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@ Why would I get fat?
2025-05-19 15:05:31
Alec Zeck: "You mentioned needing to maintain the health of the collagen in our fascial system. What would be some ways that we maintain the collagen health?"
Carrie Bennett: "Well, movement's one, for sure. If we're sedentary, we're going to lay down what's called basically cross-linked fascia. We're not going to lay down the nice collagen fibrils, the way I was talking about. So if we're sedentary we have to take movement breaks.
"I love red light therapy for the collagen. I think it is really great. But sunlight again, I've seen sunlight do amazing things to help support collagen.
"We do have to be hydrated. If we're dehydrated in there, they're not going to be conductive.
"And then just minimizing those toxins whenever possible.
"Getting myofascial release, if you feel like you need it. There's some great practitioners out there, but I love self-myofascial release, too.
Alec Zeck: "What do you do for that?"
Carrie Bennett: "I use softer. . . I know a lot of people who love like lacrosse balls and more dense foam rollers. But what I want people to realize is that the fascia is responsive to intensity. For example, if I anticipated someone was going to come at me with a punch, my fascia is going to anticipate that and it's going to kind of tense up a little. Whatever tool you use, you have to be able to soften around it."
Alec Zeck: "Gua sha?"
Carrie Bennett: "Yeah, sure. Gua sha is great. There are some just softer, RAD rollers make some softer balls that I like as well. I mean there's softer tools. Even a tennis ball, something that's softer. So it's like easing into it, easing and being gentle. And then taking the time to find spots in your body that feel energetically stuck, which to me feel kind of like, to me they feel a little zingy. Not nerve zingy; they just feel a little, 'Ooh, yeah.'"
Carrie Bennett with Alec Zeck @ 01:54:55%%01:56:37 (posted 2024-09-30) https://youtu.be/Hv1_mI-iJ6o&t=6895