Alexandre Barry, referent Adapted Physical Activity Health in thermal environment

Interview by Emma from Onde Carriere

Look at your posture a little bit, if your shoulders are a little forward, work on strengthening, on the dorsal chain and on the opening of the rib cage.

The Health Adapted Physical Activities program in a spa environment in Châtel-Guyon

The main objective is to allow spa guests access to physical activity differently from what can happen in a classic gym. The spa guests practice while respecting their bodies, their pathologies and their needs.

It all starts with a fitness check-up. This makes it possible to evaluate four systems: the muscular system, the cardiovascular system, the tension system and the motor system.

Then activities are recommended according to the assessment carried out, according to the pathology and what the client will need during the three weeks of treatment.

Facilities in Châtel-Guyon

A room is dedicated to physical activity. It is divided into two areas, with the pool next door for aquagym, aquabike and aquatic activities.

Indoors

• Pilate
• Muscle building
• cardio
• Musculation and limbering up

In aquatic environment

• Water aerobics
• Aquabiking
• Aquazen, work on mobility, on relaxation, on flexibility, but in water.

Outdoors

• Nordic’s walk
• Hiking
• Muscle strengthening also outdoors

Pathologies treated at Châtel-Guyon

• Intestinal pathologies, in particular ulcerative colitis
• Joint pathologies, osteoarthritis, polyarthritis
• Metabolic pathologies, in particular obesity, diabetes
• Fibromyalgia
• low back pain

The goal

• Bringing activity back
• Regain confidence in what we are capable of doing
• Continue the activity after the 3 weeks of treatment

The testimony of a beneficiary

Philippe Jardel is 64 years old, he accompanies for the 2nd consecutive year a curist in Châtel-Guyon.

“Last year, I took advantage of the ASM vitality which consisted of doing different exercises to see the level I was in. It wasn’t very brilliant, I grant you. But hey, Alexandre was able to motivate me, was able to get me started. The objectives were the relaxations. Unfortunately, as we age, we become more and more stiff or less and less flexible. I don’t know how you can say that. It is a reality that we are faced with. You have to try to motivate yourself to have a little flexibility again. We know our body, but we don’t necessarily know each other. So le fact of being accompanied by a coach of the level of people who are in ASM is a plus. We are really dealing with professionals. That’s what I liked about coming here, this spirit of conviviality, humanity, humility. Because it’s true that when you’re dealing with people like us, who aren’t necessarily very flexible, who aren’t great athletes, you have to adapt to our level, whether it’s Alexandre or the whole team. surrounding these activities. They are really very professional. I can’t say anything else that they are very professional. “

The philosophy

Iidea is to use all playful aspects, we no longer have the impression of doing sports with a capital S but a different physical activity.

In aquagym, we will take out the balls, they will pass each other, they will turn on themselves. All of these skills will give them a little taste for physical activity and ensure that they will also have a good time and say to themselves, we will come back because it was so nice. And then afterwards, we still worked. Alexander Barry

The 110 years of ASM as seen by Alexandre Barry

110 years already sounds like a lot of years to me because 110 is a lot. I was there for 100 years. I had almost just arrived at the club and I saw the evolution that there has been over the last 10 years and that goes back to what I was saying earlier, which is that this concept of sharing is increasingly important. I think that’s what makes the strength of ASM at the moment, it’s that we are able to share from generation to generation to continue on the momentum and on the line of Marcel-Michelin.. .110 years ago

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