QOM is a term proposed by Hiromichi Kobayashi and professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo. An abbreviation for «Quality of Movement», which stands for the quality of physical activity and movement in sport and daily life.
For training aimed at promoting health, «aerobic exercise» and «strength training» are generally recommended. These exercises show exercise intensity, amount of exercise, duration, and frequency as a guide, but the quality of movement is not much mentioned.
In sports and movements that use the body, art and entertainment, elements such as rationality of movement, flexibility, balance, aesthetic beauty and natural movements that do not cause injury, fatigue or effort. Such factors are also important. These factors are related to «quality of operation».
The QOM training is a training from the University of Tokyo developed with the purpose of improving the quality of movement. In QOM training, cognitive movement training machines are used to enhance the effect. With the cognitive movement type training machine, you can learn the movements that effectively use the deep muscles (internal muscle), improve the flexibility of each part of the body, including the trunk, and improve performance in various fields due to the improvement of physical operating capacity. Expected Contains many elements necessary for health promotion, and one of the characteristics is that people with different levels of physical condition can have fun training comfortably. It is hoped that it will be useful for health promotion and elder care prevention.
The University of Tokyo Advanced Sports Science Center opened a gym on the Komaba campus with the goal of using this QOM training not only on campus, but also for the general public to improve their health and sports skills.
QOM Gym 1
QOM Gym 2
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