After doing my first Gyrotonic session in years (read "eons"), I woke up this morning feeling taller. But that's crazy, right? Right?! Until I got myself measured today...three times.
I'm 5'8" today.
But I've been 5'7" since forever. That's what's on my driver's license so that makes it official.
My poor spine. Have I really been walking around like a knuckle-dragging cave dweller this entire time? 😱
Would love to hear anyone else's experiences with similar stretching approaches: yoga, Pilates, Essentrics, etc
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That's ok. I'm the first person in my family to walk upright. I Still get callouses on my knuckles.....
Also a fun fact... everyone is slightly taller first thing after waking up in the morning because our bodies relax and stretch a bit during sleep but we usually go right back to our normal height once we’ve been up for awhile and gravity has it’s way with us
Is it sad that this is what I immediately thought of? lol
What I get from everyone's comments, insights and experiences thus far is that the body is amazing!!
Yeah, pretty cool comments above, thanks for coming up with a topic I've never seen on MFP before.
~Signed, jadedcmr
If they had managed a complete correction, I'd have probably gotten a second inch.
I noticed that my posture got a bit better when I started doing Pilates, but it still needs improvement (that's to say, I need to pay more attention to it instead of mindlessly looking at the floor).
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I'm 5'7.75" now. Mind you, that's still taller than 5'7" so I'll take it and keep working on my posture.
Also @cmriverside, it's ok to be jaded. That's my default mode, at least until my second cup of coffee for the day 😉
I have at least two more Gyrotonic sessions this month so I'll ask my trainer what she thinks about my "growth"
Thanks
Looks like there are a couple of dozen studios across Oz @shredderlivingstrong888. The link is part of the official site for this practice, btw.
The goal of it is not to make you taller per se lol That was just a REALLY nice surprise bonus. This month, for example, I'm doing a high rep kettlebell workout (500 swings per session, 4x per week). When I saw my trainer yesterday, she ran me through some motions on the humongous, torture-looking apparatus (that's the Gyrotonic part) as well as showed me exercises and stretches to do before and during my KB workout (that's the Gyrokinesis part).
As such, you can find Gyrokinesis videos on YouTube from certified/trained professionals or private/pay-for- access from others like my trainer.
Either way, you'll find that your body (primarily your core) moves in ways you didn't know it could which may help you during other exercises (weight-bearing, cardio, mobility, flexibility, etc).
Yoga and Pilates (the latter with an equally humongous, torture-looking apparatus/reformer) are good alternatives...especially with a trainer to start you off, if you can.
Yes, @savannahs21 I've heard the same thing.
Could easily be tested by measuring at night and then morning.