7. Our Concern for Bones
Osteoporosis
8. Our Fascination with Muscles
We Love Them
We Blame Them
“Tight Hamstrings”
Size Matters Not
The Four Muscle Characteristics
Muscles Don’t Stretch
Risks of Too Much “Stretch”
Wear, Tear, and Time
Flexibility vs. Mobility
The Science of “The Stretch”
Muscle and Joint Personalities
9. Our Unawareness of the Nervous System
Neuroplasticity
Agility
A Mobile Foundation
10. Our Ignorance with Connective Tissue
Cartilage—Preferable, but Overrated
11. What Is Exercise?
The Need to Maintain What You Gain
Health or Fitness—Which Do You Want?
The Problem with Doing to Get
12. The Cycle of Pain
Fix-it Mode
Posture
Compensation Patterns
Restrictions, Blockages, and Adhesions
13. The Cycle of Healing
Resolving Chronic Pain
Healing Mode
14. Physical Practice
What? No Mirrors?
Levels of Practice
Featured Workshops
Practice Materials
How Often? A Little Can Be a Lot
How Much? Less Is More
Getting Started