Friday Sep 01, 2023

Primal Play: Creativity in Movement

Movement is medicine, and play is the secret ingredient that makes it enjoyable and sustainable. This is the message of Darryl Edwards, a movement coach and founder of the Primal Play Method.

In this episode, Darryl shares his personal journey of overcoming burnout and transforming his health through exercise. He discovered that traditional exercise programs didn't resonate with him and his clients, so he developed the Primal Play Method, which combines the science of evolutionary biology with exercise physiology and play psychology. The Primal Play Method focuses on three pillars: primal movement patterns, exercise science, and playfulness. Darryl believes that movement should be enjoyable and engaging, just as it was when we were children. By incorporating elements of play into our exercise routines, we can tap into our inner child and rediscover the joy of movement.

Darryl's approach is inclusive and diverse, with exercises suitable for all ages, abilities, and fitness levels, certainly including those who are managing or overcoming injury. He emphasizes the importance of finding activities that you truly enjoy, rather than forcing yourself to do something that feels like a chore. Through his work, Darryl aims to inspire individuals to transform their health and well-being by making physical activity fun and engaging. He believes that by embracing our natural human instincts for play, we can optimize our health and vitality.

This is your permission slip to break free from the monotony of traditional exercise and infuse your fitness routine with joy and playfulness. Get ready to color outside the lines and discover the transformative power of primal play.

Quotes:

• "Movement is medicine. It isn't just about getting into shape. It's also about improving my health." (08:51 | Darrell Edwards)

• "I went back to my childhood. It was when I was playing out all day, long summer days where literally food was just something you stuff down your face because you want to get back outside again. And it was only when the sun went down and your parents said you had to get back in that you went in. And those days were just absolutely incredible. So that was a sort of like I am living for the moment and all that matters is play." (18:09 | Darrell Edwards)

• "I don't just want to do one thing. I want to do a variety of things, one, because it increases enjoyment and longevity of performing that task, sustainability of having different things, variety being the spice of life. Right. So it does that. It also ensures that my body isn't overly stressed in one particular domain because I'm working at different intensities, using sometimes strength, sometimes cardio, sometimes balance, flexibility, all these all these different facets." (32:06 | Darrell Edwards)

• "My job is to help individuals embrace their inner child, accept that it's okay to have a longing for that, but learn how to recreate that now." (36:20 | Darrell Edwards)

• "As an adult, I don't want to be doing all the things that I did as a kid. I want to be cognizant of my adult capabilities, my adult abilities, but I want to maintain that mindset of that child." (37:32 | Darrell Edwards)

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Website: www.primalplay.com

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