Movement for Brain Health – Part 1

Every movement starts in the brain. First, the brain predicts the outcome of the movement using perception and past movement memories. Think of, ‘Is that curb too high?’ ‘Did we fall previously?’ Next, our sensory-motor system takes over. Our sensory nerves control our perceptions. Our motor nerves control our movements. This should be a continuous feedback loop, and it requires a constant stream of sensory information to maintain ongoing control of muscular movements.

“If something goes wrong with either system, and the feedback loop becomes compromised, our lives will be fundamentally diminished. Movement will become limited and inefficient.”
—Thomas Hanna, Somatics

My upcoming Movement for Brain Health video course helps by stimulating the brain and employing new movements along with patterns recognition. Non-dominant hand movements will be featured, along with the patterns recognition. We will also examine how the brain can subconsciously restrict our movements (compensation patterns) in order to keep us safe and avoid injury.

Part One of four is ready today.

As we age and move less switches start to turn off. Let’s turn them back on.

Join us in The Classroom: Movement for Brain Health, part 1.

—Steve Avellino, ReverseTheAgingProcesses.com