I was trying to convey the point that becoming fit is very simple, which is a message that I think needs to be heard – given that there are complicated and mixed messages being exclaimed all throughout the fitness industry.

Hopefully, more and more people will become aware of the inherent dangers of exercise that are caused from severe deconditioning, and will take their rehabilitation seriously. We have to walk before we run, as the saying goes. And if you’re deconditioned, you’re technically injured and should treat your body accordingly. Most people have a dulled intuition about their current conditioning level, until they begin to explore it thoroughly and regularly. I agree that Intu-Flow is one of the best ways to get started.

Doctors are even worse. I mean the average docs, those who work for the industry. They want to treat symptoms.
They don’t care care for the source and have no clue about solutions. And the few docs who are really good aren’t paid by the public health care system because the system pays for treating symptoms with methods that don’t make you healthier but even more sick. No insurance money for prevention or sufficient and sustainable rehabilitation.
No it is not about money (different from private insurance companies) because the treatment of symptoms is often more expensive than real help – at least in the long run. It’s the quick fix thinking – the public health system is not interested in your health but only in your ability to do your job. Most jobs are not very demanding in respect to the health and fitness you need to do them. And if you feel like crap take prozac or painkillers.

That is why I had to do my own research in the field of medicine, psychology, movement research, physiotherapy, training, nutrition etc. to prevent or rehabilitate problems.
It took me a lot of time and I wonder what the people do who have not the education to understand this stuff and the time to do their own “research project”.

Among other things I found Scott Sonnon’s material on my journey and it matched well with my own thinking about holistic health, psychoneuroimmunology, somatic education, body-mind-connection and longevity oriented training.

Yes the “fitness” industry is like the “medical treatment” industry and the (fast) “food” industry. I find machine training, aerobics and the whole bunch of gimmicks in the fitness industry just ridiculous. It makes you dumb, not fit. It is just big business and betraying the clients. Sports clubs for serious amateur athletes aren’t always better. Some martial arts instructors would make Thomas Kurz cringe….And even personal trainers are not always a good option.

Bottom line: I know exactly what you mean.
But there is one thing where I don’t quite agree with you.

You say: ” Anyone can become physically fit with a very simple traditional formula – engage in vigorous physical activity regularly and eat good food most of the time. That’s the straightforward path to physical fitness.”

Huh?

Remember the deconditioned state that most peole are in because of desk jobs and too much mental and emotional stress? You mentioned it recently in one of your posts. Vigorous activity on your own would lead to injury for 85 % of the population says Coach Sonnon. Well – I am more optimistic. I say 70 %. That’s why the fitness industry came up with their silly machines — to save the money for trainers without injuring the clients.

My dance students are average Joes, no pros. Bad coordination, bad self awareness, SMA, fear reactivity etc . The majority of them shouldn’t train vigorously without learning how to do it.
But even the competitive athletes….I had a class of 17 year old rowers. Some of them had bad coordination in dancing, in walking, in standing (slouching). It seems that even serious sports training can’t compensate for sitting all day in school, before the PC and anywhere. And rowing is sitting too, no “free movement” in all directions.
They need Intu Flow and some of them a coach or physiotherapist before going into some vigourous activity they are not familiar with.

“knowing why and how to do something, so that you can do it better for the rest of your life”
Again I agree – that’s what teaching is all about.