Would you build your dream home on a cracked foundation that was leaning to one side? Of course not! No matter how beautiful of a home you built, or how careful you were with every detail, that dream home would never be strong. Even worse, it might (gulp) fall apart sooner than it should.
As children and young adults, we faced aches and pains, but kept on going anyways. I mean, who wants to stop having fun? Other times, we would look to rest or therapy to take care of the injuries themselves. But what about our body’s foundation? If we don’t take care of that, no matter how well we take care of the other areas of our body, it will always be on shaky ground.
I started my fitness journey like most people; I found what I loved, and focussed only on that. For me, it was high impact cardio. I would even take a low impact class and make it high impact! I soon discovered the weight room, and thought I was achieving balance by doing both. (Even though I always left before it was time to stretch… Bad girl!)
While I was working my whole body (or so I thought), I was neglecting the most important area: my body’s foundation. And boy, did it catch up with me. Shin splints. Plantar fasciitis. Sore knees. Tight IT band. I was falling apart, and despite seeking therapy for each injury, I kept going back to the same movements that put me in rehab in the first place.
Don’t get me wrong – we need a variety of exercise, and I am never going to give up running. So, what changed to make me a stronger runner with fewer injuries? I became aware of how I moved. And I started to care for my whole body, beginning with my foundation.
Discovering Pilates changed how I thought about movement. I became conscious of the movements I made, how I trained with weights, and how I trained others. I learned that those high-impact exercises I love so much can be more efficient and successful when I am more aware, flexible, and mobile. With a stronger core and improved posture, the changes I make to my body are being built upon a solid foundation. This means fewer aches, pains, and injuries – and a lot more fun!
Pilates and Functional Strength Training can help stabilize your body’s foundation, no matter what your fitness focus is. That means you can keep doing what you love from a place of confidence and strength.
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I can’t wait to help you build your strongest body yet.