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Fascial Stretch Therapy Helps Ironman & Ultra-triathletes Perform Better

January 30th, 2011
Posted by chris @ 10:59 pm | No Comments

This video is a follow-up to the post below – it’s only 20 minutes long and is an interview of Kevin Cutjar, the ONLY man to win BOTH Ironman Hawaii & Ultraman Canada!

In this video, Kevin tells us how Fascial Stretch Therapy helped transform a potential disaster on Day 2 of Ultraman when his body simply locked up right before he had to run a DOUBLE-MARATHON!

Cathy Walker, his Fascial Stretch Therapist and a graduate student of mine from the Stretch to Win Institute conducts this fascinating interview with a super athlete who inspires all of us to achieve goals if we put our mind to it. Enjoy!

By Chris Frederick, PT, KMI Certified Structural Integrator, ‘Creators of Fascial Stretch Therapy™’

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The Stretch to Win Center in Phoenix (Tempe), Arizona is the world headquarters for Fascial Stretch Therapy sessions for clients and patients. We also offer Physical Therapy, Structural Integration, Pilates, Massage and Hypnotherapy. Call us at 480-394-0440  or email Barbara at barbara@stretchtowin.com for an appointment or go to our website at www.stretchtowin.com.

The Stretch to Win Institute trains professionals in Fascial Stretch Therapy, a manually performed, table-based complete system that stands alone as a new service or integrates perfectly with your current services. Go to http://www.stretchtowin.com/stretchtowininstitute, call 480-394-9121 or email us at info@stretchtowin.com for more information.

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Fascial Stretch Therapy Helps Only Man to Win Both Ironman Hawaii & Ultraman Canada

January 28th, 2011
Posted by chris @ 7:37 pm | No Comments

When one thinks of endurance athletes that compete in Ironman Triathlons, one thinks of a superman or a superwoman, able to do things that make mere mortals like us shake their heads in disbelief. For those not in the know, an Ironman Triathlon is one of a series of long-distance triathlon races consisting of a 2.4-mile (3.86 km) swim, a 112-mile (180.25 km) bike ride and a marathon (26.2 miles  42.195 km) run, raced in that order and without a break. Most Ironman events have a strict time limit of 17 hours to complete the race, where the Ironman race starts at 7 AM, the mandatory swim cut off for the 2.4 mile swim is 2 hours 20 minutes, the bike cut off time is 5:30 PM, and all finishers must complete their marathon by midnight.

For those of you not impressed by those distances and times, an Ultra-triathlon event (yeah, sexist terms abound) requires even longer distances than in the Ironman. With that, I now introduce Kevin Cutjar, the ONLY man to win BOTH the Ironman Hawaii event and Ultraman Canada! Ultraman Canada is limited to 40 solo participants, is by invitation only and is a 3-day, 318.6 mile (512.6 kilometer) triathlon of epic proportions:

Stage 1 – 6.2 mile (10.0 km) swim followed by 90.0 mile (144.8 km) bike ride.

Stage 2 – 170 mile (273.5 km) bike ride.

Stage 3 – 52.4 mile (84.3 km) double-marathon run.

Time Limits – Swim (Stage 1) must be completed in 6 hours plus bike in 12 hours total, bike (Stage 2) in 12 hours, run (Stage 3) in 12 hours.

In my interview with Kevin and his equally remarkable Fascial Stretch Therapist, Cathy Walker (a student trained by Ann and Chris Frederick), we find out how Fascial Stretch Therapy was a unique deciding factor in helping Kevin become a champion athlete.

[NOTE: I could not edit out a slight echo when my guests speak in this video, so apologies for that. Just listen, watch the speakers lips, pay attention to the spoken word & not the echo & it should still work fine. Thank you.]

Fascial Stretch Therapy Helps Only Man to Win Both Ironman Hawaii & Ultraman Canada from Stretch to Win on Vimeo.

The Stretch to Win Center in Phoenix (Tempe), Arizona is the world headquarters for Fascial Stretch Therapy sessions for clients and patients. We also offer Physical Therapy, Structural Integration, Pilates, Massage and Hypnotherapy. Call us at 480-394-0440 or email Barbara at barbara@stretchtowin.com for an appointment or go to our website at www.stretchtowin.com.

The Stretch to Win Institute trains professionals in Fascial Stretch Therapy, a manually performed, table-based complete system that stands alone as a new service or integrates perfectly with your current services. Go to http://www.stretchtowin.com/stretchtowininstitute, call 480-394-9121 or email us at info@stretchtowin.com for more information.