Exercise, Unhealed Trauma, Building Up Muscle Strength, and More!

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Today's Special Topic Live Stream was originally recorded on my Facebook Page (@lyonirene) on Thursday, July 9, 2020. This long-form chat is all about the importance of maintain our muscular strength and muscle mass, so that we can maintain high level health and wellness into our older years. I share some of my stories doing my research work in Australia back in 2001/2002 and the undeniable fact that we MUST work towards having the capacity to be vigourous with our body via structured physical exercise (especially weight/resistance training). I also stress the importance of titrating into this higher level of exercise, and that one must always start with the basics of regulating and restoring capacity to the nervous system first.
Thanks to all who came out live. It was fun to share this information with you.
Irene XO.
Here are some Questions/Topics I discuss in this chat:
2:30 - Why some people don't enjoy intense, physical activity
3:07 - How exercising can resemble a trauma response
5:36 - Intense physical activity
8:32 - Types of physical activity
9:13 - Why a positive heart rate can tip to fear
10:17 - Physical activity at schools/with children
12:25 - Exercise with Chronic fatigue, POTS, low blood pressure, etc...
16:44 - Anger & Rage when exercising
21:43 - Irene's history in fitness
33:29 - Marker for longevity
35:50 - Sarcopenia
36:18 - Difference between physical activity & physical exercise
41:15 - Building capacity
42:11 - Yoga & meditation
42:58 - Addiction to exercise
45:37 - Where does balance come in?
51:56 - Activity as we age
1:01:00 - Importance of muscle strength in daily life
1:05:57 - Where to start?
1:08:27 - Is swimming beneficial?
1:09:36 - Advice on exercise fatigue
1:13:04 - Rush when working out
1:20:38 - Athletes & repressed traumas
1:23:03 - Review of call
Resources I mention in this Vlog:
► How excitement can turn to fear
• How excitement can tur...
► Origins of The ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) Study
/ origins-of-the-ace-study
► Is exercise important when healing trauma?
• Is exercise important ...
► The Mindfulness Bubble is About to Burst
irenelyon.com/2016/12/14/mind...
► Maria Fiatarone Singh
www.sydney.edu.au/medicine-he...
► Up & Down Movement Workshop
www.updownworkshop.com/
► 21-Day Nervous System Tune Up
irenelyon.com/tuneup/
► How to find a good somatic practitioner
• How to find a good som...
► Adrenal Fatigue Webinar
irenelyon.com/adrenal-fatigue...
► 5 Stages of Neuroplastic Healing E-book
irenelyon.com/5-stages-of-neu...
► Elia Mrak
www.eliamrak.com/
► Healthy Nervous System Revolution FB group
groups/nervo...
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Thank you for being here!
1. Leave a comment and let me know how this video impacted you. Feel free to leave a question (my team answers them each week!)
2. To get more nervous system health resources, plus learn more about me and my credentials, plus the many ways you can work with me at the practical level, head to my website: irenelyon.com
3. Follow me on social here:
Instagram: / irenelyon
Facebook: / lyonirene
LinkedIn: / irenelyon
SoundCloud: / irenelyon
4. GOT QUESTIONS? Send an email to: support@irenelyon.com
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Please know that…
The statements on this KZfaq channel or in videos are simply opinion. Content presented or posted on this channel is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment or a professional therapeutic relationship. Content presented or posted is intended to provide general health information for educational purposes only and you should contact the appropriate healthcare professional before relying on any such information.
My website is a wealth of free resources and information on how to start this work, so here it is one more time: irenelyon.com

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@allisonleighandrews8495 3 жыл бұрын

i am watching this and trying to hold back tears because this is the first time someone has acknowledged that exercise triggers people like me so much. it's been heartbreaking, i have felt misunderstood and unheard by loved ones and clinicians and i always thought my chronic fatigue and anxiety was my fault. i damaged my body severely by practicing ultra intense yoga for a few years straight. i shut down. the yoga was just distracting me from my actual feelings, and then it turned on me and became the source of physical trauma. i kept telling my friends and family and doctor "my body is breaking," with every fibro/chronic pain/fatigue symptom there is, for at least a year... everyone always says to push through plateaus, and i knew something was wrong. that i was pushing and it wasn't a plateau and i was doing something wrong and i was so scared because i was not getting better, i was getting much worse. i ran away from exercise and gained weight. i loved being fit and feeling good in my body and using it and feeling attractive. i lost that because i was too afraid to exercise and now i'm not. really, i will probably shed many tears of gratitude and relief from the understanding you've given in this video. i am so excited to start an active summer, without restrictions, and learning to enjoy living in my body for the first time in a very long time. i can't thank you enough.god bless you.

@deborahcarter4408

I'm 65, Double A. Living in trauma, I released alot of anger at the gym and weightlifting, I'm in good shape today, but you have become my blessing. Thank-You.

