No other topic is currently as highly regarded in the world of sport as fascia and myofascial training. The scientific community has been rediscovering this topic over the last few years, and more and more athletes and coaches are incorporating exercises for connective tissue into their training programmes. With their Functional Myofascial Training (FMT), Berengar Buschmann and Dennis Krämer have developed a systematic training method that trains our fascia in a targeted and comprehensive manner, addressing all its properties. The programme distinguishes between four types of training, which are explained and demonstrated on this DVD: myofascial movement preparation as part of the warm-up, the active workout to improve fascial structure, movement-based recovery for rest periods during training, and regenerative self-massage using a fascia roller and ball, also known as Self-Myofascial Release (SMR). Targeted exercises for the connective tissue can alleviate pain, restricted movement or reduced performance, and are the ideal complementary programme for any sporting training. The FMT method brings the body into myofascial balance, thereby ensuring mobility, elasticity, performance and well-being.

Vital, supple and dynamic in everyday life and sport If you want to stay flexible, energetic and pain-free in everyday life and sport, you should take care of your connective tissue! This insight is now widely recognised in physiotherapy, sports science and medicine. After all, there have been enormous developments in this field in recent years. Muscular connective tissue plays a major role in well-being, mobility, performance and health: the so-called fasciae transmit the force of the muscles, communicate with the nervous system, serve as sensory organs, provide protection and facilitate the exchange of substances in the internal organs, and form the basis for a shapely physique. What was previously thought to be the sole preserve of muscles can also be achieved by connective tissue: it reacts to stress and stimuli, and if fasciae become matted or stuck together, this can result in pain and mobility problems. The fasciae should therefore be specifically trained – 10 minutes twice a week is enough! In this completely revised bestseller, fascia researcher and Rolfing therapist Robert Schleip demonstrates how a practical exercise programme can be incorporated into everyday life. He reports on the latest scientific findings from research and explains which methods and equipment are most effective for fascial treatment and which do more harm than good. These findings already play an important role in the field of physiotherapy and will continue to influence future treatment techniques. About the authors Robert Schleip is regarded as Germany’s leading fascia researcher. He holds a PhD in human biology, is a Certified Rolfer and a qualified psychologist. Together with scientists and therapists, he works within a global network on research into muscular connective tissue and leads his own research group, the Fascia Research Group, at the University of Ulm. He also works as a manual therapist in his own Rolfing practice and gives international lectures on connective tissue research, as well as on physiotherapy, exercise science and osteopathy. Johanna Bayer is a science journalist and writer for television programmes on ARD, WDR and Arte, as well as for popular magazines. She publishes regularly on medical topics, including muscles and movement, nutrition, brain research and anthropology, and is co-author of the bestsellers *Fascia Fitness* and *Fascia Strength Training*.