Enhance Your Health with The RANGE Experience
The practice range is where golfers go to hone and improve their skills. A fundamental law of biology states, “If you don’t use it, you lose it.” The biological process is much more complicated than that, but that’s the basic tenet. If left alone, the human body is subject to decay and entropy, just like all physical systems on Earth. We must continually put work into the system to keep it operating ideally. In golf, we need to practice our skills to maintain mastery of the skill. The RANGE is a metaphor. Humans need a place to “work” on our bodies, just like athletes work on their sport-specific skills. A gym is where you can work on athletic qualities, but humans need a place to work on fundamental human qualities. By improving our human qualities first, we can then express athletic qualities in the gym and, ultimately, sport-specific skills on the course.
The body is more like a garden than a machine or a set of LEGOs. The body needs to be constantly maintained, or things will deteriorate. If you pull weeds out of the garden today, you will probably have to do it again in a few days. The only way to maintain the health of our joints and the rest of our body is through movement. Not all movements are equal. Just because you may be active doesn’t mean the body functions at an ideal capacity. To be the best version of yourself, you need a specific routine tailored to your particular needs. Thus, The RANGE.
Recreation
In today's society, we often feel like we're trapped in a zoo. Engaging in recreational activities and going on adventures can help us reconnect with nature and improve our health. Our bodies are designed for complex movements (Daniel Wolpert), and we don't need a gym membership to get moving and enjoy the outdoors. Spending time in nature has been shown to improve our mood and cognitive performance by exposing us to unique visual and auditory stimuli. Even just 20 minutes outside three days a week can help reduce stress caused by cortisol.
Athletics
If you have a body, you are an athlete- Bill Bowerman. At EXOS they apply the same performance model for “average Joes” as they do for their professional athletes. The general population assumes rehabilitation is only for elite athletes, the principles of elite athletics scale across all populations and are applicable to everyone.
N=1 (Individualized Care)
Generic processes lead to generic outcomes. If we are to achieve the highest quality results the more specific we can be the better. All movements are created internally. All movements are executed internally. Internal constraints are the first to overcome. External displays of movement are an expression of internal function. Everyone’s internal constraints are different, which means each person will respond entirely differently to the same exercise. Every person will have a different trainable menu. A goal of care is to help expand movement options, which creates a larger trainable menu.
“If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there.” -Lewis Carroll. If you’ve got the wrong map, the right compass will get you home if you know how to use it. The more specific you can define the goals the easier it is to design a process or system to achieve the desired result. After the initial assessment, we determine the patient/client’s current capacity and set goals based on performance demands. By analyzing the difference between the patient/client’s current capabilities and the requirements for optimal performance, we can develop a systematic plan of management. Goals are important for direction, but ultimately performance is dictated by the systems and processes in place to move toward the desired result. Setting goals helps you plan your progress while implementing systems helps you make actual progress. While goals can be helpful in the short term, a well-designed system is ultimately more effective in providing direction and achieving success. The key is committing to the process and following through.
Goals
Excellence
How do you continually outperform? It means every day beating your former self. A key to Excellence is the aggregation of MARGINAL GAINS, or seeking 1% improvement every day. Marginal gains refer to small, gradual improvements made in a process that adds up to a significant overall improvement. The key to progress is a commitment to the cycle of constant improvement and refinement. Your dedication to the process is what will ultimately determine your success.