You may be asking yourself, “What is Z-Health?” I found myself asking the same question.
Our very own Michael Golden is a certified trainer with Z-Health. This approach to training and mobility is working wonders. Basically, the Z-Health approach works with your body’s nervous system to utilize and mobilize the joints. It’s vastly different than any approach to mobility and training that I have ever seen. Participants “open” up neurological links that tell the brain to allow motion. The result of this system is simply amazing. We have had many students participate in private and group training sessions with a focus on utilizing the z-health methods. A number of them are seeing gains in mobility and a decrease in pain. Some participants are finding that pain they have had for years has simply vanished. I know it sounds a little radical. It looks a little radical, too… but it works!
If you have a question or a comment about z-health, please feel free to leave it.
Specifically, feel free to leave a testimonial! Many people who train with us experience pain in their joints or a lack of mobility. Let’s get the word out that the Z-Health system, and our certified trainer with Z-Health, Michael Golden, may be able to help them!
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July 6th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
**The following was sent in a “thank you” card on 06-18-2009.**
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Dear Mike,
I can honestly say when Dan and I joined Plus one we didn’t think we’d be getting more than a few defense classes and shed a few pounds. Instead, we have been given so much more by you. You have physically cured what the best chiropractic and podiatry doctors in Connecticut could not. You gave Dan his range of motion. He can touch the floor while standing which was not possible and he has regained motion in his neck. For me you did what two surgeries, removing the ball of my foot, mri, x-ray, and further medical treatment couldn’t do. I can run. I can climb stairs. I can do push-ups and wear high heels with little to no pain for the first time in 10 years! That is like giving me the world. There is no price for that. Just saying thank you doesn’t feel like enough. What you have done is unbelievable, surreal, and life changing.
Sincerely,
Dan & Aviva
September 28th, 2009 at 7:11 pm
Mike promised that Z-Health exercises would get me out of orthotics. I didn’t believe him. However, the exercises worked so well at making my punches harder, that I kept to his program. In August, I went to Europe for three weeks without my orthotics and hiked without any pain. The great thing about the program is that you feel immediate results even though the exercises seem so easy.
Kathy
October 4th, 2009 at 10:23 am
I met Mike over a year ago and began training in muay thai with him. previous to training with mike i had just finished playing college football about a year ago and had A LOT of problems with my body from all the punishment i had put it through. Mike introduced me to his Z-health techniques which have completely changed the way i train/ fight and exercise. i am a personal trainer so i am still using my body non-stop everyday. i came into training with mike having had extremely limited range of motion and strength with my left leg and lower back due to a herniated disk that occurred during my last 2 years of football. i had visited with many doctors who could point out my weaknesses and irregularities with my back but none that had given me exercises to help out with how weak and inflexible i had become due to the disk and nerve damage. not only did mike’s techniques change the way i trained, but changed the way i live. for the first time in 2 years of having doctors test me out, did i finally have CORRECTED what was wrong, not just pointed out. it was amazing how much more strength, flexibility, and speed i gained within minutes (even seconds) of mike’s z-health techniques being applied to my body. i have also had foot pain relieved by mike’s teachings, and most recently shoulder pain. i had two muay thai fights in august under the coaching/ instruction of mike. before the second one i developed some sharp pain in my shoulder that i couldn’t seem to get rid of. up until about a week ago (now october) it was still really bothering me. we worked week to week trying to discover how to get rid of it and keep my shoulder from weakening. last Wednesday we tried out 3 new techniques that have Immediately tested well with my shoulder. they stopped the pain, regained my strength, and extremely changed my flexibility within the joint! my muay thai training and weight lifting have gone back to normal with full range of motion and increased strength! mike’s training and knowledge is class A and he has been a huge help to my athletic lifestyle. thank you thank you thank you
mark
January 10th, 2010 at 1:17 am
I met Mike over two years ago when I participated in Muay Thai classes in association with the Connecticut Crush Women’s Football team. Although the desired long term relationship with the football team did not come to be, I chose to become a part of the Plus One family. I also chose to change my discipline to the study of Sho Biyn Jiu. Over the course of the next couple of years, as I progressed through my belts, I realized that old nagging injuries and other medical conditions were restricting me from getting the full benefit of martial arts training. So much so that I felt the need to step back breifly to re-assess my goals. I came upon the testimonials regarding Mike’s Z-Health and was intrigued by what I read. After a brief dicussion with MIke, I made an appointment to have a full assessment done after Kung Fu class this morning. I went into the appointment with an open mind but also thinking (mostly from past experiences) that this was only going to lead to pinpointing areas of trouble that would require tedious exercises to strengthen and improve those targeted areas. However, unlike physical therapy, after Mike had finished his thorough assessment of my physical condition he showed me a few very simple stretches/exercises that showed immediate results. WOW. I am so intrigued by these results I intend to explore the depths of this program and see where it leads. I told Mike as I was leaving the Do-Jo today, “very few things have the power to blow my mind, what you just did in there blew my mind”. I would recommend this program to anyone.
