Exercise is medicine
Movement for therapy and prevention
Modern Mayr Medicine from A-Z
An alphabetical overview of all technical terms used in Park Igls publications. Including word definitions.
Outdoor fitness
Sports scientist Maximilian Stangl from the Park Igls Health Center explains why outdoor sports are not only trendy, but also particularly beneficial from a sports therapy perspective.
Moving mountains
Even moderate exercise has an extremely positive effect on the body's physical and psychological defenses. Dr Kogelnig, deputy medical director, explains what other health benefits outdoor exercise has.
Detecting osteoporosis early
Park Igls health specialist team share expert advise and information on why bone density decreases with age, how to determine risk factors and how to efficiently prevent osteoporosis.
Back pain relief
What can you do to relieve back pain? What are the causes? Holistic diagnosis and therapy at the Park Igls Mayr clinic in Tyrol, pioneer of Modern Mayr Medicine.
Food for back pain
Did you know that adding anti-inflammatory foods to your diet can help back pain? Follow our 11 top diet tips and put an end to back pain!
Feldenkrais® – helping us to help ourselves
From fixing herniated discs to standing on your head, nothing is impossible with a little trust in the power of learning. I give the Feldenkrais® method a go.
Improve your health and fitness!
You’ve probably heard of boot camps; perhaps you’ve even participated in one. Higher, faster, further is the name of the game with the fitness trend that grew out of harsh US military-style exercise regimes. It is an extreme approach to exercise that tests – and even goes beyond – physical and mental limits. In [...]
Medical Yoga meets F.X. Mayr
The holistic approach of Medical Yoga combines Yoga perfectly with Modern Mayr Medicine. Mindfulness and body awareness are key aspects of Yoga, however on a physical level, Medical Yoga fosters stability, energy, flexibility, relaxation, focus, inner balance and restfulness. Medical Yoga at the Park Igls Mayr clinic not only mobilises the musculoskeletal [...]
Trampoline training with bellicon®
Trampoline training with bellicon® has recently been added to the activity and exercise programme at the Park Igls Mayr clinic. It fits really well with Modern Mayr Medicine’s principle of gentle exercise, and makes people smile – and that is the best medicine after all! Today’s trampolines dispense with metal springs and instead are made [...]
Feldenkrais® – living with ease
‘Learning through movement’ Enhance your flexibility and enjoy a fresh feeling of lightness with the Feldenkrais® method! Small changes in movement patterns can lead to more substantial changes in the nervous system, resulting in pain relief and greater overall mobility. Moshé Feldenkrais, the founder of this gentle form of exercise, showed how breaking old [...]
Exercise is the key to happiness
Die ärztliche manuelle Bauchbehandlung nach F. X. Mayr ist Bestandteil jeder Mayr-Kur im Park Igls. Als ärztliche Tätigkeit eingestuft, darf sie ausschließlich von eigens dafür ausgebildeten Mayr-Ärzten und -Ärztinnen durchgeführt werden.