![]() In some cases, commenters may have been biased towards focusing more on flow than on flexibility or strength since a) I mentioned flow first in the question I posted, and b) the responses I received, with a few exceptions, were from a Facebook group full of people with an especially high interest in flow. There is an especially strong focus on flow in the remainder of this article (in comparison to strength and flexibility), so if you have no interest in cultivating more flow in your life then this may not be the best article for you. I found the process of reflecting on the quiz questions to be incredibly helpful for getting a better sense of which physical activities I should test out, so would highly recommend taking it!Ī final point before digging into the specific physical activities: It turns out that I am a Flow Goer, meaning I’m especially drawn to activities such as yoga, meditation, and personal growth retreats. I decided to take the free Flow Genome Project flow profile quiz to determine my own flow profile. Crowd Pleasers need to be in a group Deep Thinkers working out alone and self-directed Flow Go-ers something meditative and repetitive and Hard Chargers something pushing your body to the max like Crossfit/HIIT.” “Match up your flow profile (crowd pleaser, deep thinker, flow go-er, hard charger) to the type of fitness: group/class, solo, chill, or goal-oriented. Likewise, another commenter said that getting into flow depends on you and your background. ![]() One commenter described that flow is individual, so it is a good idea to experiment with various activities and discover what tends to get you more into a flow state as opposed to pursuing a specific activity for it. MovNat).īefore jumping into the specific physical activities, I want to highlight a few comments I received on flow that I found to be particularly insightful: swimming) to activities that are more under the radar that I had never even heard of before (e.g. The recommendations for physical activities that I received were an interesting mix, ranging from activities that are well known but that I hadn’t previously considered for both getting into flow and improving my physical fitness (e.g. I received responses to my post from 32 people, including flow and physical fitness experts such as Flow Strategist and host of Flow Real Tone Floreal, three-time Ironman competitor Evelyne Cardinal, and 11 year personal training business owner/operator Emma Somerville. And all aspects of performance, both mental and physical, go through the roof.” Flow refers to those ‘in the zone’ moments where focus gets so intense that everything else disappears. “ defined as an optimal state of consciousness where we feel our best and perform our best. To begin, here is the definition of flow given in Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work by Steven Kotler and Jamie Wheal: The responses I received were of so much value to me in my attempt to maximize the mental and physical benefits of my time spent participating in physical activities that I decided to compile the responses into a blog article that I can share with my friends and anyone else interested in cultivating more flow in their lives and improving their physical fitness. ![]() That was a recent post of mine in the Stealing Fire Pyros Facebook group. ![]() Get into a flow state -Improve flexibility/mobility -Increase strength/muscle mass” “I’m wondering if anyone has a recommendation for a physical activity (or pair of activities) that efficiently accomplishes the following three things: ![]() Kettlebell training is 1 of 17 physical activities discussed in the present article. ![]()
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