Wed, Dec-31-08, 17:37
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Senior Member
Posts: 492
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Plan: Atkins Maintenance
Stats: 155/125/125
BF:21
Progress: 100%
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I don't know how badly messed up your back is, LittleZu, but I do know that Callan Pinckney originally developed Callanetics to help her rehabilitate with her back problems. Here's a quote from the website:
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Born with spinal curvatures (scoliosis and swayback), one hip higher than the other, and feet turned inward so severely that she wore leg braces to her waist for seven years of her childhood, Callan went on to study classical ballet for twelve years with a protégé of the legendary Michel Fokine.
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After years of poor diet and the extreme physical demands made on her body she was returned to America in a wheel chair from extreme pain in her knees and back. She was advised to have surgery on her knees and back but decided to try exercise first.
After trying several forms of exercise, all of which made her condition and pain worse, she began to experiment with different exercise techniques combined with her previous ballet experience. She discovered that by performing some very small and precise movements not only was she pain free but her body looked and felt better than it had since she was a child.
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I actually have titanium rods in my left arm and leg, so I'm not 100% able to do a normal work out, but I'm not having much problem with anything so far. Of course, I've only really done 10 in 10, so that's not saying much. My advice is to watch the video a few times before trying, and then when you do try, keep the remote handy so you can pause to figure out exactly how you can do the exercise.
Anyway, good for you that you've decided to give it a go!
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