@lightgridoracletarot7578 2 жыл бұрын

This is so great Irene ! Thankyou. I love this because my mental health I noticed was so much less resilient when I stopped strength training for over a month. Thankyou, the way you describe being focused and embodied all throughout and listening to my system is helping me so much. I'm doing the 21 day program and it's helping so much also! I've needed all this support. So grateful I found you.

@sandradee6029 4 жыл бұрын

This makes so much sense. Thank you! It explains why i can't maintain going to the gym, I seem to get mentally exhausted instead of energised. Also, why high intensity exercises trigger a deep anger inside me.

@sandrosantos9791 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent talk on a very important component of our overall health. I found it informative and demystifying, and have watched it a few times already! Thank you so much, Irene and the Team Lyon!

@Carroty_Peg 4 жыл бұрын

This is fantastic! So many people blame their age on their inability to do things - even from the age of 30! Radical accountability is where it's at

@TaoBear204 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Irene! Needed this reminder as I’m in this phase of not doing any exercise but I know it’s important for my health and longevity. Being specific about cardio and weight training benefits has helped immensely. There is so many conflicting information, I found it easy to get confused and uncertain about what I should do which undermines my motivation to be consistent and push myself out the door when I don’t feel like it!

@sintaebersohn Жыл бұрын

This video is so important, thank you so much for the amazing work you do Irene!

@bebaaskaful 3 жыл бұрын

I had severe panic atack from yoga. It took two days to calm down a litlle bit. My body is really rigid and with bad posture. You've spoked on this with posture and it is interesting to me because I work as physiotherapist with children who have cerebral palsy. And belive me my way of watching their paterns of movment and behaviour as a resault of serious trauma. In medical science all of doctors and medical workers looks on bad posture as a result of genetics or a bad psychomotoric development. And it is not true, because I also see parents of these children who are not ok. There is a lot of survival energy there. So, my expirience was different on excersize. I like to go in gym more than doing yoga. Because Im afraid of response that I have on yoga. It triggers me a lot. I mean having a severe panic atack after doing it without any pause between for two days, I was terrified. It took also a lot of time to go in gym because a have a lot of toxic shame. I lost a lot of weight from PTSD. I was eating, but nothing catched up on my body, Ive got thiner and thiner. And I couldnt look myself in the mirror for a long period of time. And it realy isnt normal because my skin followed it, I didnt get this look that I was loosing weight so fast. So everyone was questioning me what is going on. It is a bad stuff if you go on youre work and everyone looks on you like you are really sick. I couldnt take walks, it also triggered me. I mean everything. So Im happy when I go now in gym. And I feel my legs and feet more and more. I didnt feel my legs for a long time. So it is benefitial for me. Thank you for youre big plus on gym working.

@brandycolmer7052 Жыл бұрын

Ugh… I was always that kid who fell apart in gym class. Unless it was dance, and there was choreography to learn. That I liked.

@northstarearthstar Жыл бұрын

I love this information. Ty. So inspiring and grounded at the same time!

@roseanndalley5342 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for uploading I missed the live stream on FB

@willow6726 4 жыл бұрын

Weight bearing exercises activates the freeze response in me. I still try. It can put me in bed for a few days with exhaustion and dissociation. I love being active but feel so defeated at times.

@franciscoguevara9727 2 жыл бұрын

I have cptsd and developmental trauma and i am like crazy about soccer. I havent had a problem with exercise, i think it was something i excelled in and gave me a lot of friends and opportunity to socialize. If anything in a soccer game i get a lot in the zone , i can watch it on tv for hours too, been a fan all my life. One thing i notice is maybe it speeds up my system, so maybe even i can start thinking a little bit faster so to speak or processing things like maybe i notice i have guilty thoughts at times when im playing soccer, but that really doesnt affect me getting in the zone or being really communicative and participative or leadership, when i play which is such an important part of the game and specially the position i play in

@alastairerrett 2 жыл бұрын

This was amazing. It completely explains why graded exercise doesn’t work. The problem isn’t with muscles or aerobic health. It’s nervous system dysregulation which doesn’t get improved through slowly building up exercise intensity. It improves through brain retraining, Vagal toning, somatic practices, etc

@gosia3032

Thank you very much for this video !

@arturohull14161 Жыл бұрын

Weightlifting keeps me strong.

@Be1More 3 жыл бұрын

helpful... first heard of this

@susangwynne-timothy2879 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome Thanks for discussing this topic. As a middle aged person who used to be an athlete but trained in a way that kept me avoiding my early trauma, so that I had to do a lot to calm down and actually resolve it in the years afterward, I find myself having alot of questions about now, ie how to get exercise right!!!! Especially as I fractured my spine 6 months ago and although it healed well, I lost alot of muscle tone and I now want to rebuild!!!! I'm interested in your comments about how your prof, Susan