As I was browsing through all my wonderful Paleo and Primal blogs, I found this little golden-nugget-of-a-video on http://www.30daysofpaleo.com/my-blog/2011/09/fireside-chat-with-robb-wolf.html, and I thought I'd share it with you. It's a great introduction to what "Paleo" is and how it can benefit you.
Enjoy, and let me know what you think!
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Primal Fitness
Long time no see! This summer has been a bit crazy - hopefully I'll be able to start posting more soon.
I've been trying to figure out a way to work fitness into everyday in some way, and I had even halfway considered trying crossfit since so many Paleo enthusiasts seem to be in love with it. But after researching it a bit further, I'm pretty sure I'd hate it. I'm just not into that kind of workout. So I considered a regular gym again - nah, it's not me either. Then I remembered that Kirkland's community center offers a neat quarterly pass where you can go to as many fitness classes as you can for a pretty resonable price. The classes seem interesting enough, so I signed up. But I still didn't feel like that alone would cut it.
A few days ago, I had the chance to read through Mark Sisson's blog, http://www.marksdailyapple.com/, and naturally, I couldn't help but wonder why I hadn't read through his blog before now. When you sign up for his newsletter, you get access to some free e-books - nice! And there it was...a fitness e-book. FINALLY.
Presentation is everything I guess, and somehow, Mark's presentation spoke to me. He says that fitness should be made up of three things - move frequently at a slow pace, lift heavy things, and sprint. (http://www.marksdailyapple.com/how-to-succeed-with-the-primal-blueprint/#fitness)
SOLD! I'm only a few weeks into it, and I'm still working on fitting in heavy lifting and sprinting regularly, but I'm pretty confident this is a pattern I can get into and stick with. I'll keep you posted on how things go.
I've been in classes for 2 weeks now, and they're pretty great - I'll write a detailed post on them in the next couple of weeks.
I've been trying to figure out a way to work fitness into everyday in some way, and I had even halfway considered trying crossfit since so many Paleo enthusiasts seem to be in love with it. But after researching it a bit further, I'm pretty sure I'd hate it. I'm just not into that kind of workout. So I considered a regular gym again - nah, it's not me either. Then I remembered that Kirkland's community center offers a neat quarterly pass where you can go to as many fitness classes as you can for a pretty resonable price. The classes seem interesting enough, so I signed up. But I still didn't feel like that alone would cut it.
A few days ago, I had the chance to read through Mark Sisson's blog, http://www.marksdailyapple.com/, and naturally, I couldn't help but wonder why I hadn't read through his blog before now. When you sign up for his newsletter, you get access to some free e-books - nice! And there it was...a fitness e-book. FINALLY.
Presentation is everything I guess, and somehow, Mark's presentation spoke to me. He says that fitness should be made up of three things - move frequently at a slow pace, lift heavy things, and sprint. (http://www.marksdailyapple.com/how-to-succeed-with-the-primal-blueprint/#fitness)
SOLD! I'm only a few weeks into it, and I'm still working on fitting in heavy lifting and sprinting regularly, but I'm pretty confident this is a pattern I can get into and stick with. I'll keep you posted on how things go.
I've been in classes for 2 weeks now, and they're pretty great - I'll write a detailed post on them in the next couple of weeks.
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