GET MOVING
Chances are, movement is the real reason you chose to seek out Box Canyon Bodies. You find out after clicking around, there is much more to creating a healthy body than movement. Don’t worry! Yes, we will provide lots of fun workouts with different lengths, levels, targets and variations to get you moving on a schedule or at your own pace! But before you start, know that you will also receive information far exceeding workout videos. These will include:
How much movement do I need?
The evils of sitting
SWAP - The Enduring Movement Framework
Microworkouts!
Tricks to incorporate movement into a desk job
What home equipment to invest in
Great Apps and resources for tracking
Overtraining
TRUTH: If you are just here for the workouts, get ready! There is some good stuff in store, no matter your experience, your fitness level, or your body type. Think of me as your neighbor that lives in your laptop that has some great ideas for ways to have fun and stay in shape… and maybe kick your butt a little!
Your Body: The Only Car You’ll Ever Drive
Imagine you can only drive one car for the rest of your life. Wouldn’t you take care of it? If it was the only car you will ever own, and you can never buy another one, you would change the oil often, rotate the tires, check the fluids, replace parts as soon as it was necessary, and keep it clean. Why wouldn’t you do the same with your body?
Should I Exercise If I’m Sick?
Let’s start with the answer to the question, will exercise help a cold? YES! There are numerous reasons why and how exercising will help if you have a cold, and it will help to keep you from catching a cold too.
Rest Postures That Use Gravity for Passive Stretching
Rest postures that rely on gravity and the ground, without the use of furniture, are arguably one of the best methods for your body’s recovery from a hard workout.Archetypal postures not only benefit the body’s recovery, but can also have an impact on your body’s glucose tolerance. When we sit in ways that mimic a caveman with no furniture, we stretch our tendons, ligaments and assist with better posture.
Listen to Your Body, Not Your Apple Watch
I’m going to admit this right out of the gate, the Apple watch was a TERRIBLE investment for me. I got so obsessed with closing my rings that when I didn’t do it one day, I considered myself a failure. But rest days are important as is listening to your body. Here’s my advice…
Microworkouts: What? When? How?
Microworkouts are quick exercises, usually incorporating strength and bodyweight, that you do multiple times during the day. And you know what? They work!
Take a Hike
Is HIKING really good for you? Heck YES! Let me share with you what happens to your body when you take a hike.
The Sad Truth About Sitting
You probably already know that exercise is essential to health. Many of us rise and shine and get our movement on first thing, and then… we sit. Sad trombone. Here’s the tea on how sitting and being sedentary can affect you.
Six Tips To Start Moving Again
I want to start moving again, but I don’t know where to begin. Here are six tips to get you started.
