Exercising with Indian clubs
A few months ago, I discovered the pleasure of exercising with Indian clubs. I enjoy swinging clubs so much, that it has become the only type of exercise I do nowadays.
My Indian clubs are made of wood. They have no moving parts, and no fancy electronics. They don't even weigh very much. Who would have thought that you can get a terrific body just by swinging a couple of lumps of wood around in the air for half an hour every day?
Exercising with Indian clubs offer many benefits, some obvious, others not so obvious.
My Indian clubs are made of wood. They have no moving parts, and no fancy electronics. They don't even weigh very much. Who would have thought that you can get a terrific body just by swinging a couple of lumps of wood around in the air for half an hour every day?
Exercising with Indian clubs offer many benefits, some obvious, others not so obvious.
- The most obvious benefit, of course, is stronger arms and shoulders, and improved mobility in the shoulder joints.
- The rhythmic, repetitive motion causes the body to release neurotransmitters like serotonin (which makes it enjoyable) and dopamine (which makes it addictive)
- The rhythmic, repetitive motion is very therapeutic, and excellent at relieving stress.
- When the swinging of the arms is combined with coordinated swinging of the legs in what is known as cross crawl, it leads to the formation of new synaptic junctions in the brain. This helps improve balance and coordination.
- Combining cross crawl and Indian club swinging is a very intensive form of exercise, and will raise the heart rate as well as exercise the core muscles and the legs.
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