Mobilisation

“There is no ONE Giant Step that does it – it’s a lot of little steps!”

Time to Move it, Move it, Move it…

The MOBILISATION Jigsaw Piece is all about movement! Our bodies were designed to move. As children are growing up, regular movement helps them grow and develop balance and coordination. As adults, adequate movement of our bodies helps us maintain that co-ordination and balance, improves our metabolic rate, maintains our cardiovascular system, encourages detoxification via stimulation of the lymphatic system and maintains flexibiliuty and function of muscles and joints (amongst other important functions…)

Many of today’s minor health problems are caused or exacerbated by our mainly-sedentary lifestyle. If one is ill, there may be a limit to the amount of exercise or ‘mobilisation’ one can attempt safely. However, in general, carefully and appropriately increasing your physical activity levels can have far-reaching positive and healthful results.

Do you ever experience:

Feeling particularly stiff in the morning?

Restricted movement at some or many of your joints?

Symptoms becoming worse after any physical activity?

Having to spend much of your time lying down or sitting still?

Significant weakness of muscles or weakness of limbs during movement?

Digestion problems such as constipation?

Mobilisation - Part of the Optimum Health jigsaw - Key areas for healing

If you’ve answered ‘yes’ to two or more of the questions above, your MOBILISATION jigsaw piece could do with some attention and you may well benefit from a carefully supported programme to increase (or modify) your physical activity levels.

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The most obvious forms of MOBILISATION or ‘exercise’ are phenomena such as running, swimming, team sports or going to the gym. However, if you are chronically ill, standard ‘exercise’ may be impossible. This doesn’t mean that you can’t keep your body ‘moving’ and your systems ‘flowing’ as smoothly as possible!

Boost your Mitochondria!

Hormesis is a biological phenomenon where exposure to low or moderate stressors induces positive adaptive responses in our bodies. These stressors can come in various forms, including exercise, cold exposure and intermittent fasting. The key is that the stressor is mild enough not to cause harm but strong enough to trigger a beneficial response. In this instance, we’re talking about slight increases in physical activity to boost mitochondrial function. This in turn, increases (ATP) energy production and cell efficiency throughout the body (NB the keyword is slight! This is not ‘graded exercise’ and does depend on your resources available in any moment…).

Hormesis and mitochondrial boosting can help recovery

Other ways to work on your MOBILISATION Jigsaw Piece and improve your cells’ oxygen levels and usage, include:

Go Gently:

If you are looking to recover from a chronic low energy state such as M.E. / CFS, it’s likely that your tendency will be to do ‘too much’ rather than ‘too little’. Appropriately supported ‘Graded Exercise’ or ‘Graded Activity’ regimes can be very helpful – but ONLY at certain stages of the condition and only as part of a holistic, personalised pacing programme.

Go gently  for good recovery

Find the right movement for YOU:

If you’re a team sports player, great! If not, great! There are plenty of gentle and powerful ways of keeping your body moving in the right way for optimum health. Some examples that can be incredibly healthful and good at meeting different health needs and individual preferences are walking, yoga (so many different practices), Qigong and Pilates.

Find the right movement for you

Don’t Overdo it:

Whatever your chosen activity or exercise, work within your limits. If you want to work your body further, consult with an experienced professional who can safely assist you.

Don't overdo your exercise

Daily Stretches:

Practise daily stretching exercises to help avoid stiffness and maintain your range of movement. Work from your neck downwards, gently focusing on each joint group, ensuring that you only work within your limits and hold the stretch only as long as is comfortable.

Daily stretches can help recovery

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Check out the other pieces of The Optimum Health Jigsaw by clicking below.

 

Oxygenation

Oxygenation - Part of the Optimum Health jigsaw - Key areas for healing

Hydration

Hydration - Part of the Optimum Health jigsaw - Key areas for healing

Nutrition

Nutrition - Part of the Optimum Health jigsaw - Key areas for healing

Detoxification

Detoxification - Part of the Optimum Health jigsaw - Key areas for healing

Connection

Connection - Part of the Optimum Health jigsaw - Key areas for healing

Harmonise

Harmonisation - Part of the Optimum Health jigsaw - Key areas for healing