Floortime

Approaching west coast swing as a human being, Episode I   A few years ago, I came across the idea of body neutrality . I worked in the fitness industry as a strength coach and became very familiar with how negative self-talk affected people. The desire to measure up to impossible, airbrushed standards on magazine covers, web pages and tv. One of the suggestions I received from some very, very intelligent coaches (and good people) was to supplant aesthetic goals with performance goals . Rather than getting validation from others complimenting your appearance or comparing yourself to someone on a movie screen, you’d focus your efforts on what your body could DO—be it powerlifting, a triathlon, yoga, rock climbing, or anything else. For women especially the sensation of being strong, physically capable, and literally taking up space was a drastic change and improvement from where they’d been. Here’s the problem. That approach was body positivity —like the ‘big is beautiful’ mess