Happy Mobility Week Summer Six
I am sending this to the Healthy Six Spring group as there are mobility exercise snacks for everyone.
Do you know the difference between mobility and flexibility?
Mobility: def. The ability to move freely and easily
Flexibility is our muscles ability to lengthen passively through a range of motion (ahem...yoga girl up there ain't me). Mobility is the ability of our joints to move actively through a range of motion
And, in the last few weeks, as my mobility was significantly diminished due to injury, I thought a lot about how vital and important it is that we can move. I have prided myself on my strength - both my muscles and my spirit. But I have also simply "accepted" that I am normally tight and that I am overtly strong, versus flexible.
However, what this leads to in al of us is imbalance.
This week, I want you to pause. Focus on mobility. Hold stretches. Get up and move at your desk. Gently pull your ear to your shoulder. Do the exercise snacks that have MOBILITY focus (I have added on in here, the rest are in the portal). I will curate FLOWS for the week in the portal!
Now, let's talk about "the beam"
In the last few weeks I have had fruit crumble, with butter and brown sugar topping. I have had gluten-free salsa-flavoured rice chips. I have had chocolate chip cookies. I have stepped off the beam, and admittedly been more 70/30 than 80/20).
Ant that is more than ok.
I have also eaten giant salads and drank lots of water. I have focused on stretching when I couldn't sweat; I have spoken to myself with compassion and counted every single blessing.
Years ago, I blew apart my left knee. I was told to take time off, and I never did. I whirled and I spun and I pushed because my default setting was askew.
But we can all work on changing, and holding onto the good parts of who we are while embracing the works in progress we will always be.
Remember that when you eat ice cream this summer.
Remaining Summer Six
Week 5: Protein and 5-Day Sugar FREE CHALLENGE (optional)
- Support group if you need to go 100% sugar free and reset again.
Week 6: Friendship Letters / Gratitude
- Prompts to write six letters (with stamps!) to 6 friends
Week 7/8: Digital Detox / September Vision Boarding
- One week at the end of August to be your digital detox, one week to design a vision board for Fall 2023!
Your in health
Erin
PS - The Healthy Six Program returns in October. If you want to be part of the community portal, the private Instagram and to have an accountability partner in health and exercise, including weekly live classes, Exercise Snacks, 10 and 20-minute programs, and to receive 50% off all future H6, please join the community. All those who are not paying FITFAM members will be removed from the portal this week. All H6 Alumni receive 20% off future program!
Exercise Snack Mobility: HIPS
Healthy Ice Cream (NO BANANA)
STAYING FIT AS WE AGE
Yours in health.
Erin
If you haven't joined the Fitfam yet, you can do that here.
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