The WHY: This session is about connecting more deeply to our bodies in order to get more out of each muscle contraction, movement and moment. Sometimes before we speed up or intensify, the best thing we can do is slow down and become more intentional with our actions for more effective and efficient results.
While this is not meant to be a major total body workout, it may help you benefit more from your future workouts by becoming more present, more mindful and more connected to your body and mind.
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WHY IT MATTERS:
Exercise offers so many health benefits (such as a longer, healthier and improved quality of life (1), but if one of your goals is to reach a healthy weight, adjusting your nutrition is the most effective way to shed excess pounds, making the calorie burn during your workouts one of the least important goals of movement (2).
Strength training (when combined with the right fuel) can help positively shift your body composition by building metabolically active muscle. This session balances out higher intensity effort days and allows for time to focus on other important aspects of exercise, including the mind-body connection, so that when it’s time to get back to the harder stuff, you may even get more out of every lift. Because our muscle movements begin in our brains, our mental focus can play a major role both in regulating strength and improving muscular contraction and performance (3).
Lower intensity training is key for longevity with a regular exercise plan, and can help balance your cortisol levels, keep your immune system healthy and even improve sleep quality (4). You may want use this session on an active recovery day in between tougher sessions, on a day you may be feeling more under the weather, or more stressed or anxious than usual.
We’ll wind down the session together with our Grace, Gratitude and Growth mindfulness exercise to finish out our routine together. Mindfulness practices have been shown to aid in weight loss, by increasing your awareness of your body’s natural hunger and fullness cues, lowering stress and anxiety levels (which can trigger overeating or over drinking behaviors) (5, 6).
By regularly incorporating mindfulness and the mind-body connection into our daily lives, we can reap the benefits not only in our workouts, but in our body and our overall health and wellbeing too.
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EQUIPMENT: None (you may want a mat or towel for the floor work)
FLOOR WORK: Yes
LEVEL: All
INTENSITY: Low to Moderate
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