How to Get and Stay in Shape
Joshua Presley is a human movement and mobility specialist. You can follow him on Instagram @presleymvmntmobility. His website is presleymvmntmobility.com As an amateur athlete, Joshua was always interested in fitness, but he found that he wasn’t getting the results he wanted from his work outs. He started doing some research and learning more about the human body. His approach is to focus on the intention in the body’s movements, and to listen to our bodies. Pain, tension, tightness, and lack of feeling are some of the ways that our bodies communicate with us. Understanding our bodies helps us to design more effective work outs. We discuss the importance of personal goals, and the different kinds of exercises that people can do depending on their goals, including weight loss, building muscle, endurance, recovery from injury, and flexibility. Joshua talks about how to structure a work out and how much time to spend exercising each day/week. He shares his tips for avoiding injury, tracking improvement, exercising more efficiently, common mistakes to avoid, and more. Joshua ends by discussing the importance of overall health and shares some of his favourite resources for learning more, including the books The Story of the Human Body, courses from Kelly Starrett and Andreo Spina, and Spina’s podcast Control Yourself.