Resilience

Resilience
[rəˈzilyəns]

NOUN
resiliency (noun)
the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.
“the often remarkable resilience of so many British institutions”
the ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape; elasticity.
“nylon is excellent in wearability and resilience”

 

I went to a seminar recently about being resilient.  I had an idea of what this meant, but admit I looked it up to make sure!

I think this is a huge word in dealing with all the pressures of today.  So many of us feel we have to be, go, do 100% all the time in every aspect of our lives.  It is not only exhausting, it is impossible.  What there has to be is balance.  Unfortunately, as person after person spoke up in this seminar, I realized not one person in the room felt they had a good balance in their lives.  Something the would love to do more of is replaced by something else that they feel they “have” to do or it is “expected” of them to do.  Have a look at this wheel by Anthony Robbins:

 

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As you can see, there is much more to the work/life balance idea.  During the seminar, we identified satisfaction (1-10 scale) in each section, and then identified the top three we feel we would most like to improve.  I realized I had very little balance-and several areas I wanted to improve…but with so many hours in the day, how do you do that?

This is where exercise comes into play.  See how many boxes can be checked?

-exercise with kids, spouse, a friend, family member (social, health, family, recreation)      -join us in a challenge group (social, health, spirituality and growth, and even work/income if you decide to become a coach!)                                                                            –join a team or league—old or new sport! (social, recreation, health)

You do not need a lot of time to improve this balance as well.  Reach out and connect to others for support.  Be PRESENT (spouse, children, friends).  Commit to 30 min of exercise a day (come on, 2 percent of your day!!).  Learn to make better food decisions based on what your body needs.  Make a lunch date with an old or new friend. Read a personal development book!

So, as continue on your journey of health, reviving your inner athlete, make sure you are trying to keep that balance and enjoying what you are doing along the way.

 

 

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Whack a Mole

I bet this one confuses many and that makes me chuckle.  So let me explain!  I see many, many athletic injuries from overuse.  People do the same thing over, and over and you get the picture.  An even bigger problem?  Overuse of a bad technique.  A colleague of mine would tell his patients “practice doesn’t make perfect…perfect practice makes perfect.”  I love that.  So, a few ideas about this…

  1.  Get someone who IS an expert to watch you and advise you.  Therapist, coach, a really good player/swimmer/runner etc-and have them film you in slow motion if possible.  I’ve even advised some of my patients to film themselves, then go on that fabulous thing called Google and search the best in the sport.  Compare.  Practice perfectly.
  2.   The body gets used to things pretty quickly and likes to coast.  Weaker muscles may get lazy, weaker.  Hence my whack a mole reference.  Keep it guessing.  Many runners’ injuries I see are because they do not train side to side, up and down, inside out….they are just very linear.  Cross training does not take you away from your sport/activity-it may prolong the time you are able to do it as well as improve your form and power while doing it.  And, of course, it can reduce your possibility of injury.  The program I am doing right now for example is different everyday:  core, upper body, lower body, total body, cardio, stretching/yoga-results are less strain on all these parts that are getting older (and we all are) and better overall fitness (which is my own personal goal).
  3. Don’t be afraid to try new things.  Yes, I know you may “love” that one activity, but are you doing more harm than good?  Are you going to get bored and stop doing it, losing your progress towards your goals?  Would it be less boring if you had different options?

Keep the balance.  This is with all things: life, work, exercise, sport.  And have fun-like playing whack a mole!  😉