Five Lies the Fitness Industry has been telling you –

Are you battling BACK PAIN, trying to LOSE WEIGHT, to INCREASE your FLEXIBILITY, to BUILD more MUSCLE and GET STRONGER, or to RESTORE your BALANCE and COORDINATION? If you are one of those people who can’t achieve their fitness goals, no matter how hard you work, that is because the very foundation of the current fitness industry is fundamentally flawed. If you want to feel GREAT, look your BEST with safer, more productive training with awesome results, forget everything you think you know about exercise, and let’s get your fitness facts straight.

We are constantly being bombarded with false fitness statements… You’ve heard it all… No Pain, No Gain, Stretch to get more flexible, Do crunches to strengthen your CORE, Fix your posture with exercise, Exercise to lose Weight and Balance and Coordination decline as we get older… all of it is FALSE!

We are born with 8 very basic, simple movements, pre-coded in our DNA, that appear in our body at the 5th week of pregnancy. These basic movement strategies are survival mechanisms that are very reliable because their main function is to keep us safe and help us survive childbirth and assist the neurological, cognitive, emotional and movement development during first two years of our lives.
As we go through life these primary movements get disrupted due to injuries, surgeries, emotional trauma and stress which significantly affects not only our ability to move with ease and efficiently but also our mental and emotional capacity to deal with stress.

Now, let’s take what we just learned and apply “No Pain, No Gain” to it. It doesn’t make sense to push beyond the threshold of pain when the body is not working well… it a recipe for injury disaster.
Back Pain is related to years of dysfunctional movement and the use of compensatory movement patterns, which are very unreliable because of their insufficiency to carry your body weight in space. A full reset of your basic movement patterns is a very powerful tool and will help you get rid of Back Pain for good!

What about Stretching to improve flexibility? We feel stiff and inflexible when our body is not balanced, like after an injury or after a surgery. So, here’s the million-dollar question…. Can stretching balance and reset those primary movements that help you move optimally and keep your joint supple and flexible? The answer is NO! To get more flexible optimize your primary movements and properly regulate your muscle tone by balancing your nervous system.

Exercise to Lose Weight is another big hoax… To achieve healthy, long term wight loss you must address the state of your nervous system first! If you are stuck in Fight or Flight circuit your digestion is operating at about 20-25% capacity. You are constantly wasting your energy on external, non-existent treats and feeling tired, which is triggering you to eat sugary, high fat foods. Not getting enough sleep is also a huge offender in sugar cravings and over consumption of coffee to get through your day. You don’t need exercise to lose weight, you need a nervous system reset.

They have been telling you for years to stand up straight, to pull your shoulders back and to lift your chest up… and how has it worked for you? It hasn’t… Because posture is psychological, not physiological! Let’s balance your nervous system and you will have perfect posture!
Crunches can’t strengthen your core if your core withdrawal mechanisms don’t work… in other words if your core muscles are not activated you will end up with sore neck and fat belly. For more information reed my blog post “Lie #3: Do Crunches to Strengthen your Core.”

The reason why balance and coordination decline as we get older is because our primary movements get disrupted as we go through physical and emotional trauma in our lifetime. If you haven’t checked and worked on your basic movement patterns it’s time to do so otherwise you are headed down on the conventional path.

Now that I have your attention hurry up and schedule in person or virtual session with me and let’s get you started on a safe and super effective training program