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Jul 01 2025

Regaining Independence: Mary’s Journey to Freedom

When you think about independence, you might picture financial freedom or the ability to travel. But for many, independence means something much more personal: the ability to move, explore, and live life without being trapped by pain.

This is Mary’s story.

Finding Freedom from Pain

As an active person, Mary was deeply frustrated when scoliosis and SI joint issues sidelined her. The doctors told her she wasn’t a surgical candidate, and the physical therapy covered by her insurance barely scratched the surface.

Like many people, she was desperate for relief—but traditional approaches weren’t enough.

That’s when Mary found SolCore Fitness & Therapy. She was immediately drawn to our fascia-focused, holistic approach that addresses the root causes—not just the symptoms.

She joined our group classes and began private therapy sessions that worked directly with the source of her pain.

A Path to True Independence

The workouts were challenging, but never out of reach. Step by step, Mary began to rebuild her body.

Her pain decreased. Her mobility returned. Her confidence grew.

After a year and a half of committed work, Mary achieved something that once felt impossible—she completed a rugged 6-mile hike, a milestone that symbolized the independence she thought she had lost forever.

“I achieved results beyond my dreams.” — Mary

Holistic Healing That Works

Mary’s journey is a powerful reminder that when you address your body as a whole system—when you work with fascia, postural balance, and integrated movement—true independence becomes possible.

You don’t have to accept limited movement as your new normal.
You don’t have to settle for treatments that only scratch the surface.

There is a path to freedom.

👉 Watch Mary’s Full Story on YouTube

[Link to full testimonial video]

🎯 Ready to Start Your Own Journey?

If you’re ready to regain your independence and move without pain, we’d love to help.

👉 Click here to schedule your complimentary consult and see how holistic, fascia-focused training can change your life.

If you are in Santa Fe, NM or will be visiting for a stretch, come join us for our Free Community ELDOA class.

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Jun 23 2025

Strength and Proprioception: You Can’t Strengthen What You Can’t Feel

Strength and proprioception are more connected than most people realize.
You’ve been told to get stronger. And maybe you’ve tried…
But here’s the thing no one tells you:
You can’t strengthen what you can’t feel.

If your body’s sensory map is fuzzy — if the nervous system can’t accurately locate joints, muscles, or tension — then you’re not building strength. You’re reinforcing confusion.

When the Signal’s Off, So Is the Output

That means:

The wrong muscles doing the work
Extra tension where you don’t need it
And a body that gets tighter, not stronger

This is why traditional strength training often fails people with chronic pain or poor posture. It piles output on top of dysfunction.

The nervous system is always prioritizing safety. And it won’t let you generate real force from an unsafe map.

Real Strength Starts with Signal Clarity

That’s where proprioception comes in — your body’s sense of position and movement. And it’s not just in the muscles… it’s in the fascia.

Fascia is one of the body’s most proprioceptive organs — a network of sensory receptors, both introceptive and extroceptive, woven throughout your entire structure.

To train it, we don’t start with load. We start with input.

That’s why methods like:

Segmental strengthening (precise isometric loading to re-educate joint control)
ELDOA (decompression to create space and normalize tension)
Myofascial Stretching (length + tension reset through fascial chains)
Proprioception exercises (low-load, high-precision training to refine joint feedback)

…form the foundation of intelligent strength development.

They wake up the system. They create clarity. And that’s what allows true strength to build.

From Signal to Strength — The Science Behind the Shift

Real strength doesn’t start with muscle. It starts with mapping.

According to Hill’s Muscle Model, force output depends on more than just fiber length and tension — it also relies on neural coordination and proprioceptive input. If the body can’t feel itself accurately, it can’t produce efficient force.

Your introceptors (internal signals: breath, organ tone, intra-abdominal pressure) and extroceptors (external cues: joint angles, balance, spatial orientation) work together to create a somatic map in the brain.

When that map is distorted, strength gets sloppy and injury risk climbs.
But when the map is clear?

Your system becomes more efficient
Force transfer improves
Strength becomes sustainable — not just performative

Fascia doesn’t just surround muscles — it interweaves with them.
It wraps around every muscle fiber, including actin and myosin, and envelopes the proprioceptors themselves — like muscle spindles and Golgi tendon organs.

