We are capable of anything!

We are capable of anything!

I went home yesterday with so much joy and energy that I forgot how tired I was. It was a hard day. But I wasn't doing gymnastics, I was just with you. And I was watching.

 I watched my father catch himself and stand on one leg. On both legs. Not at the railing, but holding my hand. Then he lifted his legs right and left, up and to the side. Then he did push-ups (at a slight angle) with his former colleague at the bar. Finally, he turned his back to the bar, doing the exercises.

I can only say one word to this: amazing.

I practice with him every day and I see him improving, but at that time there is always a goal that we focus on and move in that direction. Here he was given new exercises, he started doing them, and he saw that everyone else besides him, according to their own skill, was trying to do the exercises in the same way. He saw how many people had done it, and he believed that he would succeed too, and he did.

I admit, sometimes I just watch to see how someone will perform an exercise. But Gabi has a special ability: she feels and sees what someone is capable of. She dares to give the task, and the person in question performs it.

Possibilities open up. The possibilities that the environment tries to narrow down so many times.

Because what a stroke survivor generally encounters is: “Give it up!”, “It won't work!”, “I'll do it myself!”, “Wait, I'll help!”, “He won't get up.”, “Where are you going?”, “You look so bad.” and so on. And perhaps even worse than these are the looks that reveal unspoken pity.

(I should add that I don't mean to offend anyone by saying this, as it's difficult to deal with a visible problem that we don't encounter every day.)

The person concerned often only encounters negativity or excessive care that does not help them cope with their problems.

And then a method comes along, with trainers who say you can do it and prove it. And then you do it all in a community. That way, everyone can see how others can fight, what obstacles they can overcome. 

This is how the miracle happens: someone who thought they were incapable of doing this at home makes moves in the community that are considered amazing in their condition.

This is when the skeptics come: it's too good to be true.

Yes, it's too beautiful. But it's not a coincidence.

On the one hand, the technique is based on research and significant empirical data. On the other hand, let's not forget that it also requires very active practice for development.

My dad exercises for over 1.5 hours a day. And that's still below the recommended 2.5-3-4 hours of exercise. It's like spending that much time in the gym every day on harder and harder machines.

And consider that you may see the effects much sooner, which is motivating, while for survivors it is a much slower process. They have to train every day, while experiencing about a third of the progress that you can experience during a weight loss or muscle building workout.

And that's where the motivation, the community comes in. I can't praise it enough.

Every kind word helps them to keep going even harder. And the community is also associated with this. If you train alone at home, you will get tired sooner, if you compete with another person in a good mood, you can move mountains.

So I would say two things to the skeptics: one is to try it, come, it won't cost you anything, and the other is to try to be more positive and encourage yourself or the survivors around you, because this is much more important than you might think.

I can't be grateful enough that this club was created, because it gives me so much joy, love, and positive feelings, in addition to seeing my father's development, as well as yours.

I would like to tell everyone to believe!

Believe that you will improve, that you will become much stronger, that you will be able to solve impossible tasks!

And I would like to tell those around you to encourage, praise, and encourage those involved, because it makes everyone feel good! You don't have to act for them, and it's not helpful to do everything for them.

We need to help them do what they want!