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

It’s a standard state of affairs—when experiencing ache, tension, or muscle aches, our first thought is to attempt to stretch it out (yep, we’re taking a look at you, stiff hammies 😜). However have you ever ever observed that strategy usually solely provides momentary reduction? Properly, associates, that’s most likely as a result of the underlying difficulty normally isn’t attributable to a scarcity of flexibility. For lasting outcomes, specialists suggest strengthening the affected space as a result of most of the time, power – not flexibility – is the reply to assuaging ache, easing pressure, stopping harm, 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 power coaching into your life.

However you don’t should 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 trainer 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 power coaching in her 40s, particularly barbell coaching, that she skilled lasting reduction from her debilitating back pain that had endured despite many years of working towards yoga.

On this dialog, we talk about the significance of motion selection and particularly power 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 contemplate power coaching as a modality to reinforce longevity, enhance mobility, and help in harm prevention.

It’s by no means too late to begin power coaching!

In the case of managing ache, serving to individuals transfer is extra essential than perfecting poses.
Practical motion is vital to resilience and pain-free residing.
Flexibility alone just isn’t a cure-all for bodily points.
Power coaching can alleviate power ache and enhance mobility.
Barbell coaching is accessible and useful for everybody.
Integrating totally different motion modalities enhances total health.
Yoga can complement power coaching fairly than substitute it.
It’s by no means too late to begin power coaching. Power coaching is now inspired for everybody.
Selection in motion is essential for longevity in exercise and life.
Mobility is crucial for useful motion, not simply flexibility.
Progressive power coaching can forestall accidents in day by day life.
Unlearning outdated health beliefs can result in higher well being outcomes.