1.OVERVIEW

Aging results in a progressive deterioration (varying from person to person) of different systems including the nervous system or the muscular system. There is an evident loss of flexibility,strength, posture, muscle or bone density. There is a strong evidence that (Browmn et al 1998) aging produces a significant decrease of the efficiency of the nervous system itself and how is coordinated with the muscular system.

According to the National Institute on Aging In 2006, an estimated 37 million people in the United States—12 percent of the population—were 65 and older. Projections forecast that by 2030, approximately 71.5 million people will be 65 and older, representing nearly 20 percent of the total U.S. population. Aging affects all our major systems: muscular, cardiovascular, neuromuscular,soft tissues or bones among others. Exercise has been proven crucial to prepare us for a better life and increase our possibilities to a higher life expectancy.

2.EXERCISE AND AGING

The powerful effects of exercise are normally understimated. We need to implement a powerful and effective physical exercise program with the goal in mind to improve motor functions, a gradual increase of balance, coordination range of motion and flexibility.

Progressive resistance training (PRT) can enhance muscle function by creating hypertrophy of muscle tissue. 40-60 minutes of PRT, 3 times per week, using a gym based weights programme can enhance your ability to fight infection by increasing the protein reservoir residing in your muscle mass

The Brain Muscle Workout Program stresses the importance of several powerful concepts while exercising:

-An Intense brain activity and the possitive effects of multitasking (raising heels and arms at the same time)

-Moderate cardiovascular and muscular activity

-Neural Plasticity (changing constantly the program). The program will consist of over 350 exercises structured in 9 progressive levels.

-Progressive Proprioception exercises will strengthen the soft tissues of the different individuals

-Constant change of the program will surprise the individual having to guess movements forcing the muscular, nervous ann cardiovascular system to work in harmony together

3.THE BRAIN MUSCLE WORKOUT PROGRAM SEVERAL BENEFITS

The Brain Muscle Workout Program is a physical progressive exercise program. The individualized program for clinics will include a personalized program consisting of over 350 different exercises structured in 9 different stages throughout the year. By continuously teasing the body with balance and coordination challenges, the program simultaneously stimulates the brain, muscles and nervous system.

The program has been endorsed by several experts in the medical field such as John Martin, (PhD Columbia University, neuroscientist specialist in the Motor System) or Dr Gregory Lombardo (Md Psychiatry).

According to Dr John Martin, specialist in the motor system at Columbia University,

"Michael's exercises require new coordination patterns," says Martin. "They seem to mix a challenging posture requiring balance together with a limb movement. This may be similar to creating a cognitive reserve by learning a new language later in life, or learning to play a musical instrument. The exercises likely drive more neural activity in more parts of the brain. This can strengthen neural connections in the action systems of the brain. Perhaps, the more you need to think during a complex movement, the more you recruit connections in the cognitive systems of the brain. While speculative, this may be a way for exercises that require you to think about your moves to benefit parts of the brain for memory and for learning facts."

Currently we are initiating conversations with several clinics to implement the Brain Muscle Workout Program.

The approach:

Physical Exercise:

-Balance and coordination
The benefits of multitasking is very powerful with patients. The challenge is to define the starting movement where the patient could benefit from intense brain and muscular activity. Like raising heels and arms with one arm while holding on a wall.

-Neural Plasticity

-Physical Voice while performing the movement

-Stretching:
active stretching: flexibility is very important for patients. To battle the rigidity of different parts of the patient we need to implement a successful stretching program.

To compensate the muscular imbalance caused by the constant involuntary movement requires that we activate several muscles groups increasing strength, endurance and flexibility in certain muscle parts of the patient

-range of motion

-mental challenge

The Brain Muscle Workout Program

The benefits of implementing The Brain Muscle Workout Program will fall into three groups:

3.1Motor Skills:

Motor skills refers to the abilities which involve the use of hands, develop over time, starting with primitive gestures such as grabbing at objects to more precise activities that involve precise hand-eye coordination. Fine motor skills are skills that involve a refined use of the small muscles controlling the hand, fingers, and thumb. The development of these skills allows one to be able to complete tasks such as writing, drawing, and buttoning. *

The Brain Muscle Workout Program incorporates an active use of motor skills. The importance of exercising balance and coordination may help improve children's brain functioning in the following areas: attention, memory, multitasking, spatial memory and decision-making. For example raising heels and arms at the same time will improve kids’ attention and multitasking skills. This could correlate to listening to the teacher and writing in a piece of paper)

*Wikepedia, Encyclopedia. Search:Motor skills.
Website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fine_motor_skill

3.2 Psychiatric Benefits and Benefits in Academic Function

Improving children’s brain functioning through specific exercise movements.

Regarding brain functioning, it is important to refer to the cerebellum, the area of the brain responsible for voluntary physical movement is connected by neurons to all parts of the cortex, the area of the brain responsible for higher order thinking. Nearly 80 studies have suggested a strong link between the movement and memory, spatial perception, language, attention, emotion, nonverbal cues, and decision-making (Jensen, 1998).

A number of studies also indicate that children suffering from even subtle forms of Bipolar Disorder have difficulties integrating the cognitive function of the left with the right hemisphere. This is also thought to be true for children with dyslexia and dysgraphia, conditions that powerfully affect a child’s scholastic function and their self-esteem.

An essential feature of The Brain Muscle Workout is to improve the integration of motor activity carried on between the left and right hemisphere. This cannot help but improve problems with visual integration and with fine motor coordination and sensory-motor coordination, yielding improvement is some children’s reading and writing (both in the sense of handwriting and in the sense of composition).

