My Top 5 Exercise Tips.

Last night during our ‘BetterResults Faster’ workshop, I was asked one of the most common questions that I getasked in the practice.

“What is the best exercisethat I should do?”

Before I dive intothis, the best exercise for you and for me can be two completely differentthings, however the style of exercise should be uniform.

You want to be able toexercise in a way that is congruent with the human genome.  Here are my top 5 tips:

1. Our braincraves movement and motion. Roger Sperry earned a Nobel Peace prize for his researchinto how movement charges the brain, much like a windmill using the wind forpower and electricity. The first parameter is to avoid stagnancy be it sittingor standing for prolonged periods of time. If you sit or stand for a vast majority of the day with very littlemovement from your desk, then hop in the car and decide to do a 60-minute slogat the gym on the way home, then your exercise is merely a supplement. Thesolution: every 20 – 30 minutes you need to move.  This could be something as simple as rollingyour shoulders back and moving your neck in its six basic movement patterns.
2. We live ina 3-dimensional world. Wouldn’t it then make sense to exercise in a 3-dimensionalplane.  Exercising in 1 dimension doesnot equip our body to the world that we live in.  For example, running on a treadmill; doing benchpress on a Universal machine; or riding a stationary bike take out variablesdelivered to us by the everchanging environment.  Variables such as an undulating terrain,uneven surfaces, and the body’s own adaptational response to gravity are takenout of the equation.  The solution:exercise outdoors, through parks on natural surfaces and do functional workoutscombining movements together (eg burpees).
3. Exerciseright for your body type.  Look atyourself, your current physical condition and ability will dictate what isright for you now.  Every exercise can bebroken down to a much simpler form. 
4. When youexercise, think as to how I can replicate this in real life.  I have heard, on numerous occasions, thatpeople cannot do squats. However every single one of us does squats every dayof our life…every time we go from standing to sitting and vice versa.  Practice your squat technique every time yousit down and stand up. Hanging your clothes on the line can be a shoulderpress.  As you apply these movements to everydaylife, you will notice improvements in no time.
5. Finally dowhat you enjoy and enjoy what you do.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact me at info@chatswoodchiropractic.com to get you moving and exercising congruent to your body type.

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