Ep224 - It's All About Movement, Baby!

Here’s the transcription to follow along…Hi folks, Andrew here, Top Fitness Strategies, the five-minute podcast. Here we go. Today, we’re going to be talking about movement.That’s right, movement. Hey, if you’re here for the first time, appreciate you being here. You know what to do, go for it.And also check out the brand new business hub, topfitnessstrategies.com. All right, get over there, do it and have fun with it. Hey, you know, we’re all about the fitness over 50, if you didn’t know that already. And basically what that boils down to is look younger, stay active, feel amazing.Fitness after 50 done right. That’s what we’re all about, okay? Check it out over there. So today,like I said, we are here to talk about movement.That’s right. You’ve heard me say this in the past and I will continue to say that. I have no problem saying this.Doing something is better than doing nothing. In other words, when you’re moving your body,doing something is better than doing nothing. If you’re sitting on the couch, sitting in a chair, whatever, thinking, I got to do something, I need to do something, I should do something.Well, you’re right, you should. But how many people actually do? Because right away, people are thinking, I should do something, I should go exercise, I should do a workout, whatever that means to you. Most people don’t understand that you can do little other things, little other things, little other things that get you in the direction that you need to go for your health and fitness.I’m not talking full-blown three-hour gym workouts where you’re lifting weights all the time. I’m not talking going out running a marathon. I’m talking little bitty movements you can do to progress to the next step if you want to look at it that way.However you want to phrase it, you phrase it. But here’s the deal. Let’s say you’re making coffee.Why not do a push-up? But Andrew, I can’t do a push-up. Attempt it. Do it on your knees.Do it against the wall, whatever. Do something while you’re waiting there getting your coffee.Let’s say you’re watching a television program during the commercials.Get up and do something. Do a squat. Do a body squat. Do a sit-up. Do some standing crunches. Do something.But Andrew, you know I can’t do a squat, my knees hurt. Okay, then do something else. Walk around the couch. Walk to the kitchen and back. Walk down your driveway and back. Do something during the commercials.Those little things, those little bitty things will add up. And as they start adding up, you’ll want to do it more and more and more. That’s human nature.Let’s say you start trying to do a push-up. Can’t do it. You can’t do it, whatever.You’re trying. You’re putting effort into it. You’re on your knees or against the wall.You progress from the wall down to your knees. You actually do one. Then you get on your toes and you do a push-up.How do you think it’s going to make you feel? You’re going to be ecstatic. And guess what?You’re going to want to do a second one. I will promise you, you’ll want to do a second one.It’s the progression. It’s the little movements. Again, doing something is always better than doing nothing.If you’re not used to doing anything, then the little things may add up to a big thing. But you know, Andrew, I’m one of these people that I have to go 100% in when I’m going in. Okay, then sit on the couch and do nothing.I don’t know what else to tell you. I’m giving you all these hints. I’m giving you all these tips,these techniques, these tricks, however you want to phrase it, to better yourself.And we’re just talking movement here. Because why? The human body is designed to move. It’s designed to walk, to run, to crawl, to bend, to stretch, to pull, to push.Basically, when you throw it all together, the human body is designed for movement. That’s what the human body is designed to do. It is not designed to sit down all day long, even though a lot of us do, me included.I’m sitting here in front of the computer doing this. But I also do movement. I workout in the mornings.Throughout the day, I do stuff. That’s what I’m asking you to do as well. Do the little things.Doing something is always better than doing nothing. Okay, there you go. Five-minute podcast.My name is Andrew. Top fitness strategies. Fitness over 50, done right. All right. We’re sick of doing it the wrong way. Let’s do it the right way.Get us up to a different health level than we currently are. That’s what I’m all about. If you like this, you know what to do.Appreciate it. Pass this on to somebody else who you think might need it. Okay, I’ll stop it here.Again, the five-minute podcast. Top fitness strategies. Fitness over 50, done right.Until next time, this is Andrew. Ciao Get full access to Top Fitness Strategies at topfitnessstrategies.substack.com/subscribe