This section has been reviewed and endorsed by Gregory T. Lombardo MD, PhD, Adult, Child and Adolescent psychiatrist; author Understanding the Mind of Your Bipolar Child, St. Martins 11/2006; doctor of English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University; and former teacher of writing and English literature at Columbia College and at The Trinity School N.Y.C.

3.3 Cardiovascular Benefits

Cardiovascular benefits seen with any regular aerobic exercise are particularly important in school age children.

Among children Type II Diabetes caused by decreased physical activity and poor nutrition leading to obesity has reached epidemic proportions. When a child experiences improper weight gain (because of larger amounts of circulating growth hormone) the child increases the number of fat cells rather than their size (as is the case with adults). Consequently, hyper-cellular obesity is especially hard to reverse later on in life.

The Brain Muscle Workout improves cardiovascular function and glucose metabolism while a child is focused on another goal, removing the burden of shame that can accompany explicit attempts at weight management.

This section has been reviewed and endorsed by Gregory T. Lombardo MD, PhD, Adult, Child and Adolescent psychiatrist; author Understanding the Mind of Your Bipolar Child, St. Martins 11/2006; doctor of English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University; and former teacher of writing and English literature at Columbia College and at The Trinity School N.Y.C.

4. THE BRAIN MUSCLE WORKOUT PROGRAM HAS BEEN ENDORSED BY NATIONAL AND LOCAL MEDIA.

Michael Gonzalez-Wallace’s innovative fitness program "The Brain Muscle Workout" incorporates intense brain activity through balance and coordination movements to improve concentration and attention while performing hundreds of challenging exercises.

Michael Gonzalez-Wallace has recently been awarded from the Governor of Minnesota, Tim Pawlenty for its unique program. His innovative exercise program is presented to a vast audience of viewers and readers throughout USA.

The Brain Muscle Workout has been featured in different media sources such as The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune(online edition), O (Oprah magazine), ABC Eyewitness News, Fox & Friends, CNN Headline news, Prevention or Fitness magazine.

Children covering media news include: Teens news (National show, FOX & Friend, release date to be announced), Atlanta Parent, Raising Arizona Kids, Charlotte parent, Central Penn Parent

5.THE BRAIN MUSCLE WORKOUT PROGRAM -OVERVIEW

Length of the program:

- Duration: 6-8 months
- Initial Results after 10 weeks
- Session duration: 20-30minutes (for youngsters time will be reduced)
- Frequency: 2-3 times per week

Expected Goals (initial results after 10 weeks)

- Improvement of motor skills (balance and coordination)
- Blood pressure (reduction)
- Fitness Heart (Reduction of resting heart rate)
- Improvement in children’s attention
- Improvement in concentration
- Improvement in multitasking
- Improvement in learning and memory
- Improvement in Cardiovascular functioning
- Weight loss (if neccesary)
- Increase strength and stamina
- Body fat reduction
- Kids will benefit individually from the program
- Apply the principle of individual differences if neccesary
- For special ed, the program will be slightly modified

6.STAGES OF THE BRAIN MUSCLE WORKOUT PROGRAM FOR SCHOOLS

6.1Design stage:

- Define the goals of the program
- Design the different exercises
- Select the most effective exercises to improve children’s health.
- Design specific exercises to foucs in the cardiovascular system
- Select the most effective exercise for each grade
- Apply the individual differences if neccesary

6.2Implementation stage:

- 3 weekends seminars. Interactive seminar with educators, parents and kids - Once that the exercises have been designed and approved we will select the schools and implement the system - Brainstorming with the educators - Professional development - Community development - Observations

6.3Monitoring stage (Optional;)

Bimonthly monitoring Optional. In the case of been applied it should be coordinated with the school nurses or school doctors. Monthly Regular readings of blood pressure, resting heart rate, weight and body fat are recommended

Package

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

- TRAINING DIFFERENT EDUCATORS ( 8 HOURS), WEEKDAYS
- 2 HOURS FORMATION, 2 HOURS PRACTICE, 2 HOURS MODELLING, 2HOURS EXAMS AND MONITORING

DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION STAGES

VISUAL MATERIAL OF DIFFERENT MOVEMENTS ( aprox 200 MOVEMENTS)

VISUAL MATERIAL EXPLAINING THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE ANATOMY INVOLVED IN EACH EXERCISE

COMMUNITY EDUCATION (BILLINGUAL ENGLISH/SPANISH IF INTERESTED) 4 SEMINARS WITH PARENTS AND CHILDREN, 1 HOUR EACH)

COMMUNITY EDUCATION CLASSES EXHIBITS (CLASSES WHERE FAMILIES WILL BE EXERCISING TOGETHER PROMOTING FAMILY INTERACTION)

WEBISTE CONTENT:SCHOOL’S WEBSITE INTERACTIVE FORMATION FOR CHILDREN,FAMILIES AND EDUCATORS.GAMES

EVERY 2 WEEKS FOR THE FIRST 2 MONTHS: CONFERENCE CALLS WITH EDUCATORS (8 CONFERENCE CALLS, AFTER THAT ONCE A MONTH)

- OPTIONAL:
NUTRITION SEMINAR FOR FAMILIES (optional)
NUTRITION BOOK FOR THE SCHOOL (optional)
NUTRITION material will be provided by a registered Nutritionist, RD COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY)

PROGRAM FEE:
$10,000
Extras: Travel and expenses

RESILIENCE-NMPST,LLC is a limited liability company owner of the Brain Muscle Workout Program. Founder: Michael Gonzalez-Wallace