To Move. What is it Good for?

To move or not to move? Why do we move? Lots of reasons. To get from point A to point B. To navigate our lives. To DO life. To do activities that bring us joy AND also to do the necessities of life-such as cleaning up your living space. And yet, our lives are continuing to slow down. But maybe not in a good way? We are seated in so many areas of our lives. Driving in our cars, sitting to work, sitting to eat, sitting to relax and rewind. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a big lover of sitting on my couch. And there are times-like now, I notice myself sitting a bit more than I’d like. And here’s the thing. It’s not just my physical health being affected. There are times when my mind conversation goes a bit like this “Eh my body is good today. I could go for a quick walk to get a bit of sunshine, move my legs, get out of my head, but this reality TV is feeding me exactly what I need right now”. And for the first hour, it is. And then, it affects not just my body, but my mind. With our increase of technology and social media, along with more time in our minds than our bodies, can lead to not so great mental spaces. If you’re anything like me, it feels nice to chill, to do nothing and binge watch a show. And then suddenly this happens. My head hurts, I’m spinning with this feeling of anxiety - almost to the point that I feel like I’m getting sick or sad or a whole slew of emotions I’m not sure where I came from. So I step away and I get out. Sometimes, all I need is a walk. And then….POOF. Those weird body and mind affects. Gone. Now, sometimes it isn’t that simple. But a lot of the times, it is. Or at least it’ll help for just a moment. There are so many beneficial things that movement of our body and exercise can do for us. But for this blog post, I want to keep it simple. Keep it as relatable as possible. I feel you. The couch is a comfy ass place. That can also be doing a disservice to us. So my #1 motto…..When in doubt, stand up, and go on a damn walk. :) See what happens.

Love & Light,

Mikayla

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