Goal
Having the freedom to do whatever you want.
This program combines strength through weightlifting and calisthenics, as well as flexibility through mobility training and yoga.
Carissa (@movewithcarissa) is a yoga, mobility, and fitness coach who cares about the ability to move.
Purpose
This means the program is focused on gaining strength and flexibility — and putting them to use.
The concept is simple: building across different aspects of fitness so you can move your body any way that you want, whenever life throws an activity at you.
Learnings
1. Body awareness
Focusing first on what you’re feeling and where you’re feeling it. Not just saying your upper body is stiff, but being specific and knowing your rear deltoid feels a pinch in external rotation.
By building this awareness, you get to understand your body better. Know your weaknesses and strengths, so you can choose what to focus more on.
It also helps you find better solutions for any issues you may face. If everything just feels stiff or painful, you won’t know when you need to rest, stretch, or strengthen accordingly.
2. Body control
Once you have body awareness, you will be able to engage different parts of the body to move to perform any movement or activity.
This could mean more isolated strength moves or isolated fluid movements through dance. It could also refer to feeling the right muscles engaging when using your strength.
3. Flexibility in strength, strength in flexibility
Building this strength balance helps you stay strong, yet soft. Staying supple, yet controlled.
Not just staying super strong but lacking mobility. Not just flopping into backbends to create shapes, but being able to move in and out in the same way, and with control.
The flexibility in movement will open the range of what your body is capable of.
Endurance to enjoy life
Create a routine that has you moving in different ways, so you can move differently in real life.
Randomly decide to wakeboard one day? Stand up your first try.
Want to go snowboarding? Shred down slopes with pain-free knees and hips.
Trying martial arts or dance? Know how to twist, bend, and roll around.
Give yourself the ability to take on whatever life throws at you — it’s more fun that way.
Try it yourself
You can try Agile, yoga classes, and all Ganbaru Method programs for $1 for your first month. Try it here.
If you have any questions, contact us at support@ganbarumethod.com.
