One of the problems is overcoming people’s thinking and approach to movement and exercise because it continues to be based on a model that prioritises task completion above everything else. It’s a sort of one-or-zero, task-done-or-not, weight-lifted-or-not, distance-swam-or-not, mentality.
Human movement; gentle flow through body positions. Is more than just a combination of biomechanics and movement technique. This is an expression of your spirit and is an art form.
Through exercise, we can expose ourselves to a broad palette of movements, expressing body control, and travel through full yet normal ranges of motion. We can use exercise and movement as a tool for health and learning: to expose holes and inefficiencies in motor-control and mobility, making the invisible visible and therefore effecting positive change and graceful expression of intention.
Today’s environment and the effort to teach exercise in a safe space such as the gym has allowed us to acquire a wealth of experience; however, undoubtedly this has created some fundamental training errors. Throughout history, advanced thinkers have harped on the importance of tightening the body, bracing the abdomen, and stabilizing the trunk. “Because If you don’t organise your spine optimally, you can’t stabilise and transmit force to the primary engines of your hips and shoulders.” This results in staggering losses of stability, force, and power, all of which could be otherwise channelled into athletic performance. Yet the spine remains the misunderstood link because trunk-related errors and weaknesses are common among the world’s best athletes.
A well-organised spine is a key to moving safely and effectively and maximising power output and force production.
Furthermore, within this, we must consider respiration as a most important function of the neuro-musculo-fascial system. The CNS must prioritise respiratory drive over other functions of the respiratory muscles, such as postural control. The separate demands on the diaphragm to control pressures in the thorax (for respiration) and abdomen (for stabilisation of the lumbar spine), and for respiration via the zone of apposition can be combined, but when the chemical drive for respiration increases, the component of diaphragm associated with postural control declines. How relaxed and calm is your breath when doing the splits, a handstand, doing push ups or squatting?
Lastly let’s mention joint suppleness. Mobility of your body once effectively produced allows better stability, improved function, and performance, and permits your exercise and movements to become more focused and decreases your chance injury.
Enjoyment of your human body is not limited to one plane of motion or movement. You are capable of many combinations, which may give an almost unlimited number of positions and options. So do your research and move your body from finger to toe. It’s a lot of fun, and the benefits are quickly gained.
Love Your Spine – Love Your Life.
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