There's a saying out there that goes something like "If there was a drug that contained all the benefits of exercise it'd be the most widely prescribed drug in the world". I actually still don't think it could ever do for our body what natural physical movement does. To help our body be more happy we actually have to physically move it – there is not a single possibility that a drug could do that for us. And if saddens me to think that we should ever have to think that we might want a drug that does that for us.
I live and breathe happy bodies. That's why I was put on this Earth – to help anyone and everyone I can to experience a happier and more life-full body. But you simply can't have a happy body without doing happy movement. So, let me talk about that for a moment.
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There is no wrong movement or exercise. Every exercise, group fitness class, modality, or movement out there is good for somebody. Whilst there is no one box fits all, the one box that is applicable to all is regular movement or exercise. We simply cannot expect a happy body without moving our bodies in all the ways they were meant to be moved. The only wrong way to move a body is when it causes you unnecessary pain, leaves you debilitated for days after, or by embracing consistently "hardcore" stuff when your body is already suffering with many other symptoms. Exercise and movement should be therapy and complimentary to what your current health and stress status is.