Strength Training for Adults

RECOVERY

Recovery is the most underrated aspect of health.

While recovery has been more popular in recent fitness discussions, diet and exercise still dominate the health mindset.

This is a mistake.

Rest and recovery is where the magic happens.

During intense activity, the body gets broken down.

Physical growth takes place long after the sweat has dried.

Many people in a pursuit of health tend to over-exercise and under-eat.

The common mantra is eat less and exercise more.

Frustration sets in when the body refuses to respond with the desired effect, or worse, an adverse effect!

So what is the solution?

Prioritize rejuvenation.

MOVEMENT

This is the most overrated aspect of health.

Ready for the dirty little secret of personal trainers everywhere?

One cannot out-train poor nutrition.

Exercise is not a means to weight loss.

Exercise needs to be reframed as movement.

Which movements build a strong, supple, and useful body?

Which movements are essential for a long and healthy life?

It is time to ditch the fancy contraptions and joint crushing weights.

Embrace natural body motions that support strong bones and muscles, preserve joints and tendons, and progress through a natural range of movement.

Healthy movements improve mobility, build muscular strength, and increase cardiovascular endurance.

They also need to be enjoyable.

Not all movements will be anxiously anticipated prior to a movement session, but all movements should serve the end goal of an increased health span - the part of life when someone is generally in good health.

Ditch the exercise mindset and reframe movement into a physical expression of human movement that will improve quality of life for decades to come.

NUTRITION

This is the most appropriately rated aspect of health.

For many years, nutrition information was disseminated primarily by government agencies that, while not necessarily nefarious organizations, had multiple desired outcomes competing for support.

Is a diet based largely on the consumption of grains healthy or the work of large corporations supporting research that built the case for the sale of their products?

Is fat the enemy?

Maybe some types of fat.

What about cholesterol?

Is cholesterol found in food the same as cholesterol found in the human body?

Thirty years ago, it was challenging to get good information.

Today, the opposite challenge has prevailed - too much information.

This often leads to paralysis by analysis.

Mighty Oak Athletic will break nutrition down into its basic elements.

Then one can begin to understand what is important, what is irrelevant, and what it all means within the scope of a long and healthy life.