Ekemba SoohOsteopathic Personal Trainer and Therapist

Why I Don't Just Give You Exercises | Body Awareness Training

Name: Why I Don't Just Give You Exercises | Body Awareness Training
Uploaded: 2025-12-18T00:26:24+00:00
Duration: 46 s
Channel: Ekemba Sooh
Description: The instructor avoids prescribing exercises because it creates dependency. Instead, he teaches body literacy: learning to listen to your own body so you…

18 Dec 2025 · 1 min

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The instructor avoids prescribing exercises because it creates dependency. Instead, he teaches body literacy: learning to listen to your own body so you know when to push, pull back, stretch, or relax. His best clients eventually need less guidance because they've become self-reliant.

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Most people come to me wanting some sort of prescription. They want to tell them what's going wrong. They want me to give three X's to fix everything they have. They look to me to fix them. But the problem that type of thinking is that you stay dependent. You never develop what I call body literacy. The ability to listen and understand what your body needs, when to push more, when to pull back and maybe stretch more and take a relax. But most importantly, how to listen to your body in a non dogmatic, ego filled way to what your body needs to become empowered. My favorite clients are the ones that eventually don't need me as much. That's the whole point. They become empowered. If you want to learn more, check out the link in the description.