Doin’ the Shuffle

Let’s say you want to play cards and let’s say your goal is to have as pleasant an experience as possible. If you start with an unshuffled deck sorted out suit by suit, it doesn’t lead to a very productive game. An unskilled shuffle leaves clumps of clubs in one place and heaps of hearts in another. But a really good shuffle…oh la la, let the game begin! Twyla Tharp, in her book Keep It Moving: Lessons for the Rest of Your Life, suggests it’s the same with our fitness. Let’s say your body wants to play the game of life as pleasantly as possible. All the suits sorted out are like a weekend warrior who spends all week sedentary at her desk, “balanced” by a frenzied and active weekend. Maybe this is an effective strategy for the National Guard, but not a very satisfying, and perhaps injurious, result for individual bodies. But if you, every hour, every 20 minutes, inject a bit of movement into the mix, your body’s game of life gets a whole lot better. Oh la la, let movement begin!

Suggestion from Mariah Kaye, Senior Fitness Specialist, offering more fitness choices through MoveAnyWayFitness.com.