HarperOne The MELT Method: A Breakthrough Self-Treatment System to Eliminate Chronic Pain, Erase the Signs of Aging, and Feel Fantastic in Just 10 Minutes a Day!

Questo libro mi ha permesso di approfondire il discorso sulla fascia e sull'automassaggio per la prevenzione del dolore legato a posture sbagliate, movimenti ripetitivi e atteggiamenti psicologici di chiusura. Le tecniche spiegate sono ben illustrate e spiegate chiaramente (in inglese). Il metodo proposto dalla Hitzmann può essere applicato fin da subito seguendo le sue indicazioni. Mi sto trovando molto bene a integrare questa pratica con la mia pratica shiatsu quotidiana. Davvero un libro interessante adatto anche ai non addetti ai lavori.

Selbst in einem Gesundheitsberuf tätig, mit mehreren Aus-, Fort, -und Weiterbildungen im Bereich Bewegungsapparat, verstehe ich die wissenschaftlichen Grundlagen auf denen Sue Hitzmann ihre Methode basiert. Die erstaunlichen Wirkungen schon nach den ersten Versuchen haben mich sofort von dieser Arbeit überzeugt, und ich mache die Übungen mit Freude, da der Lohn gleich anschliessend spürbar ist. Allerdings muss man zunächst etwas Geduld in die Lektüre des Buches investieren. Und mit Geduld über die typisch amerikanischen endlosen Wiederholungen bereits Gesagtem hinwegsehen. Einen Stern Abzug von den verdienten fünf für die verbesserungswürdige Struktur des Buches, sowie für die selbst erdachten Begriffe, die Sue Hitzmann einsetzt, um ihr Publikum nicht mit anatomischer Terminologie zu belasten. Für mich persönlich stiften diese Begriffe mehr Verwirrung als Klarheit, und ein wenig Basis-Bildung in Bezug auf den eigenen Körper darf man den Lesern wohl zumuten? Für die Übungen benötigt man eine extra-weiche Faszienrolle (z.B. Sissel Pilates Pro), und einigen kleine weiche Bälle (Spielzeughandel...). Gibt es natürlich auch teuer direkt von ihrem online-Shop. Achtung: es handelt sich hier NICHT um Faszientraining, sondern um Selbstbehandlung bei chronischen Schmerzen und anderen Störungen des Wohlbefindens, als Ergänzung zur bisherigen Therapie/Sportart.

I really wanted to like these because I need warm socks. These socks do feel soft and comfy but there seems to be very little natural fiber. I get a shock when I touch metal when wearing them. The top is too tight so I had to unravel them a bit to loosen them. That was when I saw that there is a lot of polyester and elastic throughout. They got pills the first time I wore them to bed. They do keep my feet warm and the colors are nice. If you don't care about fiber content, they are ok for you.

Full of useful information and easy to use.

Update: literally still using her technique eight years later. Zero pain. Zero plantar fasciitis. Keeps my body feeling fluid and wonderful. Still have not read the damn book but I mean to now lol. Bought performance DVDs but still don’t practice all of that bc I don’t have it memorized and need to. I have regular melt method memorized and practice it from memory several times per week. Cured plantar fas. Nearly cured my pelvic floor issues where a pelvic PT failed and told me to lose weight. Been more regular with melt than yoga movement to be honest. Highly recommend the method with video instructions. Thanks Sue! I am looking into training with you but it is too costly at the moment. End update**** I really am impressed. I am a yoga instructor without mobility issues but some injuries (not from yoga, from HIIT). I notice this helps out a lot with plantar fasciitis (probably from postural problems, which this method corrects beautifully). My body definitely feels a difference after each melting, and my boyfriend feels a big change too. My posture does seem to go back to the way it was pretty immediately after I MELT though. I waited to review to see if the effect is cumulative for that reason and it is. I did it hard core, almost every night, for a month straight and really noticed a lasting effect. My back of thighs did not used to touch the floor supine at all and I could not figure out how they ever would, but now they do regularly. I have not bothered to try it with a regular foam roller for fear of wasting time and the MELT roller really does feel quite different. I bought the DVDs which I really feel is a must. Honestly, I have not read the book- I went to her website after buying this book and flipping through it only to groan at how hard it would be to read something with pictures and try to figure it out from that- and so proceeded to buy the package with the DVDs and roller direct form her website, although they were very expensive. Then I ended up with two books- pretty annoying- but luckily a friend bought this copy from me. So skip the book alone and go get the package - it does work well though. I am excited to continue it.