As I have discussed many times, the human body is built by movement for movement.
 | "We have a brain for one reason and one reason only - and that’s to produce adaptable and complex movements." - Daniel Wolpert |
Humans evolved to move: Running after food or away from danger. Climbing trees to gather fruit. Digging up roots to eat. Carrying firewood and food long distances back to our family. Throwing rocks or spears to kill animals for food. Walking long distances to follow migrating animals, ripe fruit, or water sources and to avoid predators, bad weather, and lack of food and water. Our bodies are designed to do all these activities (walk, run, climb, throw, carry, etc) every day of our lives.
The human body is maintained by movement. Use it or lose it. If we don't walk, run, climb, throw, and carry on a daily basis our bodies start to fail. Muscles become stiff and weak. Bones loss density and become fragile. Cartilage becomes thin. Ligaments and tendons become stiff and prone to tears. Skin becomes thin and sensitive. Blood vessels become smaller, stiffer, and less resilient. Digestion slows and becomes incomplete. Immunity weakens. Brain function deteriorates. The signals for cellular repair and rebuilding slow. Most people call these changes "normal" aging, but they have very little to do with age and everything to do with lack of movement.
How can we reintroduce a variety of functional or evolutionary movement to our lives? An easy way to start getting back to our roots is introducing easy, simple obstacle course workouts. Egoscue affectionately calls these "Patch" workouts or "PatchFitness". Below is episode 6 of Sonima's "Becoming Pain Free" video series that follows Steven as he uses the Egoscue Method of Postural Alignment Therapy to help him overcome chronic pain and become free of pain and limitations. Enjoy!
If you missed any previous episodes of Sonima presents "Becoming Pain Free" you can find them here:
Episode 1: Taking the first steps toward pain free living.
Episode 2: The surprising factors that contribute to chronic pain.
Episode 3: Continuing the journey to become pain free.
Episode 4: Seeing the effects of posture on pain relief.
Episode 5: Why total body balance is crucial for pain relief.
Episode 1: Taking the first steps toward pain free living.
Episode 2: The surprising factors that contribute to chronic pain.
Episode 3: Continuing the journey to become pain free.
Episode 4: Seeing the effects of posture on pain relief.
Episode 5: Why total body balance is crucial for pain relief.
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