Getting Fit at SUGI Means Learning Movement Skills, NOT Tolerating Pain

Many people think getting fit and staying healthy means tolerating regular bouts of pain and discomfort, and for a growing number of those between the ages of 40-60, it also means dealing with an unprecedented number of musculoskeletal problems and sports-related injuries.

This common fitness approach - though popular - is not very forgiving and often yields only short-term results. With baby boomers being the first generation of Americans who are staying active on their aging body frames, learning skills to exercise smarter and achieve balanced fitness can't help but to be in increasing demand.

Exertion is vastly overrated, say Sugi owners Ofer Erez and his partner Amy, who teach fitness training, yoga, Feldenkrais™, and Tai Chi Gong. "It's important to move slowly and pay attention to how you are moving," Erez explains. "As you repeat a movement it becomes easier because it becomes more familiar. Then you will be able to move faster or slower as you wish."

Exercise programs and workouts do not have to painful to be effective. Erez adds, "Most people do not take the time to learn the skills to move their body wisely. Think about it - skill will ALWAYS win over effort. Forcing, harming or hurting yourself with workouts and exercise to improve fitness and health will backfire in the long run. Another missing part is learning how to notice the changes and connections that are occurring in your body during exercise. If you learn how to notice those changes, you can maintain new movement changes in fitness and performance for years AND make those movements faster and more efficient.

Sugi Health and Fitness offers classes, workshop, and private sessions in personal fitness training, yoga, tai chi, Feldenkrais™ and more.