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Captain Biorhythm Story: Defender of Health, Happiness & the Ambidextrous Way!
by Ralph Zuranski
Ralph Zuranski created an imaginary secret super hero at the age of seven.
He needed emotional encouragement and
psychological support to deal with all the pain and suffering of chronic sickness, hyperactivity and weakness.
Many of the children considered Ralph a little strange.
They labeled him a Poindexter-type nerd. The black horn-rimmed glasses, large nose and big ears were targets for cruel verbal abuse. Kids ridiculed his appearance said
he was the model for "Mr. Potato Head." Ralph's only escapes were wandering the deserted beaches and cliffs of Ocean Beach California and reading comic books about super heroes like Superman, Batman, Aquaman, Wonder
Woman, Fantastic Four and Spiderman.
At the age of thirteen, depressed and discouraged at his
plight of being a five foot, 99 pound weakling nerd, Ralph decided to start working with weights, begin surfing and playing tennis.
He believed that muscles, surfing and tennis would allow him to vanquish his antagonists.
Muscles, surfing and tennis created an entire new set of problems through high school and college. When life became too difficult to handle, Ralph still relied on emotional support and advice from his secret super hero. Ralph
never told anyone about his friend for fear they would think him crazy.
While involved in the skateboard
industry as a consultant, Ralph finally named his hero "Captain Biorhythm," in honor of the theory of biorhythms.
Biorhythm theories were effective in helping minimize injuries and accidents at skateboarding events and "Sidewalk Surfpark" in Fountain Valley California. The Captain's first public appearance was on Sunday, October 31, 1976 at the Master's Slalom Skateboard Race at La Costa.
Ralph feared he would be injured.
Biorhythms predicted an emotionally unstable day. Ralph dreaded he would crash while riding through slalom cones down a steep asphalt hill. He wanted to get the message of safety in skateboarding
across to young skaters, to wear elbow and knee pads, wrist braces, and helmets. As General Manager of Sidewalk Surfparks Of Fountain Valley, he witnessed too many preventable injuries.
50%
of the injuries could have
been eliminated if the
skaters received a positive
incentive to be extra
careful on their critical
days.
Ralph decided, "people need to become aware of the value of biorhythms in maximizing performance in all areas of life and minimizing accidents and injuries."
In 1980-1981, Captain Biorhythm served as Technical Director of Family Fitness Centers in charge of health research.
As the Holistic Health Guinea Pig he explored the benefits of new and ancient methods for improving
health. During this time Ralph became aware of the research on the functions and characteristics of the right and left brain hemispheres. He realized Captain Biorhythm was his right brain personality.
Captain Biorhythm was the fantasy character inside Ralph's mind that personified his dream of becoming
balanced in all areas of life.
The Captain was the hero inside Ralph, like Superman and Batman, who overcame all obstacles, stayed balanced, never got upset, and always did well. The Captain was everything Ralph was not;
confident, selfless, loving, spontaneous and intuitive. Ralph's childhood fantasy of becoming a hero became reality.
The writing on his costume is a test of the balance of the brain hemispheres.
75% of the people fail the brain integration test. They cannot shift over into the right brain hemisphere. Through humor subconscious techniques he
helps them tune into the amazing abilities of their right brains. Ralph encourages each student to develop their right brain personality to help them in stressful situations and times of crisis.
Everyone got sick of saying Captain Biorhythm so they started to call him Captain Bio.
Ralph hated this
abbreviation. It invalidated the whole reason he created his character...to educate the world about the incredible value of biorhythms.
Captain Biorhythm believes people can achieve better levels of physical and mental performance by balancing their body and brains.
Once people understand the separate functions of the left and right brain hemispheres they can
master the inner game of life.
Captain Biorhythm says, "The right brain is where creativity, spontaneity,
intuition, orientation in space, super memory and athletic performance reside.
Learn how your mind works. You to can do miracles. You have the seed of greatness. Every person can make a difference. The world needs you. The time is
now to become balanced in all areas of life. Learn to use the right and left sides of your body and brain. If we can make peace between the two halves of our brains and gain balance, we can change the world for the better." |
