#2: In-Between Strength, the glue that holds us together

What are the movements we need to keep doing as we age so we can keep joining in?Episode 2 is here and it’s all about: In-between strength.Gill & Andrew talk about the jigsaw piece, the glue that helps keep the show on the road.It’s the little wiggles and wobbles in-between movements.If you’re picking up a bag of grain from the ground, the in-between strength is what allows you to get into an awkward position and move that bag to a comfortable carrying or lifting position.It’s a hugely overlooked concept in gym culture and functional fitness because you can’t practice it when you’re measuring sets and reps with a perfectly configured barbell.It’s about the slower, more wobbly movements—the weird positions you find yourself in every day while just living your life.It can be humbling to start with - with a group of people who have a history of working out in gyms, it’ll often be those gym-goers who struggle, while the person who has no gym history but has gardened their whole life excels.Here are some more resources on in-between strength, some from us, and some from others:Videos that we've made over the years: Benefits of Controlled Movement Cleaning Odd Objects Kneeling Kettlebell Windmills & Other Variations Turkish Get Ups (Coaching Excerpt)Recommended Reading: Andrew Telfer: ⁠Reconnecting with Real-Life Skills: Task-Based Training for Older Adults ⁠ Dan Edwardes: Practical Movement, or Doing rather than training to do. Dan Edwardes: The Power of Physical Literacy Todd Hargrove: Affordances for MovementMusic by @MeforQueen.