Not "exercise" as in "shape your body to match the expectation that you must look a certain way."
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@artemis it's important to listen to your survival traits by not pushing to the point of pain. If you do something that makes you sore for a day, it's important to not do that thing again until the soreness goes away so your body can rebuild whatever is sore more strongly.
@artemis anyway, the reason that advice of "hold a little longer" exists is the assumption that you're trying to improve on that pose or stretch or whatever. If you're not trying to improve on that thing, you can safely ignore that advice.
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@artemis I'm working on cutting down mansplaining online by asking that first. đź’ś
The answer is that you signal your body that it needs to improve in something by pushing it just a little. You're shooting for beyond comfortable but before painful. Doing things in that "this is out of the norm and a bit uncomfortable" range gets your body to adapt somehow (stretching tendons, building muscle, burning fat) by making it think that whatever you're doing is the new normal and it needs to adjust.
@dave
I really appreciate you asking. That changes the interaction from mansplaining to "hey! I know a thing you might benefit from knowing."And that's good advice. That is the happy medium I hope I will find by doing this. I believe I have a good sense of what a good stretch feels like vs. strain, so perhaps I need to tune into myself more & tune out the external expectations that are not helping me.
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@artemis https://youtu.be/lYFhP4lemTU?is=qL1of2MRkWunZTed
Please enjoy this video by the only human I will take fitness advice from.
A lot of what you're talking about, he also talks about. But cheerfully!
@Linza
Oh thank you! I will absolutely check this out! -
@artemis one effect of talking to parts/systems of my body: it reframes taking care if them as a personal relationship, of appreciation and mutual support
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@Linza
Oh thank you! I will absolutely check this out!@Linza
Ok, yes, this is great. Very much the energy I am looking for. -
"Always try to stretch a little farther or hold the pose a little longer."
Why? Fucking why? I'm not trying to be a gymnast. I'm trying to incorporate movement into my life in a way that will help me feel physically & emotionally better.
Do I really need to strain every day? Could I just be slow & gentle & pay attention to my body's signals?
Edit: it's good to stretch further, but personally I've always felt like fitness instruction pressures me to *strain* through things.
@artemis "slow and gentle and paying attention to my body signals" makes me think of Qi Gong movements. Over the past 2 years or so that's been the only kind of movement I can consistently manage even on bad days (that, and perhaps going for a walk). If you are curious, I can recommend any videos on the youtube channel by Kseny Gray: https://www.youtube.com/qigongwithkseny But I also completely understand the feeling of just moving your body in whatever way feels right without any instructions.
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