So when you train fascially — through decompression, tension normalization, segmental loading, and lengthened isometrics — you’re not just building strength…

You’re upgrading the entire system that strength depends on.

Related Resources:

📎 Internal Link: What Makes Holistic Fitness Actually Work
📖 External Source: FASCIA AS A SENSORY ORGAN: Clinical Applications (Schleip)

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Jun 14 2025

Why Your Spine Isn’t Rehydrating Overnight — and What to Do About It

💡 Your spinal disc doesn’t just “recover” with hydration while you sleep. It responds to what you do before you rest.

🟠 Your Discs Aren’t Lazy — They’re Just Dehydrated

Most people think spinal health and disc hydration is a waiting game: take the pressure off, rest a bit, and hope the body “fixes itself.” But that mindset overlooks one of the most basic truths of physiology: structure needs input.

Your intervertebral discs — the soft cushions between each vertebra — don’t have a direct blood supply. They rely entirely on your movement, posture, and hydration mechanics to stay supple and healthy. If you’ve ever felt stiff or achy in the morning despite a “good night’s sleep,” there’s a reason for that.

🧠 The Science of Disc Hydration — in Plain Speak

Discs rehydrate in two ways:

1. Passive Rehydration (Osmotic Pressure)

When you lie down at night, gravity is removed. This creates an osmotic gradient — water is slowly drawn back into the discs. Think of it like setting a sponge in a shallow bowl of water. It’ll eventually soak in… but only as much as its tissue allows.

2. Active Rehydration (Mechanical Stimulus)

When you de-coapt your spine through targeted movement — like ELDOA stretches — you create negative pressure and fascial tension. This primes the disc to pull in more fluid. It’s like squeezing and releasing that sponge right before soaking it — it absorbs far more water when prepped this way.

🌙 Why ELDOA “TV Stretching” Works So Well for Disc Hydration

“TV Stretching” is the term we use for doing your ELDOA decompression work 1–2 hours before bed. This timing allows you to:

Decompress your spine actively
Prime your discs to absorb water
Then follow it with passive overnight rehydration

You’re combining two mechanisms, not relying on just one.

This is especially effective if you’re dealing with:

Degenerative disc issues
Postural compression from sitting or lifting
Chronic stiffness that doesn’t resolve with sleep alone

🛠 Try This Tonight: 2-Step Reset (L5/S1 Focus)

Before bed, try this:

Get into the L5/S1 ELDOA position, but keep your knees bent.
This protects the popliteal artery, which runs behind the knee and can be compressed during long-duration stretches with extended legs.
Stay in the posture passively — just hold the position and breathe for 5, 10, or even 15 minutes.
You’re not actively reaching or tensioning yet — just letting the spine settle and decompress through position alone.
Then do a single, focused ELDOA hold — no more than 1 minute.
Engage the full fascial lines. Create vertical tension. Be precise.
(Too long and you’ll reverse the effect — ELDOAs are about quality, not duration.)
Lie down and rest.
This primes your spine for both active and passive hydration during the night.

Try this for a few nights and feel the difference. It’s a strategy rooted in somatic intelligence — not guesswork.

🌀 Recovery Starts with Awareness

This is about more than hydration — it’s about being in your body enough to know what it needs and when.
If you’re curious how body awareness and healing are deeply connected, this Psychology Today overview of somatic therapy breaks it down beautifully. It echoes what we practice here — movement that starts with presence, not just position.

✅ Feel Different in the Morning — Not Just Rested

If you want to feel strong, tall, and fluid in the morning, you don’t need more sleep.
You need smarter pre-sleep recovery.

This approach is simple, targeted, and doesn’t take long. But it’s rooted in deep science and even deeper respect for the body’s rhythms.

🔗 Want help applying this to your specific structure?
Book a free 30–45 minute strategy call and we’ll walk through the right ELDOA and hydration approach for your spine.

Or join us for our monthly Free Community ELDOA class, to try it for yourself.

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Jun 11 2025

Somatic Pride: Finding Strength in Feeling at Home in Your Body

We often talk about self-confidence or resilience like it’s just a mindset — but your body has to believe it, too. That’s somatic pride. And for many men, that’s where the disconnect lies.

