I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.

Thank you, Albert Einstein, for the brilliant self-reflection.

Yes to curiosity!

In this week's newsletter, I want you to put on your thinking cap. Get curious with me.

Don't worry.

I'm not going to send you a test to complete.

Simply, challenge your mind a bit to learn more about yourself.

The more you know about your body, the more you can apply your knowledge to how you move your body.

Win-win!

I have a series of five questions below. Read the question and stop to think. Don’t just ask Siri or google right away. Can you come up with the answer?

Maybe jot your answers down on a piece of paper.

Once you have gone through each question, jump onto my website to find the answers! I also share more details there as it applies to physical activity and movement.

Drum roll please.

Here are the questions!

• What is the function of the skeleton?​

​Support (think the clothes hanger for the muscles), protection, body movement (muscles move joints which are two bones coming together), hemopoiesis (production of blood cells and platelets), mineral storage

• How many vertebra are there?

Thirty-three. Cervical (7), thoracic (12), lumbar (5), sacral (5 fused), coccyx (4 fused).

A handy way to remember is…

- You have breakfast at 7 am
- You have lunch at 12 pm
- You have dinner at 5 pm
- You go to bed at 9 pm (5+4)

• What organ, that is use frequently in physical activity, do the ribs protect?

Lungs

On average you take 12-16 breaths per minute. When you exercise, it can go up to as high as 40-60 breaths per minute. Wow!

• What bone is your funny bone? Don’t hit it!

​Humerus. It is the long bone of upper arm. It is both part of the shoulder joint and the elbow joint. Who knew?!

• How many bones are in the body?

Two hundred and seventy at birth and 206 by adulthood.

Why so many at birth? You don't lose bones as you age. 

You actually have bones that fuse together with age. Remember the soft spots on babies' heads.  These soft spots are spaces between the bones of the skull where bone formation isn't complete. As they come together, they form one bone.

Want to learn more about your body and how it moves? I'd love to help you gain knowledge and skill in my one-on-one sessions. So much fun. The more you know, the more you know!

Stay well and happy moving,
Lisa