Hello Evgeni,

 

Great explanation of science beyond these breathing exercises!

 

Actually, I was looking for a set of effective exercises for a long time. I did not want these exercises just to be physical in nature. I want them to be able to address my health concerns as well. I did try various aerobic exercises, weight lifting, jump roping, chi kung, and kick boxing routines only to be disappointed with all of them towards the end. As someone said: "The best exercises are not those that have potential of bringing great results, but those you can stick to for the rest of your life!" It is very true.

 

Aerobics and weigh lifting are great. However, one needs energy and time to perform them. If you are very tired after work, it is highly unlikely that you will stick to your weight lifting routine for a long time. Chi kung is good. However, it needs to be learnt from the instructor. It takes a long time and requires one making life changes to see the results. Also, it lacks the physical benefits Strelinikova's exercises give us. Jump roping and kick boxing are great as they burn calories. However, they have a high impact on one's body and put it under undue strain. Also, they are physical in nature, and they do not have the ability to heal a person. For most part, Strelnikova's exercises do not have these limitations. Since they are low impact, one can do them even if he is very tired. I want my ideal exercise program to have a healing effect on me and to bring physical/mental benefits at the same time. Strelnikova's exercises fulfill my wants.

 

They are some other benefits that I noticed as well. Mood elevation, higher concentration and focus, mental clarity, greater ability to solve problems are some of those benefits. Some of these benefits are cognitive in nature. As most physical exercises, Strelnikova's exercises give us more energy and have a positive impact on one's mood. When it comes to calories, I found the following discovery to be surprising as well. For a person who weighs way over 200 pounds, it is easy to burn 300 calories in one session with Strelnikova's exercises. I counted with heart rate monitor. In two sessions, it is 600 calories. In one week, it is easy to burn 4200 calories. It can amount to about 4-5 pounds of weight loss a month. Let's take some high impact exercise that can burn about 800 calories per session. If a person does it 4 times a week, it will amount to 3,200 calories. It all means that both types of exercises have the same ability to burn great deal of calories because the frequency of Strelnikova's exercises is higher than the frequency of any other high impact exercise. Of course, if the frequency of both types of exercises is equal, any high impact, intensive exercise will "win." The down side of all exercises is the more I exercise. the more I tend to eat.

 

I read Shetinin in his book talks about Strelnikova' exercises having effect on "food center" in one's brain (hypothalamus, I presume). Also, Shetinin states that these exercise burn fat cells and do not produce new ones. I want to experience these effects.

 

There are two problems with these exercises as with most of these exercises. Some people do not get results because they are not doing them correctly. I managed to get results even when I did not perform them correctly. However, I believe you still have to do them correctly for more serious conditions. Secondly, time investment is big even though these exercise are doable and low impact in nature. Many people are lazy. They will not invest time even if they have it.

 

Best Regards,

 

 

Mark