Cultural norms often teach men to disconnect from discomfort, push through pain, and stay strong by numbing out. Over time, this creates a gap between who we are and what we actually feel. That gap becomes tension. Disconnection. Even shame.

You can’t take pride in a body you’re constantly overriding.
You can’t feel strong when you’re always fighting your own signals.
And you can’t be fully present for others — or even yourself — when you’ve been trained to tune out.

Somatic awareness changes this.

Learning to inhabit your body fully — to feel it, trust it, and work with it — creates an inner confidence that doesn’t need performance or perfection. For a thoughtful look at how somatic awareness bridges the mind–body gap, Psychology Today’s article on “Somatic Awareness: Connecting Mind and Body” is a great primer → Psychology Today – Somatic Awareness.

That’s why our approach to strength includes tools like ELDOA and decompression training — techniques that help your body unwind and realign from the inside out. These aren’t just exercises. They’re invitations to come back into your body.

That’s what real self-respect looks like: not a posture of dominance, but a relationship of honesty and care with your own body.

Want to explore what that kind of somatic pride feels like?

Book a free 30- 45 minute strategy call to talk about how somatic training and decompression work can help you feel stronger, more present, and at home in your body — without pushing through pain or numbing out.

This isn’t a sales call. It’s a space to get clarity, ask questions, and see what’s possible.

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Jun 07 2025

Your Body Is Not a Tool: It’s a Tensegrity System

Your Body Is Not a Tool—It’s a Tensegrity System

Most men treat their body like a tool.
Use it. Push it. Sharpen it. And when it breaks—tape it up and keep going.

But what if that’s the wrong model?

What if your body is less like a hammer… and more like a suspension bridge?

🧬 What Is a Tensegrity Structure?

Tensegrity is a principle of architecture and biology that describes how a system holds its shape through tension and compression in balance.

In your body, that means:

Fascia suspends bones, not just muscles.
Muscles work in continuous loops—not linear pairs.
Stability comes from distributed force, not just strong joints.

This concept is well explored in tensegrity structures in the body, where bones float in a sea of soft tissue and movement is the result of dynamic relationships—not rigid levers.

When one area tightens or collapses, everything else has to adjust—sometimes with pain, sometimes with compensation.

🧠 The “Tool Mindset” Is Costly

Most men were taught to push through discomfort, to train harder, and to earn results through effort alone.

But this approach overlooks the systemic balance that your body depends on:

Strength in one plane + stiffness in another = injury
Big lifts without joint hydration = compression, not growth
No fascia prep = poor rebound and reduced circulation

Fascia doesn’t just wrap muscles—it governs how force travels through the body. Fascia’s role in structural balance is central to preventing overload and sustaining performance.

A tensegrity system doesn’t respond well to brute force. It needs strategy.

🔧 The Shift: From Hammer to Suspension Bridge

What if instead of forcing your body, you prepared it?

What if warm-ups focused on joint mobility and fascial hydration, not just heat?
What if your training helped restore balance before pushing capacity?
What if you saw self-care as performance insurance, not a luxury?

🛠️ ELDOA: Biotensegral Fitness in Action

This is where tools like ELDOA, myofascial stretching, and segmental reinforcement come in.

They create:

✅ Precise decompression
✅ Vector-aligned tension
✅ Functional hydration of discs and joints
✅ Endurance without compensation

It’s not flashy. But it works. And it lasts.

In fact, fascia-related dysfunction is often a root cause of training breakdown. Learn more about overuse injuries and movement compensation and how smarter prep can make the difference.

📣 Final Thought: Pride in Structure

During Men’s Health Month and Pride Month, the message is simple:

➡️ Pride in yourself starts with knowing yourself.
➡️ You can’t give what you don’t have.
➡️ A resilient body supports a fulfilling life.

The goal isn’t to push harder—it’s to train smarter.
Your body isn’t a tool. It’s a system. Treat it that way—and it will carry you far.

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May 31 2025

Emergence: The Body’s Quiet Revolution

We tend to think in straight lines. Start here, end there. Do the work, get the result. But the body doesn’t operate like a factory.

It operates like a forest.

In a forest, growth is not linear. It’s ecological—emerging from networks of interdependence, seasons, decay, and surprise. This is how the body heals, evolves, and ultimately transforms.

This is emergence—when small, slow, often invisible processes suddenly produce something entirely new. A shift in posture. An absence of pain. The feeling of being organized from the inside out.

