Health and fitness can mean many different things to people, for some it will be measured by how many kilos they can squat or bench press, for others their 5k Park Run will be the measure that matters, some may consider being able to play with their grandchildren during school holidays will be a worthy measure and for some others just being able to get out of bed pain free is a win.
Because there are so many possible outcomes there cannot be one perfect training regime, training should always be designed for the individual’s needs and it should be recognised that those needs will change over time. They may become more ambitious over time as fitness improves, or they may be reduced as we age.
The clip illustrates the various parts of my Paleo Lifestyle approach, the inclusion of these parts enables a truly holistic approach to health and fitness that can be tailored to the needs of any individual.
Unfortunately, because of modern lifestyles, what was once considered ‘age related’ ailments are now occurring in early middle age and in some cases adolescence. The unique aspect of Somatic movement is that the mental focus in every movement is ‘internal’ that is to say becoming conscious of the very fine motor movement involved in every movement. Bringing what was once a subconscious movement habit into the conscious it can be corrected. Achieving good basic physical function is the foundation of everything else we do.
It’s thought that agriculture didn’t appear until about 6,000 years ago. We can see that over the 300,000 years of modern human history, we have lived off agricultural products for 0.02% of our existence. If we look at our consumption of our changing diet post Industrial Evolution, our modern lifestyle represents 0.0005% of our history. These numbers should be remembered when ill informed people talk about “New Fad Diets”.
I produced an e-book available on Amazon, titled Metabolic Agility. In that book I go into detail about the evolution of the human diet and the impact modern foods have on our Metabolic Health. Follow the “Resources” link in the Menu for more information.
Strength & Flexibility: Our ancestors had hard lives and it isn’t a life I would care to live, hunting for food could be dangerous, carrying water and wood could be arduous, but at the same time our activities had very clear purpose and meaning. Compared with today when much of what we do is simply to fill time, giving ourselves something to do, often our activities have little meaning. For example think back on how much TV or internet time you have spent in the last week and ask yourself how much can you actually remember and how much of what you can remember actually enriched your life in any meaningful way?
I suggest that you use just a little of the time that you spend on “filling time” to do something that has purpose, will enhance your life, probably lengthen your life, do some exercise and keep it varied, do some cardio, do some strength and do some flexibility. None of them need to be particularly demanding though after a while you might find that you enjoy the challenge of testing yourself, once in a while. I’m not talking about Cross Fit / Hyrox or even the Saturday Park Run, but doing something for you and your family. If you have children lead by example, get them to put their tablets down, discover the outdoors.
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