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[dcgottaeat]

I was recently asked to give a presentation on "Strategies to making our bodies more resilient". I have plenty of experiencing presenting for high performance athletes. But this presentation is going to be geared towards a sendentary population. Does anyone have any ideas of how I can attack such a presentation. Help! Any suggestions are welcome!

 

[Automatic Avalanche]

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My first thought that popped into my head would be a good stretching routine.? I have been successful getting my sedentary clientsto become more active by first getting them to feel more flexible. Just a thought. And of course massage is a great way to incorporate the stretches in the beginning..

 

[krystalclare]

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I think stressing the sentiment "move it or lose it" is a good starter. I liked the note from the book "Yoga for people over 50" that one of the reason older folks fall down and can't get up later in life is because we are used to sitting only in chairs and when we stop going down to the floor and getting back up again, we literally lose not only the muscle ability to get up from the floor, but also the muscle memory. When I teach a yoga class to older people who have a hard time getting up from the floor I make them do it over and over. I give them plenty of time to do it, but I stress that this is going to help them retain the ability to get up from the floor.

And also the idea that 5 minutes of movement is better than none. I think so many people get caught in the trap that "if I don't do the prescribed X number of minutes walking/stretching/exercising" then it doesn't count and I might as well not do it at all. But just starting with even two minutes of stretching each morning/evening can be a gateway drug that leads them to naturally want to do 5 minutes and so on. And 2 minutes actually is better than none.

Just some thoughts off the top of my head. Let us know how it goes!

 

[UhJuJu]

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Thank you!!!!!!

Stretching will make the presentation interactive. Definitely agree that doing a few minutes of activity is better than nothing.

I have been doing some brainstorming. I think I'm going to address the question - What is Physical Fitness?

I think most people have warped notions of what is considered "fit". So many people think a endurance athlete is the portrait of optimal physical fitness. I would argue the contrary (I was a elite level runner too)!

I might have to briefly touch on all the components of physical fitness - flexibility, nutrition, stretching, strength, etc