🗞️ The true nature of why your body feels stiff in the morning.

Thixotropy refers to
the property where viscosity decreases and it becomes runny (liquid) when force is applied, and returns to its original viscosity and becomes thick (gel-like) over time when the force is removed
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🍵 Welcome back. This is Haruyoshi.
I run a personal training and chiropractic clinic in the Komazawa University area specializing in menopause symptoms and weight loss.

Today, I will talk about the properties of fascia.

The thixotropy mentioned earlier.
It is not some kind of branded therapy. lol
In Japanese, it is also called 'yohensei' (thixotropy).
So, it is a discussion about properties.

It is not a very familiar term, but

A typical example is,

Ketchup and mayonnaise

When you shake them, they come out smoothly, and after you put them on something, they solidify and stay in place.

👆 It is solidified there.
Since it hasn't been shaken, there is the question of whether it remains in its viscous state or if there is nothing in it to begin with. lol

• It becomes easier to flow when mixed

• It solidifies again when left to sit

This is

"a time-dependent, reversible change in viscosity"

which is its defining characteristic.

So, what this actually is, surprisingly, is
that this thixotropy also occurs within our own bodies.

In particular,
fascia, connective tissue, and tissues around the jointshave
a "thixotropic property" where fluidity increases when moved and viscosity increases when not moved,
a thixotropic propertyso to speak.

That is why

• feeling stiff in the morning

• feeling heavy when you start moving

• feeling better after moving for a while

are phenomena that occur.

So then,

the question is, how should you move safely?

That is where easy flossing with a floss band comes in.

What the floss band does is very simple,

the floss band is

• not moving bones

• nor is it training muscles

• I am not forcing it to stretch.

All I am doing is just this.

👉 Gently rock it while applying light pressure.

That is all for today.

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About the Author

A professional with 16 years of experience (12 years at RIZAP), specializing in "why you can't lose weight" for those in their 40s and older.
Numerous success stories / Speaker at over 100 health seminars.
Drawing from my experience with the intractable disease ulcerative colitis, I focus on the autonomic nervous system and mitochondria, providing integrated guidance in nutrition, exercise, and nerve care.
Connecting research findings with clinical practice, I operate Jirimu (Personal Training and Seitai), specializing in "why you can't lose weight" for those in their 40s and older.

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