LIFT – 100 Posts – Information

Posted on July 9, 2009 by Josh

Well, this is my hundredth post. I’m surprised I’ve written so much! I hope that some of it has been useful to my readers.

I just want to use this 100th post to announce a new effort. One of my primary interests in exercise are the basic functions of the human being. How do we do what we do?!

To me, this question is of primary importance to anyone. It encompasses anatomy, physiology, biology, evolution, chemistry, physics, psychology, etc. While I won’t go into very extensive detail, I hope to outline basic concepts of human function that are accessible to anyone, and that add to the reader’s understanding of themselves.

If that knowledge leads to more action, great!

Within each post, I’ll relate the topic in question to exercise and overall health.

You will be able to find all of the posts in this series under the heading “The Human Body.” Please let me know how you feel about these posts. If they’re too full of jargon, or too dense, I can cut them back. If they’re not informative enough, I can fix that too.

Thanks for reading!

Intention

Posted on July 9, 2009 by Josh

Intention is key in life. Knowing what you’re trying to do, specifically, leads you to the path of success more frequently, and with greater speed, than haphazard attempts will.

Don’t forget intention. Carry it through your daily life as much as possible. Do things intently, and intentionally. Practice using intention, and you’ll get better and better at it. This is something you can do all the time.

The gym I love…

Posted on July 9, 2009 by Josh

I just realized that I’ve never posted about the gym I train in, DIAKADI Body!

This place is the greatest gym I’ve ever had the honor of working in. It’s got all of the toys I love, the owners and staff are super-nice and happy people, and the trainers are incredibly diverse, knowledgeable, and exuberant people!

I’ll post a few pics of the gym later…

I love training here. No one looks at me sideways when I start having people crawl all over the place! Thanks for everything DIAKADI!

Play-Based “Bootcamp”

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Josh

I’ve been leading a play-based “bootcamp” (let’s call it a “foot camp” from now on) going on four weeks now, and it’s AWESOME!

First off, what is a “play-based foot camp?” Well, the easiest way to describe it is this – go to the playground and watch what the sweaty kids are doing. That’s what we do, plus some! We play a lot of the games highlighted on the Exuberant Animal site, as well as some more traditional games, and some other, new activities.

As many know, and everyone in the camp is starting to find out – play-based exercise not only offers all of (if not more than) the strength, endurance, and awareness benefits of “regular” exercise, but is also FUN!

We’ve been playing like there’s no tomorrow. The highlight for me, so far, was last week, when we had six people – three adults and three kids – playing duck-duck-goose. The way we made it fair was by making the tag/chase a bear-crawl! That made it challenging enough for the adults that they were on par with the kids!

Something else happened Friday that I have to mention – I got stung by a bee! Actually, I stepped on one when we were playing a game in a clover-patch. Poor bee! But MAN, that hurts! I can’t remember the last time I was stung by (or stepped on) a bee…it’s been a while. No wonder little kids cry!

I really just want to say thanks to everyone who has come out to the camp these past four weeks, and has made it such a wonderful, enriching experience for me. I hope that you’re getting as much out of it as I am!

For anyone who wants more information about the camp, contact me, and I’ll be happy to speak with you about it.

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