Mobility: the original wearable
Real health has just 2 signs:
You wake up excited for a day or hard work
You feel motivated to be kind to the people around you. Dr. B.M. Hegde
That's it.
Not your abs. Not your steps. Not your supplements. Just energy and empathy.
Ok that’s all well and good but the hectic world we’ve created for ourselves bombards us daily with dopamine highs and lows, people wanting this and that - we're all fighting the good fight against gravity, technology creep, food confusion, stress, sleep disruption, and the ‘inevitable’ process of aging. And we can accept it or move with it; it’s your choice, and either way you can stay or adapt.
The coolest thing about all the body-puzzle differences I see in my work (from ballerinas to weekend warrior runners, a crazy channel swimmer (though of course I am to this day completely in awe of her!), young kids with focus problems, injury recovery and just plain old ageing-independence - is that we all need the same basic mobility maintenance - ways to address, preserve, and enhance the natural human physical condition. And that feels good! That feeling is your North Star to moving well or just better each day, checking in and making sure you don’t ‘decline’: be inclined to look after your feel good!
Mobility is real time feedback - the original wearable!
There’s day to day moves like turn to look over your shoulder in the car or reaching into the back seat - can you? does it cramp, where, and that’s only one side so do some passenger seat twisting next haha!
Touch your toes - stiff, sore, ginger, fragile, easy, nope? Instant feedback
I like the dowel moves in the picture above - hold either end and bend towards the ground. Straight down and up, then try moving to each toe. Notice any differences? They’re yours to work on
Interestingly if you feel anxious, sad or stressed, movement, exercise and a walk can help you change your emotional state - mobility is a mind gym tool too!
Daily movement routines can be morning, midday, evening, or movement snacks during the day - think walking lunge to the kitchen for your coffee fix, doing some heel raises while brushing your teeth to help move your lymph up and out, adding a few squats next loo visit - or a whole body checkin pre workout. Each offers data back to you in real time, as well as over time, so you can adjust how you feel and what needs strengthening or just plain oiling.
I don’t know about you but I’m here for the long game - and being my most durable is top of mind and body each day. Longevity is a long game, and there are many variables to consider. And consider you must! Once you stop moving, you start dying.
The figuring out is your most real time wearable!
