The simple answer is, pattern
overload is consistently repeating the same pattern of motion, for example
baseball pitching or cycling. With time, such repetitive activities place
excessive stress on the body. Gym members who train with the same routines
repetitively are engaging in pattern overload.
Also, pattern overload is not always related to exercise, as
there are many occupations that involve repetitive patterns of motion, throughout
an eight- hour work day. Individuals who engage in lifting and loading of heavy
boxes/packages, or even sitting for long periods of time are especially susceptible
to the stressful effect of pattern overload.
Very often we cannot avoid pattern overload…so what can we
do to limit the it’s negative impact, as much as possible?
The answer is flexibility
training! It is an essential component to all fitness training programs as
well as improving the daily functioning of our bodies.
Pattern overload leads to dysfunctions in connective tissue,
thus facilitating an injury cycle, which includes inflammation; this can cause micro
muscle spasms, decreasing normal elasticity of muscle tissue, resulting in
limited functioning and varying degrees of pain.
Flexibility training will:
1)
Correct muscle imbalances
2)
Relieve joint stress
3)
Maintain normal functional length of all muscles
4)
Decrease excessive muscle tension
5)
Improve overall muscle synergistic function
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