Movement
Movement is integral to wellbeing. It not only helps optimize your health but also plays a key role in protecting cognition, avoiding disease and improving overall quality of life. Incorporating movement into daily life has profound positive effects on everything you do.
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Exercise
Planned and targeted: Exercise involves intentional design and scheduling. Whether it's a daily workout routine, a fitness class, or a sports practice session, the activity is pre-arranged to achieve specific goals.
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Recreation
Have fun: By incorporating recreational activities into your daily life, you can engage in physical activity without it feeling like a chore. Use activities you love to get stronger and add physical capacity.
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Non-exercise activity
Non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT) refers to the energy expended for activities that are not deliberate exercise. It encompasses all the calories burned through daily activities such as walking, standing, fidgeting, cleaning, cooking, and other routine movements. NEAT is a crucial component of total daily energy expenditure (TDEE) and varies significantly between individuals due to differences in lifestyle, occupation, and personal habits.
Daily Movement
To truly optimize your health, it’s essential to move your body every single day. Movement isn’t just about exercise—it’s about integrating a variety of activities that enhance your physical and mental well-being. The Zoetic Method emphasizes a holistic approach, encouraging three distinct types of movement each week: targeted exercise, recreation, and intentional activities of daily living. This balanced strategy ensures that your body and mind are constantly engaged, challenged, and refreshed.
Leverage your passion
What’s your recreation jam?
Is it cycling along scenic trails, hiking through rugged landscapes, skiing down powdery slopes or playing a competitive game of tennis? Whatever your passion may be, it’s more than just a pastime—it's an opportunity to enhance your endurance, build strength, and elevate your overall fitness.
By focusing on improving your physical capacity, you’ll not only enjoy your favorite activities more but also unlock the potential to push your boundaries and try new challenges within them. This creates a virtuous cycle: the more you invest in your strength and stamina, the better you perform in your chosen recreation. And the more you engage in what you love, the stronger and more enduring you become.
So, dive into your passion with intention and let it fuel your journey toward greater health, vitality, and joy!