2. Arrive on time:
We will start sharp on time; most people find pre-class
check in and chat beneficial as well.
Please plan to arrive at least 10 minutes early to get settled and catch your breath.
3. Be scent
free:
Please refrain from wearing perfumes or scents.
You will be deep breathing in a room with 15 other people - we want to keep the air as clean as it is possible.
4. Stay adequately hydrated:
Please remember to bring your water bottle and visit it regularly.
Staying well hydrated will help you to feel better, move better, and stay alert for the duration of the class.
5. Familiarize yourself with CORE RESTORE background info.
Being familiar with Core Restore philosophy + strategy beforehand will help you {and
everyone else in class} to utilize our mat time in the most effective way.
Short version: our
strategy for the next 5 weeks is
ORGANIZE, then
STABILIZE
Beginner class: spotlight on ORGANIZING.
Build awareness of how you move; then learn to move better.
We will start adding stability challenges as the group's awareness of movement patterning evolves.
Advanced class: spotlight on STABILIZING. We will continue to return / recheck our movement patterns as we increase / change our loads.
CORE RESTORE - Background Philosophy:
How do we approach movement in a way that's different from going straight to sexy stuff or trying to do physical therapy?
You probably started crawling when you were about nine months old, and walking at a year. You likely got running around a year later, and learned how to jump not long after that. In the months and years that followed, you got the hang of many other physical movements that helped you explore your world, play with friends, and make it through PE class.
Now that you’re a grownup, you probably don’t think all that much about the different ways you can move your body (unless it’s to note how much more painful some of them feel these days). You don’t have to think much about basic physical movements anymore.
That’s the common line of thinking, at least.
While we don’t typically think about them as such,
physical movements - standing, sitting, walking, lifting - are skills, and like all skills, they need to be deliberately, regularly, and continually practiced and challenged.
Practicing physical skills is like practicing any other skills in that you must first master the very fundamentals, and from there strive to steadily increase the level of difficulty you can handle. Stability is no exception.
See you on the mat and on the ball!
