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Jul 28, 2006 7:09 am US/Eastern

Shape It Up: Gyrotonics

-- Stephanie Oakes
NEW YORK (CBS) ― Former professional ballet dancer, yogi and wood sculptor Juliu Horvath put together a unique system of movement that gently works the joints and muscles of the body through rhythmic motions that embrace key principles also found in swimming, dance, yoga, tai chi and gymnastics.

His system has two components: the Gyrokinesis program, originally called "Yoga for Dancers," which works the entire body without equipment by stimulating internal organs through fluid and gentle manipulation of multiple joints; and Gyrotonic training, which uses apparatus that permits the person to move with support and resistance.

Both forms of exercise allow the body to work in continuous, flowing movements and are synchronized with corresponding breathing patterns.

The Gyrokinesis program, which forms the core of Horvath's methodology, works the entire body through seven natural elements of spinal motion: forward, backward, left side, right side, left twist, right twist and circular.

Find a Gyrotonic instructor at the sportsclubla.com.

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