Be Fit to Be Helpful
The Be Fit To Be Helpful Premise:
A beautiful saying in the Natural Movement movement is “Be Fit to be Useful”. It suggests that our fitness isn’t for its own sake but becomes applicable in the actions we take in the world.
The amazing fact is that with some awareness and practice, the actions we take in the world will also make us more fit! This is an example of “stacking” - where one activity can serve multiple purposes.
I’d love to put this in action with some meetups in the coming months!
In these events, we’ll play, explore, learn, and exercise by participating in activities to help our community.
An example might be:
By participating in a park clean-up we need to practice multiple movements such as lift, carry, squat, kneel, lunge, and walk.
The event will start with a warm up to explore the functional movements that our activity may require, then we’ll participate in the activity with an eye on our alignment and all the possibilities of variable movement within that activity. We’ll wrap up the session by reflecting on what we discovered and with some free-play movement exploration.
How do you feel about this? Can you see how the activities you do in your daily life could possibly be the activities that make you fit? Does this idea give you the extra bit of incentive to participate in activities that might otherwise be seen as “work” or a “chore”?
Interested in joining me? Check out the Workshop event link below for the next “Be Fit to Be Helpful” Event!