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Global Active Stretching

FROM MUSCULAR IMPROVEMENT TO SPORTS PERFORMANCE

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SGA

Global Active Stretching (Stretching Global Actif – SGA®) is an original method of stretching that differs from conventional forms of stretching in that it takes into account the 5 principles of “Global Postural Re-education” (Ph. SOUCHARD), namely:

Globality

Breathing

Stretching muscles in the 3 planes of space

Correction of compensations

Contracting muscles in their eccentric position

It is an original and effective method that can be used by anyone who wishes to improve their flexibility so that they can enjoy a more comfortable life, and especially athletes – both amateur and professional – who want to improve their performance and prevent repetitive injuries.

Which is why it is used in high-performance sport.

SGA® courses

There’s nothing like a weekly session of SGA to keep fit!
Use the map below to find a session near you:

If you have been trained in SGA® and would like to be added to the map, simply click the following link and fill in the form:

SGA® courses

You don’t need to have been trained in RPG® to sign up for SGA® training. SGA® courses are open to physiotherapists, sports coaches, sports trainers, physical education instructors …

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After 3 days of training, you will be able to run an SGA® stretching session for anyone who wants to maintain and improve their flexibility and, in so doing, enhance their quality of life. You will be able to propose specific stretches for athletes of all levels – including high-performance athletes – to improve their performance and prevent repetitive injuries.

Asbl GPR Belgique organises 2 course sessions a year. Dates for the next set of courses can be found on the “SGA” page.

SGA® training course programme

#PROGRAMME SGA

DAY 1

Morning

Introduction

Theory

  • Differences between static and dynamic muscles.

  • Explanation of different body types.

Practice

  • Observation of ant. and post. types.

  • Observation of the 6 zones

  • Self-supervised breathing posture in groups of two

  • Retraction test

Afternoon

  • Explanation of postures used in SGA®

  • How to work on a posture in a group session.

  • Introduction to the first ant. chain stretching posture on the floor with arms at the side.

  • Explanation of the role of the pelvis on the position of the spine.

  • Differential testing for retraction in lower limb muscles.

  • Chain stretching posture on the floor with arms at the side.

DAY 2

Morning

Theory

  • Explanation of the 5 principles that set SGA® apart from analytical stretching.

Practice

  • Posterior chain stretching posture in a sitting position.

Afternoon

  • Observing and identifying retractions in the upper limbs.

  • Posture options for the upper limbs.

  • Postures for upper limbs (closing and opening).

  • Forward bending posture (differences between gemelli, soleus, hamstrings, glutes).

DAY 3

Morning

Theory

  • Advantages and disadvantages of sports

  • Understanding and analysing movement in different sport disciplines (tennis, football, running, etc.).

  • Benefits of SGA® for repetitive movements in the workplace.

Practice

  • Standing with back against a wall.

  • Posture with asymmetry of lower limbs.

​Afternoon

  • Revision and Q&A session

  • Trainee-led sessions

  • SGA and high-performance sport.

  • How to deal with a high-performance athlete who is accustomed to intensive weight training.

  • Detailed analysis of an athlete’s physique.

  • Analysis of a muscular system subjected to overwork during a sporting activity.

  • Explanation of the 3 tables:
    - personal chart
    - table of drawbacks
    - table of necessities

  • SGA® and the world of work

  • Analysis of muscle groups that stiffen due to the position maintained during work, or muscles that are overused during repetitive work-related movements.

SGA® training course programme

#PROGRAMME SGA 2

FIRST DAY

From 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.:

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  • What is SGA,

  • The SGA was born from the RPG The static function and its implication in our morphology

  • The static system and its three functions: erection, suspension, reciprocal tensions

  • Explanation of the 5 principles that differentiate SGA from analytical stretching

 

 

From 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

  • Convenient :

  • Observation of the anterior and posterior types and observation of the 6 zones

  • Examination of muscle retractions

  • Self-breathing posture at 2

  • Shrinkage test

 

FROM 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.:

 

  • Self-postures in SGA: coxo-femoral angle opening or closing, arms open, arms tight

  • Summary and order of realization of postures, insistences

  • Reminder of the differential tests for the retraction of the muscles of the lower limbs

 

 

From 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

  • Stretching posture of the anterior suite on the ground arms close together

  • Seated Posterior Chain Stretch Pose

 

SECOND DAY

From 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.:

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Advantages and disadvantages of sport 

  • How to optimize sports practice by stretching particularly stressed muscle groups and normalizing the athlete's morphology.

  • Decoding and analysis of the sporting gesture of different disciplines: cycling, swimming, rowing, running

  • Sport or repetitive professional gestures: same fight

 

From 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.:

  • Choice of postures for the upper limbs

  • Posture of the upper limbs in closing and opening

  • Leaning forward posture: twin differences, soleus, hamstrings, glutes

 

 

From 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Convenient

  • Standing posture against the wall

  • Asymmetrical posture of the lower limbs (= kneeling posture)

 

From 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

 

Convenient :

  • Self stretching postures

  • How to lead a group session

  • Programming sessions of SGA 

Review of self-postures led by different participants

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