Peak Performance
Issue 21, Fall 2021
Creating the Perfect Formula for Peak Physical Performance and Living Well
By Michelle Greenwell
eak physical performance has always been related to the mental image of strength and endurance. This terminology is often reserved for the elite athlete or the competitive sports enthusiast. When we think of peak physical performance in personal self-care there is a tendency to want to measure to this same standard. Are we setting ourselves up for failure? Are we demanding more of our body, mind and spirit, or “triangle of health,” than it has the ability to give? Is our focus in the right direction?
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beyond our abilities to run a little further, to jump a little higher, to garden a little longer? Growing up many of us were told to work until the job is done. Activities and physical strain were not really thought of as going beyond limits. “The further you run, the greater your stamina will be.” Or “If you just finish the job or activity, you won’t have to go back to it.” Or “If you don’t push the limits, how will you ever surpass what you did last time.” These ideas probably seem familiar to you, and may have been something someone said to you, or that you have said to someone else.
When we look back at our engagement as athletes or physically active people, do we recognize the moments that we pushed
The gifts of the BioEnergetic Wellness profession we find ourselves in contains biofeedback possibilities.
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