Movement – Training Principles

Tom introduces us to the movement pillar of the principles of health by showing us how to craft your training regime in a way that will help improve your movement and minimise your chance of injury, what action you should take if you are unfortunate and gain an injury and what advice you should follow to ensure you can follow your daily activities without succumbing to physical impairment or pain.   KEY TAKEAWAYS If you receive an injury and it does not improve or is worsened by your training consult a professional for diagnoses and follow their advice. Aim for a low upward trajectory. This is a long term goal so don’t push for impossible results over short periods.  Identify your weaknesses and concentrate on improving them in the context of your requirements. We are looking for improved levels of general health. Understand relative intensity. If you work out at maximum intensity for a length of time your body may not be able to keep up. Everyone’s relative intensity requirements are different because their fitness levels are different. Focus on quality rather than quantity. Concentrate on doing the movement well before you increase resistance or speed. Prioritise whole body movements such a lifting and moving objects. Curling weights etc. are not going to help increase your whole body strength.  Do some sort of exercise 5 to 7 days a week. Consistency is key over intensity and duration. Make it a habit. Enjoy your journey. Make the most of it. Just be out there and doing it, you’re going to get there eventually. Learn to breathe. Correct breathing technique is very important and we will be covering this subject in later episodes.    BEST MOMENTS ‘We don’t just want this in our forties or fifties we want this everyday of our lives. We still want to be doing these things in into our eighties and nineties.’ ‘Aim to be hitting your next decade in as good a shape or better than your previous decade.’ ‘Us non Olympic hopefuls don’t need such a high level of specificity.’ ‘Don’t get pulled into a competition with others.’ ‘People struggle to squat their body weight yet in the gym they’re squatting 50,60,70, 80 kilos.’ ‘Congratulate yourself. You’ve taken an active role in your own health.’   VALUABLE RESOURCES https://youtube.com/channel/UCQXAka99a6MdZexeEJaMZbAhttps://m.facebook.com/elevatehealthuk/https://www.elevatehealthuk.com/https://instagram.com/elevate_healthuk?utm_medium=copy_link ABOUT THE HOST TOM BUTTERFIELD I have always been interested in sports, unfortunately injuries and poor training decisions curtailed my dream of becoming a professional football player. I have always been very passionate about helping people and I get a real kick out of seeing people improve and make progress towards a chosen goal or aspiration. I have been actively learning and implementing knowledge for over 20 years with the aim of improving the level of service I can offer to my clients. This has included formal qualifications such as: BSc (Hons) in Sports Sciences Masters in chiropractic PGDip in Diagnostic Medical (Musculoskeletal) Ultrasonography 14 years clinical experience helping tens of thousands of members of the public to improve their health and wellbeing. Unofficially I have digested countless information in the form of audiobooks, books, video, seminars, and countless conversations with experts within the health and wellbeing niche. I aim for at least one hour a day. The day I stop learning is the day I pack up my stuff and go home.   CONTACT METHOD https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-butterfield-801ba515/https://www.elevatehealthuk.com/[email protected]@healthandsportsshow.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.