The Patience of Complexity

We’re conditioned to seek fast results. We want the “fix.” But when it comes to pain, performance, or even mental clarity, the body doesn’t respond to force. It responds to presence.

Real change in the body comes from layered input—postural precision, fascial tensioning, nervous system reset, fluid movement, mindful breath. None of these alone are a magic bullet. But together, they build the terrain for something deeper to emerge.

Like in ELDOA, where you’re not just doing an exercise to open up space at a specific joint—you’re turning on and integrating that joint with the rest of your spine, nervous system, and body. It’s a deliberate act of reconnection, aligning with the principles of PIT and DAM to allow for more fluid, intelligent movement. Or in myofascial stretching, where you find the restriction and *wait* for the tissue to yield. Or in proprioceptive re-education, where you’re not just retraining muscles—you’re awakening forgotten intelligence.

Working “With” the Body, Not Against It

Techniques rooted in osteopathic principles—like ELDOA, MFS, segmental reinforcement, and fluid proprioception—are not about overpowering dysfunction. They’re about partnering with the body’s own capacity to reorganize.

You’re not “fixing” the body.
You’re giving it the information it needs to *emerge into coherence*.

This takes patience. Curiosity. And yes, repetition. But the rewards go far beyond relief. You move with more integrity. You live with more resilience.

This layered, systemic process is at the heart of our Osteopathic Exercise and Therapy Techniques, where you’ll find tools that support the body’s natural ability to adapt and reorganize.

More Than You Think You Are

Emergence reminds us that we’re not limited by where we are now.

With the right input, the right environment, and the willingness to work with complexity, we don’t just recover—we transform.

You may be showing up to resolve pain or feel better in your joints. But what if this process gave you more than that? What if you discovered strength, confidence, and alignment that you didn’t think was possible?

Not by forcing your body to comply.
But by allowing your system to do what it’s built to do: adapt, organize, and emerge.

Your body is not a project to be completed

It’s a living, dynamic system that—given the right relationship—can become more than you imagined.

That’s the quiet revolution.

That’s emergence.

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May 13 2025

Fascia Healing vs. R.I.C.E: Why Movement Beats Ice for Recovery

❄️ Why R.I.C.E. Isn’t the Best Way to Heal

Most of us grew up hearing the same advice when we got hurt:

Rest. Ice. Compress. Elevate.

This is called the R.I.C.E. method—and while it once seemed smart, even Dr. Gabe Mirkin, who coined the term in 1978, has since retracted it. In his article “Why Ice Delays Recovery,” Dr. Mirkin explains that excessive icing can hinder the body’s natural healing process.

Why? Because fascia healing doesn’t happen by stopping the body. It happens through flow.

💡 What’s Wrong With Icing Too Much?

Ice helps right after an injury—for the first 12 to 24 hours.
It slows swelling and bruising, and that’s useful.

But after that? ❌
Too much ice can block the very process your body needs to heal.

It slows blood flow, pushes out the helpful cells, and delays your recovery.

🔬 Fascia Healing Happens in 3 Natural Phases

Let’s break it down simply. When you get hurt or sick, your body starts healing in three steps:

1️⃣ Vascular Phase(2 parts): First Comes the Swelling

When you get hurt, your body quickly sends more blood to the area.
This is called vasodilation, and it’s the first part of the healing process.
All that blood brings oxygen, nutrients, and important “emergency signals” that call for help.

🧊 This is the short window where ice can help.
If there’s a lot of swelling or bruising, icing during the first 12 to 24 hours can slow it down and protect nearby tissues.

But then the second part kicks in…

Now, tiny blood vessels open up and allow special immune helpers to pass through.
These cells begin preparing the area for repair. This part needs flow, not freezing.

So ice is only useful in the very beginning.
After that, movement, hydration, and gentle pressure help your body do its job.

2️⃣ Cellular Phase: The Cleanup Crew Arrives

Next, special immune cells move in.
They clean up the mess, fight off problems, and prepare your body for repair.

But if you keep icing?
It’s like putting a roadblock in front of those helpful cells.

3️⃣ Repair Phase: Tissue Starts to Rebuild

Once your body starts to rebuild, the goal isn’t to stay still—it’s to support the process.

