Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth 2823: The Fitness Skills You Stop Using First (And Regret Later)
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Mar 27, 2026 They highlight six human movement skills people stop practicing and why that matters. You hear about losing overhead mobility, squatting and hinging, plus the decline of running, jumping and throwing. Balance, sitting on the ground, and rebuilding impact tolerance through play and swimming also come up. There's a quick look at red light therapy and shifts from aesthetics to functional fitness.
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Build Balance With Single Leg Progressions
- Train balance progressively if jumping/running are unsafe; start with single-leg drills and add swings and rotation.
- Adam had clients fail single-leg forward/side/back swings; he makes putting socks on standing a daily drill.
Fit People Still Lose Basic Movements
- Sal and Adam share that even consistently fit people lose floor-sitting, running, and jumping abilities when they focus only on aesthetics.
- Adam regained squat comfort after years of mobility work and now sits in a full squat at events and with family.
Red Light Works Only At Study Wavelengths
- Effective red light therapy requires specific wavelengths: red 630–660 nm and near-infrared ~810–850+ nm; devices outside these ranges are ineffective.
- Sal notes research-backed panels were once expensive; modern validated panels (e.g., Joovv) reproduce study wavelengths.