RetroFitters tend to feel out of touch/shun the glossy, shiny, superficial hyperbole so often found in the fitness world and feel let down by those who promise but repeatedly fail to deliver.
RetroFit works for the complete novice right through to advanced level students. Our classes often contain 50 somethings returning to exercise after decades of inactivity working alongside semi-pro and pro athletes (a truly scaleable format).
RetroFit training challenges students of all levels because it takes us into ancestral movement patterns that modern lifestyles have placed in cold storage through many hours of sitting, driving, gaming, texting etc.
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Sunday 15 April 2012
Tuesday 31 January 2012
Space to grow
Today, in between clients, I went grocery shopping for the usual list of meat, fish and vegetables. After storing them away at home I decided to take a look at the 4 shelves in our pull-out larder. It had needed attention for some time so I decided to spend just 10 minutes on the top shelf only. This involved throwing away 3 part used containers of various sugars used in baking, out of date herbs and spices (does anyone ever finish one of these?) and recycling some old cup cake cases that had gained their freedom from a clear plastic container.
After this I cleaned the shelf and returned the items that hadn't been shown the red card, to their now spacious new home. The process wasn't at all painful as it had a short deadline (just 600 seconds). It felt cathartic disposing of the obsolete 'foodstuffs' (I use this term loosely) and creating space within our environment. It dawned on me that there are parallels here compared to our modern life-styles - trying to cram in too much into too small a space while steadfastly refusing to let go of what isn't necessary and surplus to requirement.
Here at RetroFit (Tameside) we specialise in giving our athletes the knowledge, guidance, motivation and support to find the space in their lives, to exercise and make the sometimes difficult changes to create permanent fat release.
Is it time for your to make some space in your cupboards, shelves, wardrobe, pantry....... or even clothing?
Visit www.retrofit.me.uk www.facebook.com/retrofit.tameside
After this I cleaned the shelf and returned the items that hadn't been shown the red card, to their now spacious new home. The process wasn't at all painful as it had a short deadline (just 600 seconds). It felt cathartic disposing of the obsolete 'foodstuffs' (I use this term loosely) and creating space within our environment. It dawned on me that there are parallels here compared to our modern life-styles - trying to cram in too much into too small a space while steadfastly refusing to let go of what isn't necessary and surplus to requirement.
Here at RetroFit (Tameside) we specialise in giving our athletes the knowledge, guidance, motivation and support to find the space in their lives, to exercise and make the sometimes difficult changes to create permanent fat release.
Is it time for your to make some space in your cupboards, shelves, wardrobe, pantry....... or even clothing?
Visit www.retrofit.me.uk www.facebook.com/retrofit.tameside
Sunday 22 January 2012
Are you a predator (victor) or a scavenger (victim)?
This post is based on research carried out by Ori Hefmekler. Ori is close to 60 years old now and hovers around 6-8% body fat all year round. Not only is he an impressive athlete ( a former Israeli special forces officer ) but he is also a noted military historian and political cartoonist as well as a broadcaster, prolific health and fitness writer (Warrior Diet) and entrepreneur (Defense Nutrition).
We are, according to anthropologists and naturalists, a species of predator. We evolved to hunt, kill and eat other animals. We have eyes mounted in the front of our heads like other predators e.g. bears, lions, wolves etc. whereas prey animals e.g.deer, rabbits, birds etc. have theirs mounted on the side of their heads to aid a wider field of vision with smaller blind spots. That being said when homo sapien is compared to other predators, like those listed above for instance, our arsenal of sensory/physiological weapons is woefully lacking (see below).
Weapons Rating
Vision Limited, particularly in low light situations
Hearing Very limited
Smell Very limited
Touch Limited
Taste Sophisticated
Muscular strength Limited, even when compared to other closely related
primates
Muscular endurance Quite impressive
Intelligence Unlimited
Learning ability Unlimited
One of the main reasons we are comparable (or even superior?) to bigger stronger predators is our intellectual learning ability. To gain knowledge from our experiences and improve on our previous actions is the key to hunting/survival success and avoidance of being predated ourselves. At the deepest levels of our psyche and physiology we are goal driven predators (victorious in the hunt, victorious in survival).
The polar opposite of this survival paragon is the scavenger (who plays the victims role in this primeval tale). The victim is reactive rather than proactive. The scavenger allows the world to shape their destiny while the predator strives to shape their own destiny.
Take away points : Next time you are doing your shopping, rather than scavenging in the supermarket aisles, fill your trolley with FOOD ! Food, you ask? Yes I mean real foods i.e. food that will nourish your body rather than poison it. 'Hunt' and gather whole foods like meat, fish, eggs, nuts and seeds and fruits and vegetables. Purchase foods with as few ingredients in them as possible. Avoid 'scavenging' for non foods (anything that will rob your body of it's reserves rather than nourish it). Non foods include : alcohol, biscuits, doughnuts, sugar, bread, rice, pasta, chocolate, ice cream, muffins etc.
The average supermarket is crammed full of around 40,000 different products, all but a handful of them will make you into a fat, grazing scavenger victim. Isn't it time you reclaimed your hunter/gatherer instincts and became the goal driven, successful victor of your own story?
Your comments and views are always welcome.
We are, according to anthropologists and naturalists, a species of predator. We evolved to hunt, kill and eat other animals. We have eyes mounted in the front of our heads like other predators e.g. bears, lions, wolves etc. whereas prey animals e.g.deer, rabbits, birds etc. have theirs mounted on the side of their heads to aid a wider field of vision with smaller blind spots. That being said when homo sapien is compared to other predators, like those listed above for instance, our arsenal of sensory/physiological weapons is woefully lacking (see below).
Weapons Rating
Vision Limited, particularly in low light situations
Hearing Very limited
Smell Very limited
Touch Limited
Taste Sophisticated
Muscular strength Limited, even when compared to other closely related
primates
Muscular endurance Quite impressive
Intelligence Unlimited
Learning ability Unlimited
One of the main reasons we are comparable (or even superior?) to bigger stronger predators is our intellectual learning ability. To gain knowledge from our experiences and improve on our previous actions is the key to hunting/survival success and avoidance of being predated ourselves. At the deepest levels of our psyche and physiology we are goal driven predators (victorious in the hunt, victorious in survival).
The polar opposite of this survival paragon is the scavenger (who plays the victims role in this primeval tale). The victim is reactive rather than proactive. The scavenger allows the world to shape their destiny while the predator strives to shape their own destiny.
Take away points : Next time you are doing your shopping, rather than scavenging in the supermarket aisles, fill your trolley with FOOD ! Food, you ask? Yes I mean real foods i.e. food that will nourish your body rather than poison it. 'Hunt' and gather whole foods like meat, fish, eggs, nuts and seeds and fruits and vegetables. Purchase foods with as few ingredients in them as possible. Avoid 'scavenging' for non foods (anything that will rob your body of it's reserves rather than nourish it). Non foods include : alcohol, biscuits, doughnuts, sugar, bread, rice, pasta, chocolate, ice cream, muffins etc.
The average supermarket is crammed full of around 40,000 different products, all but a handful of them will make you into a fat, grazing scavenger victim. Isn't it time you reclaimed your hunter/gatherer instincts and became the goal driven, successful victor of your own story?
Your comments and views are always welcome.
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