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suburban hippie life | movement designer

not all movement is beneficial

Published about 2 months ago • 1 min read

beneficial movement

we were designed to move.

from the fascial system storing, releasing and distributing energy to our upright body position to our ability to sweat and even how our chemical signaling operates.

it’s all proof that we were designed to move however not all movement is beneficial.

beneficial movement happens when we are moving in alignment with how we were designed to.

what is that alignment you ask??

after years of moving in ways that was not how I was designed I got fed up with my aches and pains and dove into the research.

from articles, books, workshops, courses and YouTube videos I pulled out the common denominators that kept coming up.

I call them the fundamentals of movement and they are basic, yet crucial, components of beneficial movement.

learning the fundamentals + how to apply them during different activities has changed my relationship with my body.

I now move how I was designed to, more often, allowing me to have more strength, confidence + ease.

2 minute subtle shift…

I encourage you to take 2 mins. to see what the fundamentals are here in this cute circle graph I made.

choose one fundamental that peaks your interest and scroll down to read a quick snippet about it.

see you next week, Brooke ✌🏻

ps: if you’re feeling frisky you can get on the waitlist for my course of learning and applying the fundamentals of movement.

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suburban hippie life | movement designer

brooke frontiera

for the fascia-curious. my weekly 'fascia facts' newsletter shares a quick nugget of info. about our internal architecture that dictates our posture, our breath, and ultimately how much we feel at home in our body. plus a 2 minute 'subtle shift' to easily apply the learning to daily routines ✌🏻

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