Everything Makes You Better Or Worse: How To Choose Exercises That Make You Better

In life, everything we do makes us better or worse.  This includes the foods we eat, the environments we are in and the movements we make.  A good portion of what affects us is unavoidable, like work.  For example, if you work at a desk you have to be seated, for most of your day.  Granted, you can choose to adjust the seat hight, shift the position of the computer monitor and set yourself up so that you answer the phone in a way that doesn't stress your neck, but none of those factors change the fact that you are still seated, at a desk, for most of the day.  

So when it comes time to leave work what can you do to make yourself better?  You can choose exercises that are specifically targeted toward balancing your body.  

If you are seated all day long at a desk, then exercises that allow you to fully extend your legs are likely to be good for you.  If you are seated, you may also be rounding you upper back.  As a result, exercises that help you return to a more normal "neutral" posture are also likely to be good for you. 

The take home lesson from this is that, in order to choose exercises that make you better, you should look at what positions you are in for most of the day and test out the opposite.* See if this helps you.  If you aren't sure how to do this, contact me and we'll set up a coaching call.  Remember, exercise is only partly about physique goals, mostly it is about quality of life.  

In good health,

Megan K

*For the most benefit from exercise, I encourage everyone to test their exercises.  The Gym Movement Protocols allow for anyone to test an exercise and see if it makes him/her better.  This is a simple, fast process that can be applied to body weight exercises, sports, machines, free weights, even sex.  Yes, I did write that.  Its your life, and everything makes you better or worse.  Why not choose better?  I do.