Fitness resilience, 5 new trending practices to combat anxiety and stress - Lifestyle

After the boom of yoga and meditation during the pandemic, more and more Italians are looking for

, strengthening the ability to express the full potential.

Here are 5 trend disciplines able to improve not only our physical performance, but also the mental strength necessary to give our best in the autumn season.

It starts with the

. Brought to success in Italy by Carlo Mea, a trainer specialized in high performance training, it is based on a series of breathing and relaxation techniques to draw on an extra charge of energy and achieve a high management of one's emotional sphere. Its Italian standard-bearer defines it as “the ideal method for those who want to be and achieve more. It is aimed at people who want to rise to their next level and have an extra gear every day. People who practice it consistently achieve a sculpted body, nerves of steel, unlimited energy, a fully developed mind and unshakable inner strength ”. From the point of view of training, Carlo Mea insists on the importance of

, positions that if maintained for a certain time also allow an excellent work on the muscles, tendons and bones, improving one's flexibility to the extreme.

In Turin, on

other hand,

is the furore

and the name

it all: the aim is to promote health and psychophysical well-being by using green or urban spaces, making them alive through physical activity proposed by professionals and trainer. The goal, explain the creators, is to

working outdoors and without identifying with a specific place. The fit-homeless (or outdoor fitness), which has now in fact invaded the parks of every city in Italy, proposing to train in the open air allows, according to its promoters,

, necessary for the production of famous serotonin, the neuro-transmitter that regulates mood, the sleep-wake cycle, the management of anxiety. And last but not least it helps to socialize. Does that seem little to you?

In addition to so-called "classic" sports, such as padel, tennis, pilates, yoga or swimming, we are concentrating a lot on researching unusual activities, less known to the general public, but very valid from the point of view of physical and mental well-being, explains Filippo Santoro, Managing Director of Urban Sports Club Italia. 

Another interesting trend is

, as its only custodian in Italy is the

, which now has 9 locations. It is a

modern

but which refers to a tradition of pre-medieval Japan. The declared goal of Jūtaijutsu is to allow its practitioners to get to know each other better, "learning to deal with others, with the world and with life in a peaceful but safe way". Suitable for both adults and children, it allows you to do free body gymnastics, breathing and balance exercises, even climbing, and you can obviously learn fighting and self-defense techniques.

What to say instead of the

? FIT, well-being of the body, LOve, love for oneself and for others, SOPHIA, the growth of our mind and soul. FITLOSOPHIA, a neologism invented by Alessandra Lakshmi Siliquini, which allows to tell the synthesis between the millenary knowledge of yoga and Western culture. The purpose? Helping people to always feel comfortable and to be able to focus on themselves. “Fitlosophia, explains its creator on the website, is also a place to train for happiness, through personal growth and the search for inner well-being. This is why Yoga is one of the disciplines that we offer to our members. But in addition to this there are counseling, rebirthing, reiki, crystal therapy, aura cleaning ... and much more ”.

Another format that is finding great success is the

, which defines itself as “an innovative Antiage Method for a long and full of energy life, in harmony between Body, Mind and Spirit”.

Among the programs available, Sleep better (for those with sleep problems), Mind & body detox and Energize.

Many of these, among other things, provide in addition to cryotherapy sessions, and various detox programs, personalized mindfullness treatments.