{"id":291,"date":"2022-11-20T23:17:54","date_gmt":"2022-11-20T22:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/msmovement.pl\/en\/?p=291"},"modified":"2022-11-21T21:48:18","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T20:48:18","slug":"find-your-balance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/msmovement.pl\/en\/blog\/2022\/11\/20\/find-your-balance\/","title":{"rendered":"Find your balance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"291\" class=\"elementor elementor-291\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ba6374 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ba6374\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ded73cf\" data-id=\"ded73cf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebac4c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebac4c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.1 - 13-11-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Balance is a wide topic and I\u2019d like to discuss it on three levels.<\/strong><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Balance in its most basic meaning of an even distribution of weight allowing us to remain upright<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Body balance in the context of tensions, strength, motion ranges, positon<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Balance understood as the harmony and hygiene of life<br \/><\/span><\/li><\/ol><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Re: 1\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong>The ability to keep balance. Sounds like something obvious, but it\u2019s good to understand that a lot depends on it, and not only in the context of sport and dance, but also our health.<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the case of the elderly, maintaining balance is one of the most fundamental issues, since falling over at an older age usually puts us at the risk of becoming immobilised for a longer time, and then it\u2019s usually very hard to get back in shape to the state from before the injury.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are, of course, younger individuals whose balance is negatively affected whether due to a balance disorder, or a proprioceptive dysfunction (they can\u2019t sense their body in space), or weak eyesight and issues interpreting signals received by their brains. These problems may significantly reduce the quality of life and may cause many issues.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the rare instance of damage to the sense of balance, one may not be able to move normally because of conflicting messages from one\u2019s body. For example, one may feel as if the room is spinning or the floor is tilting and so on. A cause for optimism in such situations is our brain\u2019s neuroplasticity, thanks to which even serious damage may be otherwise compensated \u2013 the brain can learn how to use other senses in certain situations, it just needs to be shown the path how (I\u2019d like to recommend Norman Doidge\u2019s book <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Brain that Changes Itself<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> here).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it comes to dancing and physical activity (assuming we\u2019re healthy), a good sense of balance will help us achieve a much higher quality and steadiness in our way of moving. When we\u2019re off balance, our body reacts instinctively and tenses up in order to prevent us from falling over, however, unfortunately, this is more of a disservice, since we end up losing balance even more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As to not fight our own body and be able to execute natural, harmonious and relaxed movements, we need to feel and control our sense of balance very well, and this is the understanding of balance I endorse in the context of physical activity and dance. It needs to facilitate as natural and delicate use of our body as possible, as well as help us to totally relax. With this control, we won\u2019t have any problems exerting a lot of force in movement when we need it.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-391e05d\" data-id=\"391e05d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-233f6b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"233f6b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.1 - 13-11-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/msmovement.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/balance-balls.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msmovement.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/balance-balls.png 940w, https:\/\/msmovement.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/balance-balls-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/msmovement.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/balance-balls-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c62ab3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c62ab3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e57b91\" data-id=\"5e57b91\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f22c1b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f22c1b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/msmovement.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/body-positions.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msmovement.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/body-positions.png 940w, https:\/\/msmovement.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/body-positions-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/msmovement.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/body-positions-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b7b21c\" data-id=\"7b7b21c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32aae9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32aae9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Re: 2<\/span><\/p><p><strong>A balanced body means that the forces in our body travel harmoniously, and neither side of the body or a single muscle is exceedingly stronger than the other or the rest.<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s take our spine as an example and imagine it as an anchored tent. If one of the guy ropes is too tense or too limp in comparison to others, the ridge pole won\u2019t be stable. The same is with our spine: it\u2019s kept upright thanks to musculofascial tension, but if one side of this structure is pulling too strongly or too lightly, after some time, it may affect the health of our spine, since everyday tensions won\u2019t be released as they should. This pertains spine stretch and bend, rotations in both sides, motion ranges, strength, endurance etc.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, there will always be some sort of imbalance in our body. We\u2019re not perfectly symmetrical after all, which can be clearly seen for example in the layout of our internal organs. Almost all of us have a dominant side, so if you\u2019re right-handed, it\u2019s highly probable that your right hand will be slightly stronger. Nonetheless, we should aim to reduce the imbalance if it\u2019s too radical. A well-balanced body will serve us better than a one with one side too overburdened, because a part of it is too weak or too strong.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2031239 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2031239\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-425f94a\" data-id=\"425f94a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d9ad0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d9ad0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Re: 3<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Finding a balance in one\u2019s life in the modern times is extremely important, but also extremely difficult.<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re overstimulated, chronically stressed, overworked, we sleep to little, not regenerate properly, eat processed foods, live in a polluted environment, and on top of it all, we spend too much of our time in sitting down (a sedentary lifestyle is becoming the disease of the 21<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">st<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> century \u2013 in some time, there will be more about it in another article).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The body and the mind are strongly connected and influence each other a lot more frequently than we think. An unfit and exhausted body leads to many illnesses, also neurological and psychological, and a prolonged bad mood or depression is a fast track to bad posture, weakened organism and lowered immunity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking at this from another angle, a good\/positive attitude can improve our mood and even smile alone, even if it\u2019s a little bit forced, induces a positive reaction of the body. It means that positive thinking can positively influence the quality of our movement and our physical well-being.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have only one body, and every system in it affects others. Yet despite the growing awareness on the topic, a lot of people still don\u2019t realise how important it is to take care of one\u2019s body and mind, or the awareness is not high enough to at least make everyone start sufficiently taking care of themselves. How come we take care of our cars so they can serve us without any breakdowns for many years, but we can\u2019t do the same for our own body? That body which works for us every day, but which we can\u2019t replace with a new model?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To be fair, more or less every 7 years almost all of our cells are replaced with new ones, and in the meantime our body adapts to our most frequent activities. So even if we\u2019re not happy with the way our body functions in the given moment, we just need to be consistent, exercise sensibly and rely on the long period of adaptation, and in a few years it might just happen that we replace ourselves with a significantly fitter and healthier version.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s extremely important to commune with nature, choose a book over a film, opt for physical activity and, per personal preference, practice meditation \/ mindfulness \/ breathing \/ praying instead of spending your free time in front of a computer. Furthermore, go for human contact \u2013 but the real kind, not online \u2013 as well as an unprocessed foods diet, positive thinking and a smile.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>In my opinion, these three points are the most important aspects we should begin with when considering physical activity, dance and health. I wish for all of you to find your balance, even if it sometimes seems difficult! <\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7054eef\" data-id=\"7054eef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a86b593 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a86b593\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/msmovement.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mini-waterfall-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msmovement.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mini-waterfall-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/msmovement.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mini-waterfall-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/msmovement.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mini-waterfall-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/msmovement.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mini-waterfall-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/msmovement.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/mini-waterfall.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92bf91e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"92bf91e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/msmovement.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/balance-stones.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/msmovement.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/balance-stones.png 940w, https:\/\/msmovement.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/balance-stones-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/msmovement.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/balance-stones-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Balance is a wide topic and I\u2019d like to discuss it on three levels. 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