I came across this great clip of a group coming up with a creative means to engaging people to use the stairs, instead of the escalator. The results are pretty impressive:
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lXh2n0aPyw]And it got me to thinking about how exercise or “working out” is not always seen as fun. It tends to actually be viewed as a chore. One we have to do, rather than want to do. Okay, I’m not going to pretend it doesn’t take some effort. Neither am I going to suggest we’re always going to jump for joy when we attend to our training. But I also won’t diminish the importance of improving and maintaining our health. The health of the whole, which the body, as the vehicle that move us through this life, plays a crucial part.
So how do we make this task, this necessity of exercising for our health more fun. Because many of us can attest to being slowly pushed away by the eventual boredom that sets in. Well guess what? You’re not the only one. So does your nervous system.
Our nervous systems are wired to adapt, master and increase the level of complexity and sophistication in whatever endeavor we undertake. In fact, it craves it! Once mastered, our nervous system gets antsy, giving us the cues to give it more. What’s the next puzzle? Where’s the new mystery to solve? Based on conventional training wisdom, when we get those cues, we add more weight, do it faster or longer. But we’re still doing the SAME MOVEMENT! Nervous systems looking at you saying “I can do this bigger, faster, longer. No problem. I’ve already got it figured out. But where’s the good stuff? The new challenge? When do we get to have some fun?”
Yes, we still continue to manipulate weight, speed and duration. However, if we continue to provide our nervous system with increasing sophistication, big brother to the other 3, we will nurture deep within us at a neurological level, an excitement and anticipation that will have us actually looking forward to the fun of being the healthiest we’ve ever experienced.
The strongest system I’ve come across in offering this, with it’s Health-First focus and principal of fitness through movement mastery, is RMAX International’s Circular Strength Training.
It is the method that has seen me recover from a serious back injury. Through it’s diligent application, it caused other old injuries, and any residual ill-effects they may have created, to clear up, rendering them now obsolete. I’ve gained access to a far greater “palette” of movement potential than ever before, which just means a richer depth of notes to play through life with. And to top it off, it’s made consistent training with noticeable progress far more engaging. Exciting. Fun.
Go for it, make some music…… have fun!
Dare To Evolve,
Shane.
