Pilates and Healing, as Told by a Trauma Survivor
I was stunned. While I know Pilates to have been a powerful movement therapy for so many, I never expected to see it figuring so prominently in a popular book of psychology and trauma recovery. To me this encapsulates everything I wanted Movement Remedies to be when I launched the business: not just a place where the exercises build strength and confidence but also where the shared experience of chronic pain and all the feelings that come with that would create a supportive community that came with its own distinct benefits.
Shut Down Your Inner Movement Critic
We have done ourselves a real disservice by labeling certain activities as exercise and others, as a matter of consequence, “not exercise.” As a result, I find most people have a very narrow understanding of what constitutes a sufficiently fitness-oriented activity to “count.”
We assign value to certain exercises as “better” or maybe “more rigorous” than others. At its core, what people are really talking about is trying to pay for their food consumption with whatever physical activity generates the greatest calorie deficit. Why “pay” for your dessert with a gentle walk when you can throw a great big high intensity interval training session at the problem and get more calorie burn in less time.