cells die without physical stimulation and blood flow. Anything from a walk in the park to hard-core ironman training, the spectrum is wide and limitless!
It all depends on a person’s goals. For example, developing a training regimen to run a 5K might include seeking the guidance of a running coach (like myself ;^) to create a plan that caters to your body’s needs and goals, which might look something like this:
- combo of steady-state running and speed work 4x weekly
- strength training 2x weekly to strengthen core and lower body muscles necessary for efficient running, as well as to develop integrity in the tendons and ligaments of the ankle, knee, and hip joints
- yoga or a deep stretch routine 2x weekly for focus and lengthening, releasing, and repairing tightly bound and overused muscles
Everyone’s goals and bodies are different. Maybe you’re not an athlete, and you’ve never worked out a day in your life, but you’d like to build to a thriving and sustainable level of health and wellness. Your daily regimen could look like this:
- A 20-minute walk in the park or around your neighborhood 4x weekly
- hike once a week
- dancing a couple of times a week
The point is that you must develop a plan of action and regimen that is custom fit for your goals and what makes you feel good. In general, movement is necessary for life. It connects us to our natural selves and is absolutely required for health maintenance and can utilize the body in phenomenal ways to reach our goals.
3. Nutrition
The foundation of good health is nutrition. Period. It supports everything we do. Nutrition fuels the body to enable all the systems in our body to function properly at its base foundation. The foundation of everything is