Your fascia, muscles, and joints need:

Movement to keep fluids flowing
Breath to improve circulation
Light pressure to guide repair without overload

These things don’t just “speed up” healing—
They help your body do what it already knows how to do.

At SolCore Fitness we don’t fight the body’s response. We work with it—through guided movement and hands on treatment with methods like ELDOA, myofascial stretching, fascia-based exercise and fascial pumping to help your body heal with its natural rhythm.

These are the tools that work with your fascia, not against it.

This is where fascia healing really begins.
New tissue is built. Fluid clears. Your body restores balance.

But here’s the key:
✅ This only happens if there’s movement, hydration, and gentle pressure.

🧘‍♂️ What Helps Fascia Heal Best?

Short-term ice (only in the first 12–24 hours)
After that:
- Breathing
- Gentle movement
- Techniques like pumping and stretching

At SolCore Fitness, we use methods like ELDOA, myofascial stretching, and fascial pumping to help your body heal with its natural rhythm.

These are the tools that work with your fascia, not against it.

🚫 Don’t Freeze the Flow. Support It.

Your fascia isn’t just a tissue—it’s a system.
It thrives on movement, hydration, and flow.

The R.I.C.E. method stops that flow.
But fascia healing needs it to recover.

✅ What You Can Do Today

Got an old injury that won’t heal?

Or a new one you’re icing too long?

Try fascia-first movement instead.
Give your body what it’s really asking for: flow, not freezing.

💆‍♂️ Want to Learn How to Take Better Care of Your Fascia?

If you want to move better, feel stronger, and truly support your body’s natural healing…

Discover the power of Osteopathic Manual Therapy.

It’s one of the most effective ways to restore balance, reduce pain, and help your fascia heal the way it was designed to.

OMT:Osteopathic Manual Therapy

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May 09 2025

She Taught Me to Swim: Fascia, Stress Relief, and the Weight Mothers Carry

A personal moment—and the message beneath it

She taught me to swim.

I was maybe two or three years old when this photo was taken.
My mom knelt beside me at the pool, smile wide, teaching me to float before I ever believed I could.

That memory has stayed with me—and it’s a powerful window into what fascia stress relief for mothers really means.

Because my mom wasn’t just helping me stay above water.
She was holding our entire family afloat—four kids, mostly on her own.

And like so many women, she carried the weight of care in her body.

What I didn’t realize then…
She wasn’t just helping me stay above water.
She was holding our entire family afloat.

She raised four of us—mostly on her own.

And like so many mothers, she carried the emotional and physical weight of the world without ever showing the strain.

Why Fascia Stress Relief for Mothers Matters

Your fascia—a web of connective tissue that surrounds every muscle, nerve, and organ—remembers everything. It responds to your environment, your posture, your stress… and your care.

When you’re constantly in output mode (like mothers and caregivers often are), that load shows up as:

Chronic stiffness or tension
Pain that shifts or lingers
A body that feels “stuck” or dehydrated from the inside out

Many mothers don’t realize that the stress they carry—physically, mentally, and emotionally—directly impacts their fascia system. This dense connective tissue doesn’t just wrap muscles—it helps manage fluid pressure, proprioception, and healing.

When fascia becomes overstressed or dehydrated, it loses its elasticity, its glide, and its ability to adapt. That’s why fascia stress relief for mothers isn’t just a luxury—it’s essential care.

The Causes of Fascia Stress in Mothers: Chronic Tension and Dehydration

1. Chronic stress
Fascia tightens under sustained emotional pressure, limiting circulation, mobility, and even breathing patterns. As described by researchers at Anatomy Trains, fascia forms an interconnected web that responds to everything from movement to mindset.

2. Dehydration
Fascia needs fluid movement to glide, adapt, and heal. Most people don’t drink enough water to support it.

✅ Hydration Guidelines:

Minimum: 1 liter/day

Ideal: Half your bodyweight in ounces

Best water sources: Artisan > Spring > Reverse Osmosis

Healing Is Possible. Care Starts With You.

Fascial health isn’t just about flexibility—it’s about freedom. The ability to move, feel, and live with less pain and more clarity.

