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Relaxation & Fitness
Following on the theme of listening to and knowing your own self and your own body, FC chief executive, David Heard, answered the question 'what, if anything, had he observed about the wisdom, or evidence of the benefit of developing and mastering the ability for stillness and deep relaxation as a counterweight to developing fitness and capacity for high activity for ADL (Activities for Daily Life)?'
We also asked David, 'Would you say that the extent to which you can develop and deepen the one (either relaxed stillness or high, dynamic physical activity) enhances and influences our capacity to develop and strengthen the other? His answer is below.
Hi,
What a good question. But it presupposes that 'stillness' and 'deep relaxation' are separate components of life and not related to exercise. On the contrary I would contend that in order to exercise most effectively and efficiently you will be employing both those aspects.
Sounds like a contradiction, but relaxation is NOT a passive state. We work at being relaxed. In other words we have to allow the mind to take control of the body and putting a muscle into a relaxed state is as much an 'activity' as putting that same muscle into a state of extreme effort.
Indeed when we are exercising at the top level we look for the ability to isolate the working muscle and save energy by relaxing all non-involved muscles.
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