As many of you who have treatments with me will know, I am forever stressing how movement is key to our overall body health. Movement is so important and it doesn't have to be confined to specific exercises or visiting the gym, the art of simply moving, whether big movements like running or jumping or small stretches or putting music on and dancing around the room, it's all a way of moving the body and creating that space and flexibility in the body.
I'm often asked what the secret to good body health is and i can't stress enough the importance of movement. Movement is your own kind of medicine!
How can movement help?
When we sit still muscles get shortened and we can eventually have muscle wastage from lack of use. Movement allows us to warm up the muscles, increases the range of motion, build up muscle tone, increase flexibility within the muscle and elongate muscles that have become shortened.
When we are so inactive our muscles become weak and provide less stability and strength for our body. This weakness and instability can lead to muscle aches and pains. By strengthening and moving the body you create a more balanced and healthier body.
Movement can also help to pick up our mood. When we are feeling down or lethargic we may not want to do much of anything but when we exercise endorphins are released which help uplift us. That movement gets the whole system going again and gives us the boost of energy. Next time you don't feel like doing much, why not get up and move even if only for a few minutes and then notice how you feel afterwards and if you have a boost of energy.
Movement is key! Let it be your medicine.
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