Do you need to go to the gym?

Movement is like nutrition

• Ideal diet we get everything – micro and macronutrients
  • We are shaped by our environment
  • Much of our environment is designed to make life easier
  • This has a negative effect over time by making our bodies softer, weaker, and more susceptible to injury.
• Exercise vs. movement
  • Exercise is intense movement – causes adaptation.
• Working vs. Working out – (Gym is “fake work” basically) 

3 reasons to go to the gym

• If you need access to equipment and space to supplement for the movements your not getting.
  • Picking up clothes off the floor doesn’t have the same effect as deadlifts
  • Working out is like a supplement pill for the movements we don’t normally do
    • Manual labor would check off much of this but most people don’t do that anymore.
  • Posterior chain is tough to develop without overloading via lifting
  • Pulling exercises can be limited

• Education – Learning how to move from a professional
  • Injuries, pain, and surgery change the way we communicate with our body.
  • We lose the movement skill over time – learning it correctly can save a lot of wasted time and pain
  • Running is a skill, most people don’t know how to do it. AND many people underestimate the amount of strength and body prep you need to be able to run well.
• Accountability, social contact, enjoyment
  • Many people respond positively to social pressure. They move more, lift more, try harder, when people are watching
  • The simple act of getting out of your house can make you more likely to follow through with a workout. 
    • Boundaries help with habit change. And always having “access” to a gym means that you may be more likely to write it off for “later”
    • Setting smaller goals can help with bigger habits. Instead of saying “I’m going to workout” say I’m going to go to the gym. Once you’ve gotten to the gym, you’re more likely to workout.
      • Example of flossing 1 tooth.
  • It can be very boring to workout alone. If you don’t have a buddy then even seeing the same faces at the gym can help you feel more engaged with the process.