To Feel Better you must work hard to fix yourself (a common myth)

The Myth: Improving posture, balance, and coordination requires finding shortcomings and addressing them one by one.

Reality: If you focus on many individual shortcomings, you'll end up endlessly trying to fix yourself with little to no success.
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When it comes to alleviating chronic pain and improving balance and coordination, a common misconception is that one needs to find shortcomings and address them one by one: 
- Strengthen muscles that feel weak
- Stretch muscles that feel tight
- Correct movement that feels difficult


Why It Fails: The root cause is not in individual body parts.
Most movement difficulties are caused by inefficient movement habits and cannot be blamed on one body part or one muscle group. Interventions that focus on body parts fail to address the root cause and, at best, provide a temporary improvement that requires constant maintenance.


The Good News: Improving movement habits is not hard

At first, it might feel strange to simply attend to how you move without trying to fix anything. But once you see that simply becoming aware of how you move results in natural improvement in movement habits, it will become easier to accept the idea that fixing yourself is not necessary.

Short Summary: Fixing yourself is hard work that fails more often than not. Working with your nervous system to create better movement habits is easier and more effective.