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Health & Fitness

Sitting on the Toilet and Your Fitness

Try squatting.  Butt back and down.  How low can you get?  Did you lose your balance?  These are the challenges that face us in everyday life.  For some it’s as simple as sitting on the toilet.  Crude?  Not at all.  Very practical.  In fact, it’s functional.  Functional movements are based on real word situational biomechanics.  Moving our bodies, and utilizing multiple joints, in a way that mimics our natural activities is an ideal way to become more fit and healthy. 

Squatting, pulling, pushing, pressing... These tried and true basics can make amazing strides in your fitness.  They have in mine.  Here are a few examples (check out the photos above for a visual example)!

Deadlifts – Picking something off the ground or even a car up off a person

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Squatting – Pulling a pan out of a lower cabinet or going to the bathroom in a country with limited toilet options

Pressing – Putting a heavy item onto a high shelf

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Pull-ups – climbing back onto your kayak when it flips

The biggest benefit?  Being able to use your stronger, healthier body to tackle life’s obstacles.  Moving that couch to moving a sick alpaca (true story!).  Functional exercises will translate into your everyday life.  So practice these movements and others to see yourself get stronger, healthier and move around easier.  

Functional Fitness, Functional Life.

**Remember to always start slow and listen to your body.  Above all, please consult your physician before performing exercises  

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