The low-active lifestyle of most people makes us look for simple methods of healing the body. One of the recommended ones is Mikulin's vibro gymnastics. If a person has sedentary work, there is no way to play sports, there are restrictions on physical activity or prolonged physical activity, then this complex will help relieve stress and tone the whole body.
A bit about the author
Alexander Alexandrovich Mikulin is a well-known Soviet scientist, a specialist in the design of aircraft engines, a nephew and student of the "father of Russian aviation" N. E. Zhukovsky. He began his career as a mechanic, molder at an aircraft factory, and subsequently served as chief designer of the Frunze Moscow Aviation Plant. Hero of Socialist Labor, winner of four Stalin Prizes.
After suffering a myocardial infarction at the age of 55, he developed his own unique healing system, based on the similarity of the structure of the human body and technical devices noted by the author. The results of his research are presented by Academician Mikulin in the book on vibro-gymnastics “Active Longevity (my anti-aging system)”, which was not approved by the Ministry of Health for publication, since the author had no official relation to medicine. Then Mikulin entered the medical institute and graduated with honors from the age of eighty, after which he defended his dissertation on a medical subject and thus achieved the publication of his book.
The essence of vibro-gymnastics
According to the author of the methodology, most human diseases and aging processes are triggered due to a lack of motor activity. Hypodynamia, according to his theory, leads to a slowdown in the elimination of toxins from the body, to stagnation of blood, the formation of blood clots.
Therefore, Mikulin sought to think through a set of specific exercises that would simulate walking or running, but at the same time would not have contraindications and drawbacks inherent in traditional types of physical activity. The author has developed a methodology for exercises that create vibration of the body, similar to that that occurs when running and walking. It received the name "Mikulin's Vibro Gymnastics".
When performing the complex, the venous vessels come in tone, their valves are trained, the blood receives an additional impulse during a concussion, and rushes energetically to the heart. In turn, this prevents stagnation and subsidence of toxins, and is also the prevention of blood clots. Further, this impulsive push of venous blood to the heart causes an increase in the influx of fresh, oxygenated blood from the heart to all internal organs. Thus, the processes of blood circulation and lymph, and consequently, metabolism in all human organs and systems are improved.
Indications
Academician Mikulin attributed vibro-gymnastics to the form of physiotherapy exercises, which will be useful to everyone without exception. First of all, it is necessary for people who are forced to sit or stand for a long time due to their profession. The exercise is also especially recommended for those who experience high mental stress, since, according to the author, the technique perfectly removes the feeling of heaviness in the head and fatigue after a long intense mental work.
The inventor also recommended this set of exercises to patients for whom running and brisk walking are contraindicated for health reasons. In the book of Mikulin, it is also noted that a direct indication for doing this gymnastics is the presence of a person's diseases of the venous system (varicose expansion, a tendency to phlebitis) and an increased risk of thrombosis. Reviews of vibration gymnastics according to Mikulin confirm that the technique improves mood, adds strength and eliminates the feeling of fatigue.
Contraindications
Despite the fact that the author himself positioned vibro-gymnastics as a completely safe method of healing and rejuvenating the body, doctors still recommend that people with certain diseases refrain from this exercise.
Contraindications to vibro-gymnastics Mikulin:
- cardiovascular diseases, for example, angina pectoris;
- confirmed the presence of blood clots in the veins (exercise may provoke a blood clot with known formidable complications);
- the presence of stones in the kidneys or gall bladder (may provoke the release of stones with a clinical picture of colic);
- severe osteochondrosis and osteoporosis;
- heel spur.
If you have or suspect a disease, consult a specialist.
The effectiveness of gymnastics
The effectiveness of Mikulin's vibro-gymnastics was confirmed by famous people, eminent scientists who personally tested this method. For example, Academician Orbeli, who suffered a myocardial infarction, claimed that he felt a significant improvement in well-being after a course of vibration gymnastics. Another evidence of effectiveness is the opinion of Academician V. A. Hambartsumyan, who suffered from recurrent thrombophlebitis. He noted that after treating another exacerbation of the disease, he decided to try the Mikulin method and very successfully: for several years, the disease did not recur.
A. A. Mikulin himself, strictly following the system of rehabilitation he developed, claimed that at 80 he feels younger and healthier than at 50. The academician lived to be 90 years old, and until the last days he managed to maintain mobility and full capacity for work.
What do we have to do
The exercise is very simple - in the standing position, repeat the following actions: rise slightly on your toes and drop sharply on your heels. But in order for vibro-gymnastics to be effective and harmless, it is imperative to consider the following nuances:
- Tear off the heels from the floor to a height of not more than five centimeters. A greater distance will not enhance the positive effect, but will lead to fatigue of the muscles of the foot and an overly strong concussion of the spinal column.
- “Landing” on the heels should be sharp enough, but not to such an extent that it causes any discomfort in the head or spine.
- Perform “shaking” at a fairly slow pace: no more than once a second. Faster does not make sense, since, according to the author, in the space between the vein valves just enough new blood will not have time to accumulate, and the “wave” when shaking will be ineffective.
- The exercise consists of two series of 30 shakes, with a break between series of 5-10 seconds. It is necessary to repeat 3-5 times a day.
Reviews about the vibro-gymnastics of academician Mikulin confirm that the exercise is very simple and every healthy person can do it.
Gymnastics for internal organs
This wellness technique was also developed by A. A. Mikulin. The author recommended performing her lying in bed: in the morning, when waking up, and in the evening, before going to bed. Unlike Mikulin's vibro-gymnastics described above, the exercise for internal organs is based on a special breathing technique.
How to perform: lying on your back, take a deep breath through your nose, and then forcefully, exhale jerkily through your tightly closed lips. Each exhalation is made in the form of ten such "shocks". Ten breathing cycles are enough for one lesson.
The author substantiated the method by the fact that the diaphragm and abdominal muscles vibrate from the produced air shocks, and this vibration is transmitted from them to the internal organs, increasing the flow of fresh arterial blood. That is, a kind of massage of the internal organs takes place.
The author especially recommended such gymnastics to people with cardiovascular diseases, as well as people with chronic diseases of the lungs and bronchi and people prone to colds.
Reviews on vibro-gymnastics Mikulin
Among the many techniques for rejuvenating the body, the academician's technique confidently holds its position. Opinions about gymnastics are only positive. People who have experienced the technique, note an improvement in the state of the body, an increase in mood.
Those who experience prolonged physical activity, believe that vibro-gymnastics helps in muscle relaxation, thanks to the application of the technique, pain after training lasts much less.
Many doctors recommend performing the exercise to eliminate the effects of sedentary work and a sedentary lifestyle.