Busting the Myths Around Gentle Movement

Gentle movement often gets a bad reputation as the “activity of last resort;” an inferior set of exercises for people who have limited strength or mobility due to recent injury or the effects of ageing. This of course stems from the implied belief that exercise is only “good” or “enough” if we can use words like “burn” or “struggle” or “misery” to describe it. Of course there are benefits of raising the heart rate to a point where cardiovascular conditioning happens. But this doesn’t mean that exercise is only good when this occurs. Emphasising this kind of activity as superior to all others ignores the very tangible mind and body benefits of movement having nothing to do with heart rate or calories burned.