28/11/2021
What is Callanetics and what is its benefit? Complex of exercises for beginners from Nina Malysheva coach
"You can bring the body in order with the help of ""slow"" training.
""Ten classes by Callanetics will make you for ten years younger!"" - stated almost 40 years ago ballerina and the creator of this technique Callan Pinkney. We'll figure it out if it is.
What is Callanetics?
Callanetics is a static fitness view that combines the elements of yoga and stretching. In fact, this is a system of gymnastic exercises of low intensity, which is working on all muscle groups - even those that often remain ""in the span"" in other training. We are talking about deep muscles, to influence which it is not easy, but important. It is they who are part of the ""muscular corset"", holding the spine and internal organs in the correct position.
The purpose of Callanetics is to ""build"" a strong, taut and healthy body without a set of muscle mass. There are no sharp movements, jumps and burdens - all work comes with its own weight, and movements are performed slowly and smoothly.
The training program consists of 29 exercises designed to maintain the body in the tone and creating a beautiful relief. Such an effect of Callanetics gives a multiple repetition of static poses that are held one or two minutes. Remember the Children's Children's game, where the participants need to be kept on the Stop signal during a certain time. Few can even last a few seconds. In Callanetics, the essence of the exercises is about the same - in the theory of the static seems simple, but in fact it is not so.
Who came up with Callanetics?
Callanetic received its name in honor of the former ballerina Callan Pinkney and the author of this technique. The direction appeared in 1984, when her book was published ""Callanetics: in 10 hours by 10 years younger."" What prompted the girl to create this technique?
Callanetics coach and fitness instructor on power and functional trainings Nina Malysheva explains: ""Callan has had serious problems with the joints and his back since childhood. Since childhood, she was engaged in ballet, and then yoga, and due to its perseverance and constant physical exertion was able to get rid of permanent pain.
She was the best advertising of his own fitness technique, with the help of which not only led his body into a great shape, but also supported her until his death in 2012.
The whole world spoke about this miracle gymnastics, when the Duchess of Yorkskaya, the wife of Prince Andrew, became a fan of this direction. With the help of the technique, she was able to put his body in order in a short time. In this she personally helped Callan. After that, Callanetics for a couple of decades took the leading position in the fitness industry. ""
What are the pros and cons of this direction?
Callanetics have many advantages - here's just some of them: no special equipment requires - only a rug is needed for classes;
does not load the cardiovascular system;
does not cause hypoxia and pressure drops;
does not require sharp movements and jumps;
Suitable for any age and level of physical training;
Does not prohibit train people with obesity.
There are practically no cons of Callanetics, but there are nuances, says coach on Callanetic Nina Malysheva: If you do not adhere to the right nutrition and skip classes, you shouldn't wait for special success;
The body is very quickly adapted to the statics, so at some point the progress can go to no. In this case, Callanetics should alternate with other physical activity;
What should not be expected from Callanetics, it is an increase in the volume of muscle mass. Here the muscles are just strengthened, but add volume, let's say, such a type of workout will not be able to be used.
Is it possible to lose weight with the help of Callanetics?
There is no united opinion on this. The creator of the technique itself argued that 1 hour of Callanetics gives a load comparable to 24 hours of aerobics. But in fact, one such occupation burns approximately 250-390 calories depending on the intensity of the load. If you pay for such training 3-4 days a week, then lose weight, of course, will work out.
According to the coach on the Callanetics of Nina Malysheva, long-term static loads accelerate the metabolism. Calories are even increasingly increasingly increasingly than during cyclic high-intensity training, where exercises for different muscle groups alternate in a circle. Slimming in Callanetics occurs due to isometric exercises, which hold the body in voltage, and plyometric - they are aimed at rapid stretching and muscle contraction. It is easy to distinguish them: in the first case, it is enough to linger in one position for a few seconds, in the second - to perform any jump exercise, for example, push up with cotton.
Who comes up Callanetics? And is there any contraindications?
Callanetics are suitable for those who want to: improve the metabolism and blood circulation;
get rid of pain and discomfort in the back;
lose weight;
Improve posture, mobility and flexibility of the joints;
activate the metabolism in the body;
Strengthen and bring muscle tone;
Learn to feel your body.
Despite the fact that in Callanetics, only a static load is mainly used, which comes even to beginners, there are still contraindications here. Among them: cardiovascular diseases;
postoperative period;
recovery after a serious injury;
phlebeurysm;
infectious diseases;
bronchial asthma;
haemorrhoids;
Serious vision problems.
""Callan Pinkney itself believed that there were no contraindications for her classes. Moreover, she used the method for rehabilitation of its own body. But it is still important to increase the load gradually and listen to your body. Those who have problems with the cardiovascular system, with vision or spine, and who recently suffered an infectious disease, it is advisable to consult a doctor, ""says Nina Malysheva.
