Neuroathletics for Riders : Innovative Exercises That Train Your Brain and Change Your Nervous System for Optimal Health and Peak Performance EPUB

Using the power of brain science to unlock the equestrianbodys full potential.

Every movement of the riders body starts in the brain. Inthese pages, Olympic competitor and coach Marc Nlke explains how to direct thespecific areas of the brain that control stability, sense of rhythm, precisionof movement, breathing, and vision. With his unique brain-focused exercises,riders learn how to change the input sent to their brain to gethealthier, more athletic output, which can include intentional andunintentional movement, and functions of circulatory, hormonal, or immunesystems.

The brain decides how you ride and how you feel when youride based on the input you send it. Traditionally equestrians haveworked to improve the brains output (riding skills) by training the output(riding skills). Nlkes innovative Neuro-Rider Program is based on achievingbetter output (better riding skills), not by endlessly practicing themovements, but instead by changing the inputwhat you send to your brainfor it to process and interpret.

In a series of over 40 unique exercises, Nlke helps ridersimprove the signals they send to their brain from the:

Proprioceptive system

Visual system

Vestibular system

Respiratory system

Regular practice will improve the riders overallperformance as well as address specific issues, such as:

Coordination and fine-tuning of the aids

Body symmetry

Head posture

Hand position

Anxiety in certain situations

Inappropriate emotions and emotional responses

Difficulties with rhythm

Unlevel hips

Shoulder crookedness

Focus and concentration

In time, Neuro-Rider training will make you feel lighter onhorseback, help you follow the horses movements more naturally, increase yourrelaxation in the saddle, and enable you to become more effective overall. Withoptions to perform exercises on or off the horse, this book offers a practicalway for any riderregardless of age, ability, discipline, or timeto steadilyimprove in distinct and profound ways.