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〖Finger Fitness -- The Art of Finger Control -- by Lorriaine C. & Gregory G. Irwin〗
  Finger Fitness is a unique exercise program that directly addresses the physical needs of the hand. It takes an athletic approach to hand conditioning by isolating and exercising natural hand and finger movements. It is designed to build strength, dexterity, coordination, flexibility, and independence in the fingers and hands.
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〖Finger Fitness -- The Art of Finger Control -- by Lorriaine C. & Gregory G. Irwin〗
How did the concept of Finger Fitness develop?
  As I begin this new and revised edition of Finger Fitness: The Art of Finger Control, I realize that Finger Fitness was not an instant revelation, but rather, a concept that has and will continue to evolve. The capability of the human hand distinguishes us from other animals and has allowed us to develop this complex world in which we live. Humankind could not have evolved without some awareness of the necessity of increasing the agility and coordination of the hands. This awareness allowed us to develop tools necessary to enhance our abilities to survive, build, and create in our surroundings. It is this continuous refining of the hand/finger thought connection that allows us to live as we do now. Incorporating a program like Finger Fitness can only help refine our most precious tool, the hand, to its next level of development. Because our hands play such an important role in our development, would it not then make sense that the conditioning and improving of our hands would help strengthen and develop our individual ability and possibly the ability of humankind as a whole?
  My curiosity about our hands and their development, and the need for finger/hand conditioning and control first came to my attention while I was in college pursuing a degree in Music Education. Three special skills were needed in order to excel in music: auditory (ie. ability of the ear), mental (ie. ability to sense harmony, melody, and rhythm), and physical (ie. strength, dexterity, and coordination). My music education had developed the first two skills by adequately breaking them down into ear training classes and music theory classes. The physical skills were neglected though, other than what each individual did while practicing his or her own instrument.

  In addition to practicing my instrument and the piano and to gain better control of my fingers, I began doing simple bending and splitting exercises in my spare time. As this seemed to help my hands' performance, I continued to practice these exercises for the next few years while working as a musician and a teacher. For several years I entertained students with finger tricks. Some of these students showed me new tricks and exercises which I added to my repertoire. It was at this time I realized I had many groups of exercises which seemed to create a complete program. After talking to hand surgeons, physical therapists, and sports medicine professionals, I found that, although there were programs for rehabilitation of the hand, there were none for advancing the ordinary hand to a higher level of strength and coordination. This gave me the final motivation to publish my own exercise program directed specifically toward building the strength, coordination and dexterity of the normal hand, and in turn for preventing hand injuries. Recently, I have found many physical therapists and people in preventive medicine have become interested in incorporating Finger Fitness into their treatment and rehabilitative programs. This is true for, when applied correctly, the exercises in. this book can be helpful in hand therapy and in the prevention of the recurrence of certain hand injuries. Further research continues at this time.
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〖Finger Fitness -- The Art of Finger Control -- by Lorriaine C. & Gregory G. Irwin〗


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