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Riding the unicycle awards great health and fitness benefits, including balance, muscular toning and cardiovascular exercise. Unicycling can assist in weight loss, muscle strength and toning, inner balance and harmony, body stability and stress relief. Riding the unicycle can improve concentration and motor coordination, and will also teach personal discipline and perserverence.
It is a fantastic workout, building overall stamina and will improve your balance and coordination. Best of all, individuals of all ages can participate and derive the overall benefits. Dr. Gerard and Adam Cohen offer professional lectures and demonstrations in unicycling to small and large groups, and to organizations and executives to assist in exercise and stress alleviation.
Dr. Gerard has developed a 'Unique" martial arts system designed explicitly for health care and Business professionals, including doctors, nurses, students, allied health care workers, etc. These techniques work for anyone in the workplace setting.
Dr. Gerard has studied martial arts techniques for the past 30 years, which include a wide variety of styles including: Goju-Ryu, Sugar-Ryu JiuJitsu and "Circle of One" Ninjitsu.
Dr. Gerard and Professor Robert Crosson (10th degree Master, Sugar Ryu JiuJitsu) have joined forces and developed a martial arts system specifically targeted and designed with the Health Care and Business Professional in mind.
The Art of Teaching Medicine With Music
Dr. Gerard has developed a method of combining his passion for medicine and music. He utilizes "music" as a medical teaching tool, for both the young and old. His original music and songs that teach medicine are easy to understand and will remain in the learner's memory long after their lesson is over. The music activates various portions of the brain to increase attention span. He also incorporates singing into his teachings which everyone loves to do. His musical method of teaching and playing various instruments allows everyone to be stimulated with music, with significant enhancement of the learning process, which otherwise can be an intimidating experience. Music can make complex concepts more accessible facilitating cognitive abilities. Increased understanding with music enhances the comprehenion of various medical and surgical procedures, how various medications work, prevention of disease and can even help in obtaining informed consent. Both kids and adults can provide vocals and lyrics which provide empowering thoughts and messages. Songs have a very positive effect on an individuals performance and social relationships. Music and Medicine are similar in that both require continued practice and learning. Contact Dr. Gerard for more information on his unique method of medical education utilizing music.
Dr. Gerard has written the music and lyrics to the following original songs:
- What's important today ( and the Spanish version "Lo importante de hoy")
- Live each day in sunshine
- There are times
- All those years
- Shades of you and me
- Lonely teardrops down her face
- When I'm with you
- Do'in the best I can
- Depths of lonely days
- Our love will bloom
- Love will go right on
- Beauty is not broken
- Hiding deep in your shadows
- Hello, what's your name
- I've got a notion
- King of Casinos (but a loser at life)
- One million mirrors
- Waited too long
- She said
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