You can hold a plank and still be a mess
We throw the word alignment around a lotâespecially in the fitness world.
But let me be honest with you:
Alignment is not just about posture.
Itâs not about looking symmetrical in a mirror or stacking your bones âjust right.â
Real alignment shows up everywhere.
In your joints.
In your emotions.
In your relationships.
In your habits, your breathing, your thoughts, your timing.
Even in your sense of humor, honestly.
When youâre aligned, things feel like they belong to each other.
Your body isnât fighting your mind.
Your mindset isnât at odds with your actions.
Your training doesnât leave you more wrecked than restored.
Thatâs alignment.
Not the kind that looks good in a photo.
The kind that feels right in your life.
And hereâs the tricky part:
True alignment canât be forced.
You canât brute-strength your way into it.
Itâs something your body allowsâwhen it feels safe.
Itâs something your character revealsâwhen youâre honest with yourself.
Itâs something your nervous system choosesâwhen itâs done bracing for impact.
So no, this isnât just about how you stand.
Itâs about how you carry yourself.
How you train, how you recover, how you relate, how you show up.
Thatâs what we mean by alignment.
Itâs not about forcing your body into a pose.
Itâs about creating the kind of internal environment where your body wants to realign itselfâbecause it finally can.
Itâs permission, not punishment.
Itâs structure, not stiffness.
Itâs real strengthânot just the kind that lifts heavy, but the kind that lifts you.
Letâs keep realigningâtogether.
âJonny and Jessica Hinds
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