NeuroGym

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The NeuroGym was a thought in the early months of 2020. Now it’s a concrete business that’s changing the lives of people! Not only did I fulfill my lifelong dream of owning a business, but I was able to create a path and career for myself that never existed before. Scroll through to read my thoughts on this major milestone in my life.

If you have never made a vision board, I highly recommend it. Create one that describes your ideal life and what you want it to include. Put it somewhere where you’ll see it every day. Let your subconscious mind and God work on it with time. Reap the rewards of knowing what you want.

Growing up, I thought it was part of life for older folks to lose their sense of agency and ability to move with age. I figured genes played a major role and most people would have to rely on a cane, support, or others to do daily tasks.

As I’ve learned about the brain and movement, I realized my beliefs were far from the truth. I’ve seen 65 year olds sprint, do pull ups, move with perfect form, and look strong as hell. I’ve seen people in their 70’s and 80’s be completely autonomous and cognitively with it. The common denominator is training and use.

How do we expect to move well as we age and be independent when our movement quality already SUCKS as adults? People do not move dynamically or athletically for the most part. They’re stiff, rigid, uncoordinated, and usually suffer from pain that limits them. It’s a shame because these are all examples of how modern life causes our physical bodies to decay. And this decay is from a disconnection or a discontinuation of what we used to do as children - move dynamically and athletically.

We don’t use our bodies other than sitting, walking, and standing as adults, and we wonder why our movement sucks when we get older. It’s time to add variation, challenge, and novelty to our exercise routines so we can continue to be independent and functional as we age. This is the goal of the NeuroGym. You can always improve, but your training and inputs need to change.

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