Consult a physician before beginning any program of physical inactivity.
I stole this ironically-worded phrase from an article I just read “Sedentary Living is A Dangerous State of Being” by Martha Peterson in Pain Relief Through Movement.
The article does a refreshing job of expressing some of the themes I repeatedly stress with my patients, such as the need for a high level of physical activity and the sheer biological absurdity of the sedentary life.
She also uses the phrase “Sensory-Motor Amnesia” to talk about the central role the brain plays in movement and health. I’ll quote from her article:
Most muscle pain problems are not the result of weak or faulty structure; they are the result of a loss of proper muscle control at the brain level.
Motion is the norm. Learning new movement skills maintains brain fitness throughout life.
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