Exercise is the modern man’s equivalent to nutritional supplements

by Deborah Nicholls | Jul 31, 2019 | General

Which basically translate to this: You should be incorporating a ton of non-exercise related movement into your day to give your body all of the movement nutrition it truly needs and deserves. So what the heck does that look like? Well… it might look like: Standing at...

Movement is your birthright. You need a lot of it to thrive and bring out your happy

by Deborah Nicholls | Jul 31, 2019 | General

Movement is your nature and your birthright. You need a lot of it to thrive and bring out your happy … just like when you were a kid. According to the beloved bio-mechanist, Katy Bowman, “People have not exercised throughout history. Exercise is the modern man’s...

At what point did we decide to put movement in a pretty little box called “exercise”

by Deborah Nicholls | Jul 31, 2019 | General

I mean no disrespect to the fitness industry here, or those who work in it (I have been working in the industry for nearly 20 years). But I do think the industry has played a role in creating some false beliefs about what movement is and we have allowed those beliefs...

In a child’s world playtime = movement… lots of it

by Deborah Nicholls | Jul 31, 2019 | General

If you have ever been around young children, you know that they rarely sit still. Children are constantly in motion, exploring their environment and physical possibilities. Aside from a few guidelines (like… no, you can’t use the rocking chair as a catapult for your...

Physical exercise is not only important for your body’s health but it also helps your brain stay sharp

by Deborah Nicholls | Jul 31, 2019 | General

Your brain is no different than rest of the muscles in your body–you either use it or you lose it. You utilize the gym to stimulate the growth of muscle cells, just as you use a brain fitness program to increase connections in your brain. But you can...