Archive for April, 2010
A Bit More About Gyrotonic®
Friday, April 2nd, 2010
Gyrotonic methodology is an exercise system created by Juliu Horvath, an ethnic Hungarian born in Romania. Horvath, who was trained as a ballet dancer, sought asylum in the United States in the 1960s and developed the Gyrotonic system there, after an injured Achilles tendon brought his dance career to a halt. He began to practice yoga, and co-developed a system called “Yoga for Dancers”, with Hilary Cartwright, which eventually evolved into Gyrokinesis.
Gyrotonic exercises employ movements found in swimming, yoga, gymnastics, and tai chi, using specialized equipment developed by Horvath. The system is intended to improve flexibility and balance as well as muscle strength, and to increase overall flexibility, stability and mobility in joints. It has been compared to and contrasted with Pilates, but the Gyrotonic System offers three dimensional, circular movements, that use specific yogic breathing patterns that claim to cleanse, detoxify and rejuvenate the entire body.
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