I was honoured to spend time with the lovely Debbie Thorpe chatting about how movement can be medicine for people in midlife.
Sometimes less is more and taking our focus inward is what we need to regulate our nervous system. Listening to what our bodies and minds need.
Sometimes it’s lifting heavy for our bones and maintaining muscle, sometimes it’s breathing and more gentle movement for mobility and down-regulation of the nervous system.
There is a lot of noise on social media about how we SHOULD be exercising, eating, breathing, sleeping etc.
The truth is we are all different, the science is helpful to make our choices but ultimately listening to our bodies, tuning in to how we feel each day, pacing ourselves and adjusting our regimes to our differing needs and lifestyles is key.
Understanding that movement is medicine in a variety of forms is helpful on the road to better health, wellbeing and in alleviating chronic pain