Practice

What if instead of working out, or hitting the gym, we called it movement practice. Practice to develop skills to help you outside the gym - to build a better understanding of your body. Practicing building strength and learning different techniques and most importantly, practice building habits and routines.

I know, its a little out there, but we need to work towards changing what most people in society think workout out is. Most people imagine, and perhaps are only exposed to, high intensity drastically beyond their abilities. Framing it as “practice,” takes the pressure off the intensity and instead focuses on the quality.

An NFL team doesn’t practice at in-game intensity. They work on fundamentals, refine technique and get in quality reps. If we’d all focus on doing the same instead of needing to redline and burn more calories, we might just have more lifelong fitness enthusiasts.

Justin Miner

@portsmouthcoach