Your Body Was Made to Move - Episode 6

When you’re in pain, movement can feel like the enemy. Your brain tells you to stop, rest, protect yourself, and wait until you feel better before you start moving again. But what if avoiding movement is actually teaching your brain to become even more protective?In this episode of The Overprotective Brain, Hayley DiMarco and Dr. Sam explore why movement is essential to the health of your joints, muscles, and nervous system—and why getting moving again can be such an important part of overcoming overprotective pain.Dr. Sam explains why variability of movement matters, what happens to joints and muscles when we stop using them, and how pain can create a downward spiral of less movement, more weakness, and even greater sensitivity. Hayley shares her own experience of learning to move despite what her brain was telling her.The key isn’t pushing through with a punishing workout. It’s starting ridiculously small and deciding ahead of time what you’re going to do—rather than letting pain make the decision for you. One minute. Two minutes. One step onto the bridge. Each successful movement gives your brain new evidence: this is safe.Because sometimes you have to do before you think differently—and think differently before you feel differently.The Overprotective Brain by Hayley DiMarco and Dr. Sam Tyriver is available on Amazon. Learn more at OverprotectiveBrain.com.