Exercises for Callanetics for beginners
Before proceeding with the exercises, it is important to know one feature. In Callanetics, as in Yoga and Pilates, it is important to keep the tension throughout the exercise - without this, the occupation loses any meaning. After all, the value of Callanetics is just that due to the simultaneous voltage of the maximum amount of muscles get a load comparable to work with burden.
Coach on Callanetic Nina Malysheva advises to perform beginners this set of exercises, before performing the workplace (preferably soft articular, but any) is suitable:
1 Exercise
1. Take the starting position: legs on the width of the shoulders, the feet in parallel, body weight on the heels, the knees are a little embarrassing. The shoulders take smoothly up, back and slightly down, pull the neck up and hold the voltage between the blades. The chest goes forward. The pelvis is tightened by yourself, your stomach is drawing. Feel the tension in the whole body from the knee to the shoulder, keep it throughout the exercise.
2. Take the hands to the sides, turn the palms up and perform small spring movements on the reduction of the blades.
3. Perform traffic within one minute and be sure to follow the voltage in the whole body without leaving the initial position.
2 Exercise
1. Take the initial position from the first exercise.
2. Raise one hand up and slowly perform the slope in the opposite direction, watching the hip remains in place, and the sidelines of the body stretched only from the hip. Having reached its maximum tilt, stop and only due to the stress oblique muscle align the body back.
3. We repeat this move within a minute, observing how the oblique muscles of the working side are stretched and strained.
3 Exercise
1. Become a face to the support (wall or take into the hands of Bodybar). We get up on the socks and try to dilute socks to the side as much as possible, the heels can concern. The legs are slightly bended in the knees, make sickle and finger tips try to stick to the support, leaving all the weight at the same time on the legs. Slightly twisted the pelvis, so that the loin is smooth, without a deflection.
2. We start squatting, spreading your knees to the sides. When moving down, we make three stops. During the stop, we twist the pelvis as much as possible, straining the tensioning muscles. Return the pelvis in the smooth position.
3. We stop three times and twisted the pelvis when moving down and three times when moving up.
4 Exercise
1. Take the starting position from the third exercise.
2. We start squatting.
3. Slowly go down and slowly climb up. We repeat two or three times.
5 Exercise
1. Going to the rug. Knees bent. Body reference points - heels and lower back. Raise your head, shoulders, hands ahead.
2. Twisting the pelvis on yourself and hold this position throughout the exercise. We try to relax the neck as much as possible, not by lowering shoulders. We look at the ceiling. We can put one palm under the back of the head and lower your head, relaxing the neck.
3. We begin with spring movements to strain the muscles of the press, stretch your hand forward. Shoulders on the floor do not omit. Perform for a minute.
6 Exercise
1. occupy the starting position from the fifth exercise.
2. Raise one leg on yourself and carry out spring movements to twist.
3. Palm We direct to the foot. Perform an exercise for a minute.
7 Exercise
1. occupy the starting position from the fifth exercise.
2. Raise both legs up, bend the knees exactly at an angle of 90 degrees.
3. Hold your shoulders on the weight, we guide the hands along the body and begin to slowly straighten your knees, lowering the legs down. Then return back. Make sure that the loin is not broken from the floor.
8 Exercise
1. Single on the rug, bend your knees and put in one direction.
2. We rely on the rug, carry the body weight on the same side and raise the second knee up.
3. We start a slight movement, reducing the free knee back and returning back. Perform for a minute. We repeat to another leg.
9 Exercise
1. Sit down on the rug, bend one leg in front of yourself, I pull out the second to the side. In this position, turn the pelvis to the bent knee and deploy the housing in the opposite direction.
2. The knee of straight legs turn to the floor. We endure your arms before the case, rely on them and tear away from the floor a straight leg.
3. Hold your leg on weight with small spring movements up. Perform for a minute. We repeat to another leg.
10 Exercise
1. Going to a rug for one side. We rely on the elbow perpendicular to the shoulder. One leg bended, put on the heel.
2. Straighten the second leg in front of me. Hold on the weight, tighten the leg, trying to the floor to the floor, and the heel up. We raise the smooth leg about 10-15 cm from the floor and make spring movements, feeling the inner surface of the thigh.
3. Perform for a minute. We repeat on the second leg.
11 Exercise
1. Spend on the rug on your knees. Raise hands up, connecting the palm.
2. We raise the pelvis above the heels and begin the movement of the pelvis: twist aside, forward and in the other side alternately.
3. We try to keep the pelvis closer to the heels (not rising strongly up). Perform an exercise for a minute.
Photo: Nina Malysheva; pexels.com/ivan samkov, Tim Samuel"