ANTIQUE – MODERN: MASTICATION REEDUCATION IN OBESITY RECOVERY

Mastication reeducation is one of the ways of body remodeling, that can be used in the obesity recovery. In antique Greece, this kind of exercises were practiced in Palestra (gymnastics, sports and sporting competitions schools and arenas). "Besides, Palestras teachers recommended to the athle...

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Main Authors: Sergiu TEODORESCU, Aurelia PREDA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Romanian Foundation for Business Intelligence 2015-04-01
Series:SEA: Practical Application of Science
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Online Access: http://seaopenresearch.eu/Journals/articles/SPAS_7_78.pdf
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Summary:Mastication reeducation is one of the ways of body remodeling, that can be used in the obesity recovery. In antique Greece, this kind of exercises were practiced in Palestra (gymnastics, sports and sporting competitions schools and arenas). "Besides, Palestras teachers recommended to the athletes to chew well and at leisure, to gain more power, instead of swallow in the greedily eating way, without chewing. ......... therefore, one of the regular exercise, in the Palestra, is chewing food. ". At present, a study showed that the evolution of the fat percentage, as part of body composition, was significantly positive for the experimental group subjects. Mastication reeducation physical exercises are ways to understand, appreciate and to keep healthy the own body.
ISSN:2360-2554