Challenging Fitness Industry Norms for True Health

Today is sort of a controversial episode. Lori goes over what our body needs for healthy exercise vs what society (the fitness industry) tells us is a healthy exercise to be “skinny and beautiful”. Your body views almost every activity as repetitive and if it feels it as repetitive it will quit and preform what Lori calls the “muscle shuffle”. During this shuffle your body goes from the primary movers (bigger more endurance muscles) to a secondary set of muscles which are more of a twitch type of muscle that adds in strength when you need it then quits. Injuries occur more often when these secondary muscles step in for repetitive muscle activities. An example of these are sit ups. Sit ups can cause us to herniate some part of the abdominal muscles and can also hurt the neck. Following the fitness industry that dominates our culture doesn’t understand how to properly exercise the body the way it needs. We need to understand the movements that are beneficial to our bodies and what aren’t.Find exercises that you find fun! If your brain is telling your body that this is fun you will have those primary muscles showing up to work for you. Some examples are dancing, ping pong, skiing, ice skating, and anything physical you find fun that involves shuffled movements! If you have any questions you’d like to ask Lori, please ask it in our contact form here: https://stretch4life.com/contact-us/   Check out our recommended products: #adhttps://stretch4life.com/products/ Check out the stretch4life course here:https://stretch4life.mykajabi.com/offers/oEc89RhL/checkout