Unblock your client's physical potential

AIS – the key to unlocking your clients full physical potential.

AIS [Active Isolated Stretching], is an interactive, gentle and effective form of Fascial Release and Stretching.

Developed over the last 40 plus years by Aaron Mattes, AIS is used all over the world by trainers who wish to unblock the full potential of their clients as well as professional and elite armature athletes.

AIS works on a ‘2 second stretch’ paradigm with active movement and reciprocal inhibition, by avoiding the ‘stretch reflex’ a full range of motion, extensibility and flexibility can be restored.

Check out our upcoming super workshop on Saturday Sept 27th https://madmimi.com/p/b37125/preview

About the photo:

I could not resist this amazing photograph - the lines, its shear physicality and yet grace and elegance

photo credit :Alvin Ailey, American Dance Theatre’s Yannick Lebrun. Photo by Andrew Eccles-prv

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