at as energy is their freedom of movement – how much they move is just required to navigate our 'big' world. The couch is up to their chin, the door handle on tippy toes, the looking at mommy like looking up to a giant. When did you last climb up over your head to have a seat? Also, as adults we start to take on social reserve and restrict our natural range of motion, but during times of stress and anxiety – triggers for the fight or flight systems – we really tighten and create a sort of imaginary wall to our movement (Jodi can tell you about fascia and proprioception). Think of the body responding to your inner conversation during those times.........”I'm so upset, I feel uptight, I'm stuck, I just want to leave, I feel like exploding” The body acts out the emotions both as literal actions – shoulders up and tight, everything up and set, muscles tensed and ready to run – and as an overall bio-emotional state of feeling locked up or locked in. Sometimes I'll ask a client if they can dance – really shake their butt. Why? Because it is as we do natural 'easy' movements like dancing that the residual holding and tightening from our emotions really show. Try a little dancing right now, did your hips move farther in the past, was there more bounce in your step?


That's where a hoop is a beautiful teacher. You'll be surprised at how much more you need to (and quickly start to) move. You'll bend down and pick up the hoop a hundred times and be laughing the whole time. Yes, you could go out and specifically stretch and train, but the emotional inhibitors would still be active with such conscious effort. We want to relax the command center and let the 'troops' have some fun. Reverse the conversation to “I can move here and here and here!” While hooping and engaging your 'toddle', just like a toddler exploring, you will simply respond to a new set of parameters (very technical for 'keep the hoop going').

Stephanie Moses CHt., Bio-Emotional Release, EFT


Take 1 Hooping Bloopers

Tutorial #1: Tips To Start Hooping Again



Equipment:
Large hoop that stands between belly button and chest
Full length mirror
Favorite Dance Music
-Start by standing in front of your mirror without your hoop
-Feel relaxed, loose, and fabUlous!
-Place either foot in front (stride stance)
-With relaxed knees, rock back and forth fully accepting weight into each foot
-Use the mirror to see where you are stiff. Breathe and relax into that area...You look Great!
-Now you are ready to pick up your hoop!!!
-Show some skin on your belly to help the hoop stick more to your body
-Use all the above techniques to move with your hoop
-If you have your right foot in front, spin your hoop to the left and if you put your left foot in
front, spin your hoop to the right
-Use your mirror for feedback and have FUN!
-Give your body time to warm up and feel the music
-Now your having fun and getting a full body workout

This is the beginning of your fitness and lower back exercise program!

Jodi Jainchill PT, CFMT

Why Hoop For Your Horse?






Have you ever noticed that you and your horse are a lot alike? Have you ever observed that if your right hip is tight, your horse may also have a tight right hip? If so, why is that? Does your body movement effect your horses movement?

If a rider cannot allow their body to move freely, then neither can your horse. Over time, your horse may need to learn movement patterns to compensate. Once your horse begins to imprint these motor patterns, they become less supple and prone to injury.

Ultimately, we want to enhance our horse's beauty and not inhibit their movement. Therefore, our ground work is just as important as our horse's ground work!

If a rider is more relaxed in her seat, then the spine can be more supple. According to certified hypnotherapist (CHT.) Stephanie Moses, who practices bio-emotional release, the nervous system must be in a more "parasympathetic state." A parasympathetic state is when you are relaxed and at ease. The opposite is the sympathetic state. This is the fight or flight response that our horse's are familiar to when they feel threatened. Consequently, we use rhythm and repetition to allow the horse to relax and release tension.

Rhythm and repetition are key elements of the hula hoop. The hula hoop is an excellent and inexpensive way to achieve a parasympathetic state. This type of ground work is fun and teaches you to relax into movement. The more you can relax into movement, the more supple your spine becomes. The hoola hoop is also a tool to work on core strengthening and endurance training. Be sure to hoop in both directions so you and your horse will be symmetrical. The more supple you become, the easier you and your horse can dance together!

Jodi Jainchill PT, CFMT

Kids, Adults, and Hoops


Why is it that most kids can pick up a hula hoop and move so fluidly and easily? Yet, when some adults start to hoop again, they are stiff and unsuccessful. What happened?

It seems that kids tend to be uninhibited and secure with their body movements. They are not concerned with their body image and can fully embrace the hoop. Their spine is supple and muscles are relaxed. Kids are more often tapped into their parasympathetic state of their nervous system.

The term "fight or flight" refers to the state of our nervous system. According to certified hypnotherapist (CHT.) Stephanie Moses, who practices bio-emotional release, states we are either in a "parasympathetic or sympathetic state of the nervous system." Long ago, we would go into a sympathetic state if we were being chased by a lion, tiger or bear! Today, we are rarely being chased by life threatening animals or situations, but by our boss, co-worker, family and friends. In a sympathetic state, the body needs to run so the "spine gets stiff." When the spine is stiff, the hoop will fall!

The looser our spine gets, the more we can hoop and live in a parasympathetic state of mind! The better we can move! The better we can enjoy Life!

As a certified Polestar Pilates and Certified Functional Manual Therapist (CFMT from the Institute of Physical Art/ IPA) trained Physical Therapist, I encourage both male and female patients to get a large hoop so they can become a successful and safe adult hoopers. It is a fun way to allow proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) and core strength to imprint. Dr. Kabat and Maggie Knott originated the PNF approach to improve a patient's funciton. Sincehooping can help evaluate function and sequencing of of motion, it fits into the IPA approach that Greg Johnson teaches about Functional Movement Pattern (FMP). It also becomes a cardiovascular workout.

Once you get the movement back in your pelvis and spine, you will find it hard to put your hoop down. I have seen kids hoop for hours without a moments rest!

Jodi Jainchill PT, CFMT

Making Hoops


We had a hoopilicious time making hoops last night for our friends...but hoop girls need their sleep too! There is a lot of time and Love that goes into fitting a person and their goals into the best hoop for a fabulous hoop experience!