I have a big Pilates exam coming
up on Friday and Saturday, so of course I’ve been studying like the paranoid
crazy person I am. Hint: cramming
works all right for the brain, but not so well for the body; there will be a
good long recovery period after I have successfully demonstrated all my
exercises. Don’t try this at home.
As a result of all the studying,
my buddy Joe Pilates has moved into my head to remind me of the point of it
all. The goal of Pilates
exercises, and really of all exercise, is to be able to do our normal activities
with “spontaneous vigor and zest.”
That phrase is a useful test in
itself. If what we are doing for
fitness does not promote spontaneous vigor and zest, maybe we need to try
something else. Trade in the
treadmill for a paddleboard, the elliptical for some rock climbing, the karate
classes for ballroom dancing, whatever it takes to find the workout that
promotes wellbeing.
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