Our lives today are much more convenient, easier and richer than they used to be. With the development of home appliances and mobility, the burden on the body has been reduced, work has been divided, and activities of daily living have become simpler. There are also situations where you operate your smartphone or computer for a long time and do not use your body.

In such a life, I think that our bodies tend to be distorted every day without knowing it. Convenience and abundance may lead to the loss of the opportunity to “naturally heal” postures and movements that have become unbalanced in life.

Until very recently, about three generations ago, our lives were waking up in the morning, drawing water, chopping firewood, burning fire, cooking, cleaning and washing, and walking when going to work or school. All activities of daily living were centered on human power, not home appliances or machines. It was also a way of living that moved the body so much that one house could not be maintained without sharing it with the whole family.

At that time, the roads I walked on were uneven, and cleaning started with dusters and swept out with a broom. I used to use my whole body all day, so I think my body was able to restore its original balance naturally. ..

We live in an era in which the strain and bias of our bodies become stronger if we do not live with a great deal of consciousness at the cost of enjoying “convenience and abundance.” I think it is important to pay close attention to the negative effects of “convenience and affluence”, think about what physical care should be, and practice it every day.

Dr. Keizo Hashimoto, who was in Sendai City, learned various ethnic medicines and oriental medicines and devised an exercise therapy called sotai.

The principle of treatment is very simple, please try it while watching the video. It’s just that “Let’s move your body in a comfortable direction”. If you follow the order of the videos, you will be surprised at the stiffness of your joints and muscles. Most people who receive treatment for the first time say, “Why … it’s interesting.”

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I hear that you are aiming for the Robot vs. Human World Cup in 2050, but what you can’t do with robots at the moment is the “compensatory movement” action.

“Compensatory exercise” is an exercise that literally moves instead. If something goes wrong with your body, for example, even if your right knee is injured and it becomes difficult to move, you can run, walk, or move with a cane in a balanced manner. This is a very good person.

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It is important to communicate with your body. I don’t do it every day, but when I think “I’m stiff today” and “I’m tired”, I do sotai myself. You can do it in the morning futon or between work. The good thing about Sotai is that you can do it yourself. Some people say that you can’t do it without having your teacher hold it down. I use it like pushing a pillow to put more effort into “easier people”, and when I get used to it, I move it with the feeling of being held down.

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It’s awkward to call myself a specialist, but there are so many liar specialists in the fields of folk medicine and care with various names, so I dare to say a word.

When performing a procedure, the most important thing is to reduce the patient’s risk. I believe that reducing the risk of patients will reduce their own risk. The worst thing is that we can cure anything. If you start to be told that the teacher over there will cure anything, you need to be careful.

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When asked if we should do Shiko(Sumo exercise) for rehabilitation, everyone is surprised that “Eh! Shiko, Sumo wrestler”, but Shiko is an ideal rehabilitation exercise. Think about it, where does the sumo wrestler make that giant jump on a round ring, where does that spring come from? Don’t you think the balance ability created by Shiko is wonderful?
(The video also introduces the method of Shiko )

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You can have a beautiful posture by standing and sitting.

Many people complain of back pain during standing work. Standing work often causes low back pain and numbness in the legs, even if it is not a special hard work, and chronically causes sciatic nerve inflammation and hernia. Again, if you correct how to stand and sit and teach how to walk, the symptoms will be alleviated.
(A video introduces a detailed lecture about the content of this article )

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Since the arrival of the automobile society, road paving has progressed rapidly. When I was a kid, everywhere I went, it was a bumpy road. At that time, I was told, “If you drive a car for a long time, you will have gastroptosis.” Now it’s hard to find a bumpy road. Flat flat flat. He says, “It’s nice to take a walk,” but there are also such facts. According to the white paper on the health room of the elementary school, the nasal bone is the number one fracture site.

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I often hear about basal metabolism these days. There is also a weight scale that can measure basal metabolism, so I feel relieved when “standard” comes out. By the way, do you understand when asked “What is basal metabolism?”

To put it simply, “calories that are used even if you do nothing and mess around” is called basal metabolism.

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Around the time, I’ve come to hear the word “stretching”, and I think stretching is more modern than the flexible gymnastics I used to do in the past.

With the shout of “1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8”, the preparatory exercise that was being done with momentum is flexible gymnastics. This is called dynamic stretch. After warming up, it is a preparatory exercise to widen the range of motion of the joint by stretching before exercise. If you stretch slowly before sports competition, the contraction of the muscles will deteriorate and the jumping power will decrease, and the performance will decrease. In the stretch before exercise, the stretching and contracting movements will be repeated quickly.

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