Podcast Episode #145: "Energy Coaching for Much less Ache" with Trisha Durham

It’s a typical situation—when experiencing ache, tension, or muscle aches, our first thought is to attempt to stretch it out (yep, we’re you, stiff hammies 😜). However have you ever ever observed that method sometimes solely presents short-term aid? Nicely, buddies, that’s most likely as a result of the underlying concern often isn’t resulting from a scarcity of flexibility. For lasting outcomes, specialists suggest strengthening the affected space as a result of most of the time, energy – not flexibility – is the reply to assuaging ache, easing pressure, stopping damage, in addition to enhancing mobility and high quality of life.

So in the event you’ve been stretching and stretching and nothing is altering, attempt incorporating energy coaching into your life.

However you don’t need to take my phrase for it.

In the week’s podcast episode, I chat with Trisha Durham. With over 20 years of expertise in ashtanga vinyasa yoga, Trisha has transitioned from a standard yoga instructor to a multifaceted motion coach. Her journey started when she was confronted burnout and bodily ache, realizing that relying solely on yoga for all her motion wants was not sufficient and the inflexible emphasis on flexibility and alignment didn’t align with the inclusive and sustainable apply she envisioned.

It wasn’t till she began energy coaching in her 40s, particularly barbell coaching, that she skilled lasting aid from her debilitating back pain that had continued despite many years of practising yoga.

On this dialog, we talk about the significance of motion selection and particularly energy coaching for girls’s they age—a inhabitants that has traditionally been deterred from or not uncovered to lifting heavy weights. We additionally spotlight the misconceptions round flexibility, talk about the advantages of barbell coaching, and encourages listeners to think about energy coaching as a modality to reinforce longevity, enhance mobility, and help in damage prevention.

It’s by no means too late to start out energy coaching!

On the subject of managing ache, serving to individuals transfer is extra necessary than perfecting poses.
Purposeful motion is vital to resilience and pain-free dwelling.
Flexibility alone will not be a cure-all for bodily points.
Energy coaching can alleviate power ache and enhance mobility.
Barbell coaching is accessible and helpful for everybody.
Integrating totally different motion modalities enhances total health.
Yoga can complement energy coaching somewhat than substitute it.
It’s by no means too late to start out energy coaching. Energy coaching is now inspired for everybody.
Selection in motion is essential for longevity in exercise and life.
Mobility is important for practical motion, not simply flexibility.
Progressive energy coaching can forestall accidents in every day life.
Unlearning outdated health beliefs can result in higher well being outcomes.