Impact-FULL
Remember when fitness studios had classes called High-Impact Aerobics and Low-Impact Aerobics? Also, did you know there was (and is) NIA which stands for Non-Impact Aerobics? I’m bringing the topic of impact up today because “impact” doesn’t get mentioned much anymore. I guess it’s a bit overlooked, but mostly, what has happened I think, is impact level is now getting clumped in under the intensity level umbrella. The problem with this is 99percent of the time, is it assumed that high impact is higher intensity. But is it?
Not really. First of all, there aren’t just three modes of impact. There is a spectrum of impact. Hundreds of levels. Secondly, the surface impact is performed on is a major factor. (Just ask any tennis player!) Third, is the impact rhythmic and continuous or or random and sporadic? There are many many significant variables.
I read somewhere that an Inuit tribe from Alaska had over 50 words to describe snow. Kanevvluk is fine snow, and nutaryuk is fresh snow. Kaneq is frost and qanikcaq is snow on the ground. Well, we need over 50words to describe impact…not kidding. Maybe I’ll invent some words!
But all kidding aside, the moral of the story is try not to make assumptions about impact. High isn’t necessarily hard. Low isn’t necessarily gentle. Non-impact isn’t necessarily safe. Jump, hop, skip, run, leap, bounce or don’t. We’ve got options (more that three!) and many of which are perfect for you.
Let’s Move!