Get moving for wellbeing
ELISABETTA FRANZOSO explains the connection between wellbeing and movement, the fifth focus of the Wellness Inventory Wheel.
Everything in us is moving. Our blood flows, lungs expand and contract, heart pumps, eardrums vibrate and eyes roll.
Reality Check Inhibit movement and you create illness. Stop moving and you’re dead! The need for human activity since the Industrial Revolution has changed dramatically. Most of us no longer chop wood and carry water. Our work more likely involves sitting for long hours at a desk or in a car, or standing behind a counter.
Insight The ability to move is the basis for work, play, creative expression, communication and sexual activity. How we start the day can set the tone for how we live the rest of it. A moving body releases stress and pent-up emotions. And time spent exercising is time to relax away from our routine and obligations.
Result Liking what you see is just one of the rewards. Exercise connects us to the way we think and feel about ourselves. Regular exercise firms muscles, sheds pounds and adds a rosy colour to our complexion. A moving body is a body “taking shape”. When you think of yourself in more glowing terms, you feel positive and can approach and light up those around you with confidence. You become less dependent on other people for approval, because you know yourself and you approve of what you know.
Moving Forward A regular exercise programme is a statement of personal power, strength, flexibility and endurance, and confirms personal control. It reinforces that what you do in your body you achieve in your work, your relationships and your dreams.
Result
The whole universe, the sum total of energy, moves as if in a flowing dance. So dancing, exercising and moving freely is a great metaphor for living – for being – in harmony. The person moving is at one with the universe and is fully human, fully alive.
Q. What are the benefits of movement?
A. A regular routine involving aerobic exercise, functional training, Pilates, yoga or pure dancing encourages improved food absorption, increased energy and stamina, restful sleep, reduced nervous tension, improved circulation, a stronger body and positive mood.
Q. Can movement impact our lifestyle?
A. People who exercise consume fewer drugs, coffee, tea, alcohol, tobacco, sugar and refined carbohydrates than non-exercisers, finding such things to be antagonistic to a healthy lifestyle.
Elisabetta Franzoso BA, Dipl.Psych, MSocSc
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Elisabetta Franzoso is a highly self-driven coach and motivator who focuses on communication, self-expression and wellbeing. Her passion is to empower people to achieve excellence and transformation from the inside out. To complete your Well-Being Inventory Index and get your detailed personal Health and Wellness Assessment, contact Elisabetta and her team of professional Life Coaches, Psychological Counsellors, Fitness Trainers, Nutritionists, Physicians and Body Therapists.
