Cynthia Allen, Feldenkrais and Bones for Life Teacher

You have probably heard that your body is in a continual life/death cycle. Within a 7-year time frame, every atom in the body will be replaced. This is spread out over time and happens without our being aware of any change at all.

Posture and movement are intimately linked to this remodeling. Research continues to confirm that posture affects blood pressure and even our heart rate. Additionally, the way we move makes a difference in the way the body recreates itself.

One way movement impacts us is in bone remodeling. Stress on the bonecreates tiny microfractures. In the way that muscle is built, bone can also become stronger by being stressed to the point of an imperceptible fracture (or tear), and lo and behold a new construction crew comes in and repairs it better than before.  If this stress is uneven, the bone remodeling is stimulated unevenly. This means strength, size and shape of each bone and joint can be dramatically affected by the way you move.

Just take a moment to let the following sink in.The surface you sit on all day and the way in which you sit on it affects the shape and health of your spine. The surfaces you walk on and the way in which you walk on them does make a difference.

While we all come into the world with genetic code, the potential of health is maximized by engaging in efficient and pleasurable movement so that every cell is fed with good circulation and well-distributed vibration. When this isn’t present arthritis, osteoporosis, joint injury, and back problems are more likely.

Improving quality of movement not just quantity, truely impacts every aspect of living.