Healthy movement in Schladming-Dachstein - discover the 15 new NATUR.KRAFT.PLÄTZE
Do you sometimes feel like you need to get out and about? Get out of the daily grind and into nature - and do something good not only for your body but also for your mind? Then it's high time to get moving. In this blog, you'll find out why exercise can change your life and how the new nature.power.places. in the Grimmingland health region can help you experience exactly that. You will get to know the NATURESPONSE® resonance exercises and also receive valuable walking tips for your everyday life!
Why exercise in nature is the key to a better quality of life...
Exercise makes room for new thoughts, a new perspective and new energy. Just 30 minutes of walking a day reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and depression. It's not about performance, but about sticking with it: It's better to do it regularly than to overdo it, to be varied rather than one-sided.
What healthy exercise does to your body:
- Skeleton & muscles:
Exercise gets your muscles going - they are better supplied with blood and nutrients and stay strong. Your bones are also happy: they remain resilient, elastic and resistant to bone loss.
- Immune system:
Active muscles release anti-inflammatory substances - your immune system is boosted, antibodies sprout, your immune defenses become stronger.
- Cardiovascular system:
More exercise = better blood flow. Your heart beats more economically, your blood pressure drops, your blood vessels remain elastic - and you become fitter all round with more oxygen in your blood.
- Natural weight loss:
If you exercise regularly, you burn more energy. Fat burning increases, blood lipids fall - and the ratio of good to bad cholesterol improves.
- Internal organs:
The liver and lungs in particular benefit directly. Exercise helps to break down fat, improves your breathing and provides more oxygen in the body - this increases your performance and makes you noticeably more vital.
- Brain & nerves:
Exercise gets your thoughts going. New impressions stimulate your brain and improve your concentration and memory. At the same time, happiness hormones are released and stress is reduced. Incidentally, regular exercise also protects you against dementia in the long term.
NATURESPONSE®
- In connection with nature, body and mind
The Grimmingland health region with its municipalities of Irdning-Donnersbachtal, Aigen, Stainach-Pürgg and Wörschach, nestled in the Schladming-Dachstein region, lets you discover movement. 15 new nature.power.places invite you to get in touch with your body, your thoughts and the nature around you through simple, mindful movement and contribute to your preventative health. The project is led by Birgit Geieregger (Landentwicklung Stmk.).
The method:
Every Natur.Kraft.Platz appeals to you in its own way: An open meadow may invite you to make wide arm movements, a babbling brook to flowing movement sequences. Sabine Schulz 's NATURESPONSE® resonance exercises combine exactly that: conscious walking and simple breathing, movement and thought impulses - attuned to what surrounds you outside. Because when you move in a harmonious environment, you immediately sense that something is happening here. Your thoughts calm down, your muscles relax, your breathing deepens - and your immune system is back in full swing.
What are the specific benefits?
- Immediately noticeable impulses for more clarity and energy
- Exercises suitable for everyday usethat you can use anywhere
- More body awareness through conscious movement
- Deeper experience of nature through mindful awareness
- Lasting effectbecause you can take what you have learned home with you
How to plan your health hike:
Take your time. Go at your own pace. And let yourself be inspired. Sometimes it's uphill, sometimes through shady forests, sometimes across wide fields - every stage brings new impressions. Embrace these changes, take breaks, lean against a tree, feel the wind and listen to your body. It is precisely these little moments that will strengthen you in the long term.
You can do the exercises alone, with your family, in groups or in pairs. All Natur.Kraft.Plätze. are easily accessible - even with an average level of fitness. Some routes are even barrier-free. For your personal health adventure, you can conveniently use the online route in flight mode. You can find more information about the individual Natur.Kraft.Plätze here:
Every step counts:
- Walking tips on all paths
The WALKING TIPS along the nature.power.places. help you to combine conscious walking with simple impulses for breathing, posture and thoughts. Whether along streams, through the forest, over moorland paths, uphill or downhill: these mindful mini-exercises turn a walk into a powerful break for body and mind. Inspired by questions, you will find your own rhythm in harmony with nature.
Tips on paths along bodies of water:
- Let go walk
As you walk, swing your back arm backwards as if you are consciously leaving something behind you. Spread your fingers to reinforce the feeling of letting go. What can I let go of?
- Flowing gait
The movement becomes increasingly soft and round. The whole body comes into flow, in harmony with the sound and rhythm of the water. How flowing does my life feel? What am I allowing to flow into my life?
- With the current / against the current
Use the dynamics of the current. With the current you are carried, against the current you are strengthened - each direction brings a different experience.
What strengthens me more right now?
Tips on "wave paths" (uphill and downhill)
- Waves of life
Consciously experience the ups and downs of the paths like waves - sometimes easy, sometimes challenging. Be mindful of the ground, light conditions and expanse.
Which path passage reminds me of which phase of my life? How flexibly can I adjust my pace? Where do I allow myself breaks - in walking and in life?
Tips for families and groups:
- Flyers
Spread out your arms, find your own flight path - alone or synchronized with others. Flying together without getting in each other's way brings lightness and fun.
Can I concentrate on my flight and leave room for others at the same time? Can we create a harmonious joint flight?
Tips on forest paths:
- Feet-find-the-path
Let your feet carefully feel their way over roots, stones and bumps. Repeat passages - you will notice how your step becomes freer.
How easily can I trust my feet?
- Tips on moorland paths:
The springy ground invites you to take gentle steps. Your body resonates - you become part of the sensitive landscape and feel its effect.
How deep, heavy or light do I perceive my footprint?
Tips for steep ascents:
- Indigenous spiral walk
Actively use your back leg to push off. The pelvis swings in a spiral movement - this creates powerful lightness.
How well can I accept the support of the spiral movement? Can I discover something beneficial and playful in it?
- Thymus gland rhythm gait
Gently tap the center of the chest - the thymus gland - in your own rhythm. A creative rhythm strengthens and activates.
Which rhythm suits my steps and has a strengthening effect?
Tips for longer passages:
- Walking-breathing meditation
Count your steps as you inhale and exhale. Find your individual breathing-walking rhythm. The gaze remains soft - the mind becomes clearer.
How does my mind feel during longer walks? Which thoughts come and go? Does my head become clearer?
