Why Stretch? How Moving Keeps You Young

This is the famous “Fuzz Speech” by Gil Hedley. He explains in 5 minutes exactly why we feel “old”, stiff and immobile. But more importantly, he explains why we need to stretch and move everyday. PLEASE NOTE: There is footage of human cadavers in this video, so you may not want to eat while watching.

This speech has profoundly impacted my life, and more to the point, how much I move on a daily basis. I used to sit all day – at the breakfast table, in my car, at work, and at home watching TV. But now, thanks to Gil and his awesome video, I know that my body – your body – every body – grows fuzz (like cobwebs) that builds up around your muscles and the surrounding fascia every night. If, like a cat, you wake up in the morning and stretch out, you break up and remove the fuzz that built-up during the night.

If, however, you don’t stretch out during the day and remain fairly limited in your movements, the fuzz you accumulated the night before remains. And if you continue day-after-day to not move and stretch, this fuzz will continue building up. Eventually, this accumulated fuzz becomes really dense and difficult to break up, limiting our movements even further.

The good news is that the stiffness you feel isn’t due to “getting older” but the fuzz you’ve accumulated during your years of life.

FEEL BETTER IN YOUR BODY!

I am passionate about helping my clients learn how to realign themselves in order to breathe, move and live better. Please contact me if you would like to learn how to incorporate more movement to decrease your daily aches and pains. I’d love to help you feel better in your body!