This man is inspiring, and looking at the quote I pulled here for the title, quite spry to boot at age 95. Many younger folks view him through a prism of caricature created by his ‘juice machine’ parodies by a crazed Jim Carrey on “In Living Color” but this guy was doing bodyweight exercise, stretching [...]
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“I spent a lot of time on the floor with your mother.” — Jack LaLanne at 95, A Fitness Legend
Posted: 8th October 2009 by Scott in Fitness, Headline Article, Health0
I’ve been doing the P90X Yoga and Tony Horton’s “One-on-One” Yoga (which is basically the same thing boiled down to 40 minutes) for about a year and a half, once a week. I am utterly and completely convinced that Yoga is absolutely necessary and frankly, in terms of flexibility and ‘durability’ in the real world, [...]
Share“If you could just tell people not to eat so darn much.”
Posted: 25th September 2009 by Scott in FitnessWhat does the World’s oldest man think about diet? This guy knows the truth of it, because he’s living proof. Don’t eat too much. Seems simple enough. Two-meal diet aids in oldest man’s longevity By Sydne George, Great Falls (Mont.) Tribune GREAT FALLS, Mont. — So what does the world’s oldest man eat? The answer [...]
ShareTabata Protocol is interval training that Izumi Tabata, Ph.D. – a Japanese researcher – designed for Olympic level athletes. Broken down, it’s 7 minutes of warm up; followed by high intensity 100% effort bursts of 20 seconds, 10 seconds of rest (starting at 4 series of sprints/rests up to 7 series of sprints/rests). You then [...]
ShareNew Year and Resolutions – Looking Back At a Year of One Fitness Journey and Looking Forward To More
Posted: 29th December 2008 by Scott in Fitness, Headline Article, Health, P90-XThis is the time of year that everyone goes into self analysis and many folks, I’d say the bulk of them, come out with fitness oriented/health oriented changes. It seems that now; and then spring are the main times folks that don’t live the fitness oriented lifestyle actually acknowledge it’s existance and even consider switching [...]
ShareThis is an article I ran across today. And I’ve been believing and following this strategy with my food intake for a long time now. It’s just common sense; but it’s nice to see the science backs the plan. I follow (or TRY to follow) a 30/40/30 diet. 30% protein/40% carbs/30% fats. I try to [...]
ShareThere was an online discussion about high fructose corn syrup at a forum I hang on. There was a lot of commentary on how much of it is in so many things we eat. One comment was: “No matter so many people are so fat!” Here’s my response to that; and it leads to some [...]
ShareAn interesting aspect of the P90-X program, and Beachbody programs in particular, is that you can simply adjust them to fit your lifestyle. P90-X is pitched as a 90 day program. Period. But what happens to most folks that use it to get into shape, is that they like it. Really like it. There are [...]
ShareStudies Show Yoga Can Treat Illnesses BY SARAH AVERY • MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS • November 28, 2008 RALEIGH, N.C. — The ancient practice of yoga is increasingly finding a new following — among doctors and medical researchers who are working to prove its benefits for a variety of illnesses. Advertisement Researchers at University of North Carolina [...]
ShareA few questions I get alot are: Does it work? Is it a real workout? Show me proof! (Well, not a question, but!) Question 1 – Yes. Question 2 – Oh, yes it is. Question 3 – If it’s pics you want here you go (yes I chop my head off. At some point, I’ll [...]
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