I challenge you to watch this video and not start moving around and stretching. This video from Gil Hedley, Ph.D., is a great answer to my students who were asking what fascia looks like! Gil explains how this fuzz layer forms and how injuries and a sedentary lifestyle create more and thicker fuzz, leading to a spiral of decreasing movement – and more fuzz! You’re not getting older, you’re getting fuzzier!
Gil prescribes regular movement and stretching for daily fuzz maintenance, as well as manual therapy for when just stretching isn’t enough. MELT Method creator Sue Hitzmann has done dissections with Gil (the woman is fascinated by the body and how it works!) so this is all part of the background of the MELT Method. MELT translates manual therapy techniques into a self-care program you can use to take care of your body to make it work better and feel better. MELT the fuzz!
(I got to see the Bodies exhibit with Sue and Gil a couple of years ago. What a cool experience!)
This is a very informational! I will pass this on not only to my fellow runners but everybody I know. Thank you.