What is enjoyable movement?

Back at it with our 4 “basic” things our bodies need: fuel, hydration, rest and movement.

This series is so important to me because a lot of times with our clients, we like to bring it back to simple. Amidst the chaos and misinformation, what do our bodies actually need?

We have gone through hydration and rest. Read more about those HERE. 

This week we focus on MOVEMENT. 

This one hits a lot of different ways. Especially since our clientele can range from being super active (hey sports nutrition) to not as active (per society’s standards) to recommending low activity (eating disorder care, dependent).

The simple definition of movement is an act of changing physical location or position or of having this changed.  

It is not defined as a specific type or way or a specific class or mileage. This is where society gets it wrong. There is so much pressure on the what and how of movement which then turns to losing that sense of enjoyment with movement.

This is where you come in. You have to define this for you. 

Our bodies need to move. Be mobile. Change position or physical location. However, that can look so different for so many people. 

For someone training for a marathon, that can look like mileage and distance day to day. 

For someone building strength, that can look like a certain amount of weights/reps. 

For someone just coming out of surgery or in recovery, that can look like physical therapy a certain amount of times per week.

In developing a relationship with YOUR body, be thinking what is enjoyable to you.

Some days it is nothing or a simple walk to the mailbox. 

Some days it is going up and down the stairs a few times in your home. 

Other days it can be going to a workout class that you love because of the community. 

What does it look like for you?