Noa has created a unique exercise program which shows how to strengthen the body by contracting specific muscles while lengthening them, using the elastic Thera-Band® that is favored by physical therapists.
The workout begins at an easy pace, and gradually builds to more difficult levels for increased strength and flexibility.
Her book Get STRONGER by STRETCHING with Thera-Band® is fully illustrated with easy-to-follow, clear instructions, and gives a comprehensive workout for the upper, lower and center body. The book includes several sample exercise programs, and has complete instructions for choosing, ordering, using and caring for the Thera-Band®.
Noa has also created a series of videos available in either NTSC (American) or PAL (European) format that demonstrate and describe this exercise program. The videos use the Thera-Band®, a stretch band that enhances output by making the most of the student’s time and energy. The workout creates flexibility supported by strength, co-ordination, increased circulation, and graceful movement.
The first volume of the video set concentrates on the central body. The second volume, for the lower body, includes exercises for the legs, hamstrings, adductors, calves, and feet. The third and final volume, for the upper body, includes exercises for the chest, biceps, triceps, head, and neck.
An exercise program that can be be used by football players, swimmers and dancers? What about non-athletic individuals?
This exercise program has been used with many different individuals each with their own needs. For example, many of these exercises have been used by young dancers “still in training” and professional dancers alike for the past 15 years under Noa’s tutelage.
When necessary the program can be easily modified to meet individual needs. As you can well imagine, nobody wants to see a ballet dancer with legs that might be more appropiate on a professional football player. Yet, dancers and football players both need to have strong, flexible and agile leg muscles. The trick, therefore, is knowing which muscles need to be strengthened, and how to strengthen them without injuring or stressing related muscles.
Learning how to strengthen which muscle is the purpose behind Noa’s training programs. This exercise program will teach you how to contract a specfic muscle while lengthening it. This eccentric contraction will integrate the movement of a certain muscle with the surrounding joints and muscles in that area, in order to involve the whole body and to create harmonious movement.
You will be introduced to Thera-Band®, an elastic device that can prepare you for any athletic activity. Using the band during your warm-up provides you with increased strength, flexibility, and circulation – simultaneously during the same set of exercises. As a result this program can be beneficial for all athletes, including dancers, swimmers, gymnasts, skiers, runners, etc., as well as for non-athletes who are looking for toned and fit bodies.
Some of the overall program benefits are:
- Progressive Stretching
- Exercise for strength, with or without resistance.
- Breathing techniques as a facilitator for movement & release.
- Heightened awareness of body movement habits, which will empower you to choose a more effective and efficient movement.
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cindy Heidel says:
March 22, 2011 at 10:55 pm (UTC 0)
Noa, thanks for the email! You are an inspiration. I moved back up north to be with my b-friend and mom who is aging. It was a pleasure knowing you. Peace, cindy
Noa says:
March 29, 2011 at 1:42 am (UTC 0)
Enjoy the move and new experiences.
Margaret says:
March 30, 2011 at 1:40 am (UTC 0)
Noa, I have really valued your Yoga classes at Treasure Island. I really feel that they helped to strengthen my back. I sprained it years ago and have had a weakness there for years. If I motivate myself to continue with your program, I believe that I will be able to use my back with greater confidence and less fear!
I also have a neck problem; I have herniated discs and my neurologist and the neurosurgeon told me that “the best surgery is no surgery”. I have lived with this weakness too for over twenty years and my neck still feels very vulnerable. I have to be vigilant during any and all physical movements to avoid the terrible pain down my arm that I experienced for four months. No therapies worked for me until I tried acupuncture. It finally interrupted the pain message and I was able to do away with the T.E.N.S. machine and anti-inflamtory medication. Time has helped, too.
I felt brave trying many of the moves in your sessions but I suffered NO ill effects. I think the exercises helped me to strengthen my weak areas. I am grateful to you and hope that I can continue through the use of your videos. I tend to need the motivation of a class but we’ll see.
Thank you very much for all the work involved in producing these for our computers. I found the session I listened to a little hard to hear and wonder if I can increase the volume somehow. I’ll try.
I found your classes very punctual and professional. I especially liked the presence of your well-behaved dog. He was fun to watch!
Thank you again and I hope to return to your classes next November when I return from Collingwood, Canada.
Sincerely,
Margaret Willis
liora says:
March 31, 2011 at 7:51 pm (UTC 0)
beautiful site!
friendly, informative, visual!
yoffi -
liora