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Experts unpacked “Quadrobics”, a fitness trend, which claims that jumping on all fours will make it efficiently
Oct
In the new online trends, people go crazy, crawl and limit on all fours when filming – and their films pay a lot of attention. Practice It’s called QuadrobicsAnd it’s quite a spectacle.
Four -legged quadruples say that movements promote efficiency, strength, mobility and even spirituality, as a chance to re -combine with nature and the “original” I.
The word quadrobics comes from (Latin for four) and aerobics (Exercises that are rhythmic and repetitive, and which use large groups of body muscles, for example when running).
But is this form of training good for you? Did this just another fashion make our attention economy? Or maybe some of them?
From world records to Therian subculture
Quadrobics gained publicity in 2008, when the Japanese Sprinter Kenichi Ito has set a world record of Guinness Springing 100 meters on all fours.
Since then, registration has dropped. In 2022, American Collin McClure reached 15.66 seconds, and this year Japanese runner Ryusei Yonee He destroyed the sign againWith a bladder 14.55 seconds.
Yonee said he studied the movement of childhood animals and trained by watching dogs, cats and monkeys before improving his own technique on the run.
Recently, we have seen a growing number of social media users, especially young users, publishing their own Quadrobics content.
In some places such as Russiawhole subcultures of “Kwadrobers” appeared. They mix quadrobics with fun and you can see them crawling through the open air in animal masks.
A significant part of the Quadrobics internet content comes from the Therian community. Therians They are people, often children who identify as a non-human animal.
The adult Therians were one of the first to start quadriceps exercises. Although not all Therians QuadrobicsThose who often claim that navigating four limbs is an embodied expression of their identity.
Therians can also be easily confused with a “fur” fandom, but they are different. While Therians identify as animals, Furry are interested in anthropomorphic Animal figures (Animals with human features).
Furry creates personal avatars called “Furson“And participate in events and conventions in” Fursuit “.
In Russia and others There were Soviet states View of young people crunchy around wearing Fox masks and tails caused moral panic Among some politicians and religious leaders.
Last year in Uzbekistan, the Ministry of the Interior issued a warning For parents that the involvement of children in Quadrobics would be treated as parental neglect. And one Russian politician, Vyacheslav Volodin, He blamed the West For the trend of people dressing up as animals, calling it “a dehumanization project”.
Fitness or performance?
Quadrobics mainly concerns movement, not identity, costumes or roles.
It belongs to the wider wave of “ancestors” or “primary” trends in biological renewal. Think about paleo diets, Ice bathsor the king of the liver Raw meat diet. These practices promise to connect us to nature again, doubled as performance.
Even the main sources of health and biological renewal begin to record quadrobes, with various articles listing his presumption Benefits of training the main muscle groups and improvement of coordination.
Enthusiasts present movements such as bear tanks, leopard walks, jumps and balances. (Although many of these movements and exercises have been practiced for years as a warm -up or mobility exercise).
Some practicing Quadrobics claimed that material benefits, such as increased condition and weight loss.
There is some research evidence suggesting that traffic can help improve four times oscillateIN Basic flexibility and stability. And taking into account its rhythmic nature, he can also get Your heart rate riseswhich can benefit from aerobic efficiency and health.
This does not mean, however, that Quadrobics is without restrictions.
Risk and restrictions
Because Quadrobics is based on the very resistance to body weight, the load on the muscles is limited to body weight. This means that it is probably not as effective as lifting weights to improve Bone strength and densityin which weight lifting allows you to gradually lift heavier.
And although Quadrobics will provide an aerobic stimulus, it requires a lot of skills, which means that it is difficult to do for a long time and at higher intensity. You gain better cardiovascular benefits Something like running.
In addition, as with any exercise, Quadrobics has a potential risk associated with injuries – although it is likely small.
If you want to try Quadrobics, your muscles and joints will need time to adapt to placing a load on them. This is especially important for yours Hands, wrists, elbow and armswhich may not be used in this way. This means that you should start very slowly and monitor how you feel after each session.
In general, there is not much evidence suggesting that Quadrobics is better for you than the main forms of exercise. While crawling and jumping can build stability and flexibilityScientific research has not yet tested long -term benefits or risk. At best, this is a complement to the established training.
The current success of Quadrobics in social media has less in common with learning exercises, and more with a visual spectacle. The value of entertainment is clear and reliably attracts like, actions and comments – which in the same way about the theater and identity as well as fitness.
