Top 4 Things I’ve Learned About Exercise For Longevity
I’ve been training my mom for 6+ years.
She’s 70, but has the mobility of a much younger person.
Here’s what she does…
1. Resist from the GROUND
This is her foundation.
Sled or resisted treadmill.
-fundamentally safe!
-incredible circulation!
-powers up legs!
Nothing quite like it.
She’s been obsessed with it for 6 years and will do it for life.
2. Stretch-Strength
Think yoga and powerlifting combined.
The ATG Split Squat rescued her hips.
Then we found her backside was weak and stiff.
She has even more gains ahead of her!
Youth = flexibility
Adulthood = strength
Aging = loss of both!
3. Seems obvious looking back, but had never been done with many of the exercises she loves…
WE CAN DO ALL THE SAME EXERCISES.
Example, Nordics were never broadly used outside of young athletes, yet they’re one of her favorite exercises.
4. Lack of mobility equipment is not a full stop… but IS the most common barrier.
My mom used a stairwell to make progress on her ATG Split Squat, but my dad only likes it now that I made a dedicated mobility box.
Gyms do NOT have mobility equipment.
This needs change.
Special thanks to my mom, my hero.
She taught me to measure MY worth by how much I help others.
I didn’t get it.
But I trusted her.
Now I get it.
Funny how I wound up helping HER, because I took that route in life.
Thanks for being the best mom and now “nana.” ♾❤️
Thank you for reading.
For the Backward Treadmill and other equipment I make:
For Knee Ability Zero and our other programs (my mom has her own “Older & Active” section): ATGequipment.com
ATGonlinecoaching.com
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