January 16th, 2010 at 9:56 am
T. Harper was having problems with his knee popping out of alignment. The following is a quote from him after completing ONE mobility drill: “Hey, it doesn’t do it anymore!”
January 22nd, 2010 at 2:49 pm
This is actually a testimonial for me. I’m going to put down two of them. In 2008, I hurt my ankle very badly in a Brazilian Jiujitsu competition. (I didn’t tap on a foot lock, and my ankle made a loud pop and ensued to swell badly.) Yes, I have since learned to tap. In my recovery, I would note that Mike Golden helped me get my ankle back to 100% from a rather serious injury.
Today, I was complaining to Mike about another Brazilian Jiujitsu injury. It would also be noted that Mike is partially responsible for this injury, as he did a sweep on me two weeks ago and I had my head in the wrong place when he did it. As a result, I heard more popping in my neck than I have heard at times when I microwave popcorn. (That’s an exaggeration, but you get my point.)
I asked Mike to help me today and he provided me with some brief mobility work to do. After about two minutes the mobility in my neck increased back to 100%. It took Mike about two minutes to fix me. (Although, it did only take Mike a few seconds to sweep me and hurt me, I’m still very impressed. I was actually impressed with the sweep, too, but I’ll save that for a different blog.)
February 26th, 2010 at 10:40 am
While taking a rigorous Karate/Ku Fu class the arch of my right foot started cramping so bad that a string of pain began sturging up through the side of my leg. Out of all days of course, not only does the instructor have me in the front of the class, but he has me just sitting in a low horse stance which felt like forever. When the instructor wasn’t looking I’d straighten up in an attempting to rid myself of the cramp that felt more like a massive Charlie Horse in foot. It was as if my foot was giving birth. Finally when the class was asked to sit down, I was able to get Mike’s attention hoping he could work his magic that I’ve heard so much about. Thinking he would give me some foot stretch or something, he instead told me to move my hand in an exaggrated hulu wave. For a split second I thought he was coo coo, after all I did say “My FOOT”, not hand. But sure as I started the pain subsided and quickly faded. I’ve since have learned other intensely helpful technics while taking his mobility class.
February 26th, 2010 at 5:04 pm
I originally started taking this class just to see what it was all about and if it really worked. To be honest in the beginning I was pretty skeptical and didn’t really believe that it would really make much of a difference, but I had to try it to find out. Just from the very first session the I missed and Mike took the time to catch me up on turned my thought around entirely. I had been suffering from lower back pains for a few weeks from constantly doing BJJ and after unlocking a few joints in my foot the pain instantly went away. Not to mention that my flexibility has increased dramatically. Anyone who has thought about taking this class or wanted to be more flexible, relieve pain, or be faster or stronger in microseconds should absolutely sign up for this class immediately it really makes that much of a difference. I would recommend it for everyone.
April 19th, 2010 at 12:19 am
I have had Chronic pain in my knees and shoulders for years due to heavy lifting and athletics. I addressed Mike with these concerns he recommended that I do a private session with him, and I couldn’t be happier with the outcome. In 45 minutes not only did my pain disappear, but my flexibility increased dramatically and my muscles were working in ways I never knew they could. Mike addressed strengths and weaknesses in my body and gave me simple drills to improve on what was lacking. In the weeks since the session, while doing the drills daily, I have had much less pain and my overall performance in athletics and martial arts has increased. I am also attracting hordes of beautiful women. Z-health is amazing!
May 14th, 2010 at 12:55 pm
After sustaining a neck injury while training I was unable to turn my head without severe strain on my neck. I asked Mike if he could help me with some of his Z-Health techniques. With no more than five minutes of Mikes help I was able to turn my head completely to the side with no strain at all. He showed me a few things to do on my own to treat the injury on my own and within one day the pain was gone.
On a separate occasion I hurt my back and went for almost a week without treating it. I rested for a few days with no training hoping it would get better. The day I went back to training I hurt it again and decided I would ask Mike for some more help. Sure enough Mike was able to help me restore full motion in my arms and neck which were very limited due to the injury. He found where the problem was and fixed it. On Wednesday morning I was unable to roll because of the pain that came from my back. After Mike helped me I was back at it again Friday morning with no problems at all. The hands on help as well as the at home techniques Mike showed me helped a great deal and i’m sure i wouldnt be feeling so great if it wasn’t for Mike and Z-Health. For those who are skeptical I say give it a shot, it really does work.
Thanks Mike!
August 3rd, 2010 at 4:19 pm
From a June 1 e-mail regarding the mobility class:
Jen and I have both benefited mightily from this class. Your presentation style is excellent. You are quietly confident and a great teacher. For two middle-aged athletic persons…..our behavior patterns run deep. Yet, we’ve been able to make some adjustments and changes short term that have increased range of motion and performance markedly. This improves our quality of life and general good health. Thanks for your efforts.