07/07/2026
Movement is so multifaceted. It helps us beyond the physical changes to our body…
Scroll through health content for five minutes and you’ll find a protocol for everything.
Zone 2 targets. Optimal rep ranges. Sleep scores. All useful. I preach it on this page.
But somewhere in the optimisation we stopped asking simpler questions.
When did you last feel wonder?
When did you last rest — properly, not “recovery day” rest, but the kind where your nervous system actually lets go?
When did you last do something just because it was joyful, not because it served a metric?
You can have a perfectly periodised training block and still be running on empty.
Purpose, connection, curiosity, joy. All important. A body without them doesn’t recover the same, doesn’t adapt the same, doesn’t want to show up the same.
So I ask you this:
When was the last time you moved for the pure joy of it.
To see a place unseen.
To spend time in nature.
To learn.
To connect with others.
To build community.
To give back.
To laugh.
If you cant remember then maybe let this be a reminder to revel in awe, to take your time in nature, to walk with a friend.
Now that I am back with a packed work schedule I am having to be mindful of the above. I am good and putting the big events in the calendar ( getting my dopamine fix on the trails) but I neglect to sprinkle it through my weeks. Joy is not something I should reserve for when I have more time. I am worthy of it daily and so are you.
