This week’s HomeWork is not a specific task, or exercise, or movement (which
we have 1 – maybe 2 – more to complete in order to round the 7 Basic Human
Movements).
But rather a question to ask yourself...
Are you fit, functional, or fragile?
In the realm of health and fitness a catchy way to think of where you are is
to use the above triple F approach.
Fit – At this level you are capable of doing anything you want to do. Train to
go on safari in Africa? Join a kickball league with friends? Train to run a
half-marathon? Help your best friend re-roof their shed, move furniture,
push their car out of a snow embankment? Are you able to go snow-skiing,
water skiing, or play catch with your child or grandchild? At the extreme
of “Fit”, are you able to train for a sprint, olympic, or Ironman triathlon?
Or, also at this extreme, train to climb Mt. Rainier? These and many other
endeavors are in the ‘bucket list’ category of things to do before you die.
These are the things that make life more than mundane. More than regular
and ordinary.
Functional – At this level, your days consist of: Get up, get ready, go to
work, maybe go shopping or have a drink with friends or go watch someone
else play sports on your way home, come home, watch TV, go to bed. Basic
fundamental tasks needed to sustain your life. On the weekend, you do some
yard work, shop, go to a movie. Perhaps if you push it, you may sign up for
a 10K or half-marathon walk. But, that would be a significant
accomplishment. You may go to the gym, and you may have a ‘trainer’. But,
you are not able to really push the extremes of your health and fitness and
do those “one in a lifetime” events, more than once in your lifetime. You
read about people who climb mountains or trek through distant lands. You
watch your “Fit” neighbor build her shed, and re-roof her house, and then go
play kickball with their friends, and then go out and have a great time. At
the “Functional” level you are proud if you do one of those things, and
can’t imagine doing two or all three.
Fragile – At this level, you need to watch what you do for fear of injuring
yourself. Don’t want to hurt your back. Or you have weak ankles so a
soccer match for charity is not a good idea. This level is plagued with
“old injuries” that keep you from enjoying “bucket list” items to their
fullest. Sure, you might go on a cruise to the Mediterranean, but you see
the sights from the window of the bus, or walk the level ground to the
viewpoint overlooking the awesome sight where a 75 yr old couple (Salan?)
are hiking IN the awesome sight. You might be able to help a neighbor move,
but you would be the one packing boxes, or directing traffic, or setting up
the kitchen. Other healthier people would be lifting the boxes or moving
the furniture. These are the people who don’t mind when someone says,
“...be careful, don’t hurt yourself...”. At the “Fragile” level, you
consider a "full" day going to work and then able to shop for dinner
afterwards. Or mowing the lawn on a Saturday to be a real accomplishment.
Overall, the realm of “Fit” to “Functional” to “Fragile” is also the realm
of “experiencing life to it’s fullest” to “participating in life’s great
rewards from time to time” to “existing in this world and watching the great
accomplishments of others most of the time”.
This week’s HomeWork is to truly think about this. Decide if where you are
at is acceptable to you. If it is, fine. If it is not, ask yourself what
can you do about it?
Fit
Functional
Fragile
As simple as that. Ponder this.
Have a great week,
MRoss
-DrTri
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