With the right care, your fascia can:

Process emotional and physical tension more efficiently

Support better circulation and mobility

Help you feel grounded and strong again

This Mother’s Day, Consider This…

Instead of flowers or brunch, what would it look like to give or receive:

Movement that restores

Hydration that heals

Space to be supported

***On second though also bring flowers***😉

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Apr 29 2025

Who is Borelli and How Can His Muscle Range Of Motion Length Law Help You in Your Fitness Routine?

Muscle range of motion is an important factor in training yourself properly. But it’s not just about moving your body. There are different range of motions for different effects. Read more to find out.

Meet Borelli: The First Biomechanic

Borelli lived in the 1600s and was a true Renaissance man — a mathematician, physicist, and physiologist all rolled into one. He’s often called the Father of Biomechanics because he was one of the first to look at the human body and say, “Hey, our muscles and bones work like levers, springs, and pulleys!”

What is Borelli’s Length Law?

In a nutshell, Borelli’s Length Law states: The length of a muscle is proportional to the range of its contraction. Muscles behave differently — and produce different types of strength — depending on whether they’re shortened, lengthened, or somewhere in between. In short, it’s the Muscle range of motion and what they can do for you.

Borelli’s 5 Ranges of Muscle Motion (And How They Help You)

Internal Range Full flexion (muscle fully shortened), very little extension.

Why it matters: Builds stability, tight control, and joint protection.

External Range

Total extension with a bit of flexion.
Why it matters: Strengthens muscles in their stretched, vulnerable positions.

Middle Range

Partial flexion and partial extension.
Why it matters: Where muscles are strongest and most efficient — builds power.

Total Range

Moving from full flexion to full extension.
Why it matters: Trains adaptability and real-world functionality.

Extrem Range

Muscle stretched to max while still contracting — e.g. ELDOA.
Why it matters: Improves deep structural resilience and tissue quality.

Final Thought: Your Fitness Journey is Bigger Than 3 Sets of 10

The world of fitness is vast and full of possibilities. Muscle range of motion is just one factor that you can work with. If you’re willing to look beyond sitting on a machine and doing 3 sets of 10–15 reps.
By training all muscle ranges of motion, you open up new levels of strength, movement, and vitality that most people never tap into.

Borelli’s old-school insights still hold true today: “The body is a masterpiece of mechanics. Train it fully — and you’ll live fully.“

When you start combining Borelli’s Length Law with other timeless principles — like Pascal’s Law, Hill’s Muscle Model, the Delmas Index — through the holistic lens of Biotensegrity, your training, your movement, and your life will expand exponentially.

Methods like ELDOA are modern reflections of this timeless science — helping you build not just strength, but deep, intelligent resilience.

Read more about how holistic exercise and fitness program can help you feel your best and have a body that can keep up with the way you want to live.

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Mar 27 2025

How to Make The Time Go Faster During A Workout

This is an interesting article that I notice often in my studio during workouts.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/mar/26/people-doing-intense-exercise-experience-time-warp-study-finds

In a workout class that includes ELDOA’s, a one-minute stretch can feel like an eternity due to the challenge and discomfort it presents for the joints. However, the entire 45-minute class or session can pass in the blink of an eye because of the constant need for awareness and consciousness during the exercises.

The choice during a workout

The article mentions that time seems to go faster when you are enjoying yourself, and I agree. However, when working out, the goal is to intentionally challenge yourself and embrace discomfort. It is up to each participant to choose whether to set themselves up for success.

They can choose to accept the challenge and even find joy in the process of improvement. The time will pass faster and more enjoyable. Or they can decide that “this is too hard,” “I don’t like it,” or “this isn’t fun,” basing their experience on fleeting emotional states and the belief that they can’t succeed. The time will pass slower and much less enjoyable.

Finding a balance of “fun” in your workouts

While having fun doing activities you love is essential, those activities can take a toll on your body. The areas you use most can become tight, weak, and challenging to work with. However, if you value your body and choose to give it “some love” through corrective exercises, you can continue enjoying your life. Ignoring these issues because they are “not fun” may eventually lead to injury and potentially require surgery. Super not fun.

In the long run, I find it enjoyable to challenge myself to become more than I am. It doesn’t mean the process is always fun, but it makes the outcome more worthwhile for both my body and soul.

Check out this next article on how a Holistic Exercise and Fitness Program can lead you to sustainable progress and a fun life

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