Pain controls everything.
We compensate away from it in our personal lives (*read instantly gratifying hunger or boredom with snacking and Youtube) instead of sitting in discomfort; and our bodies radiate it when movement is dysfunctional or we have done too much. Our lower back overloads and warns us when we pick things up poorly from the floor, and our knees ache when we ascend and descend at speed on tired muscles. Then we know about it for the next week and regret that first 5km run or running with a heavy bag at the station.
So we have a choice. Avoid physical stressors (heavy, fast, uneven, enduring events), or technically and properly develop our movement capacity so that we are resilient and strong enough to cope with whatever life throws at us. This is a personal choice.
Luckily for us mother time will do her part. So you need not do anything if you want your muscles to atrophy, your heart to weaken, your joints to stiffen, and your metabolic age to soar. Simply stay watching Netflix and let the decaying commence.
Or you can fight. You can identify the incompetencies in your daily health, critique your diet, and find windows to live the fullest physical life you can. Then when you are 80 you can chase your grandchildren and carry your own luggage up the stairs.
If you are more inclined to fight than succumb (we hope!) then you need to know what physical restrictions are inhibiting your movement and smartly train to improve them. No one moves perfectly and we all compensate for that stiff shoulder or niggling elbow. Take the time now to know what for you is preventing pain free daily life and attack it. There are plenty of ways to assess your baseline and it is important to find the right one for you. However you define your journey, we encourage you to check your physical bank balance and educate yourself on the investments you need to be a millionaire.
We believe that everyone with a goal is an athlete and that the only difference between achieving progression or stagnating is a defined purpose to be the best version of yourself. What’s your Pinnacle?
Our Co-Founder, Tom gives us some tips on how to do a Squat shape. Learn how to do this shape properly and notice how you improve the way you move in your everyday activities.
