Do You Know The Art Of Working Out Without Working Out?

I love Bruce Lee movies especially his last major film before he died: Enter The Dragon. One of the scenes in the film has Lee talking about the Art Of Fighting Without Fighting; this was a curious philosophy and one that seemed to etch in people's brains. Not so much for the A-Hole messing with Bruce in the film, not going to spoil it for you so you'll have to see what happens.

It made me think of another philosophical ideal; the Art Of Working Out Without Working Out. Now how does that work? Sounds confusing right? Not if you look at things from a perspective. The type of exercises based on the Animals like in the programs Animal Kingdom Conditioning I & II give the illusion of a workout but more than not it's based on play really. It's tough and can be difficult at times but it'll get you in awesome shape beyond most areas of fitness.

It is too much fun to be considered a workout. I call them playouts because that's what they are, they're challenging and make you use your imagination while you develop through the mechanics and progressions. You're using muscles you didn't think were possible to use and you're moving in directions you're not used to. By doing this, you're transforming your body to something beyond human by literally becoming 3x stronger and more conditioned than the average person.

When you get into the realm of the animal, you're not just training but also BEING as well. By programming your mind and body to move like an animal, act like an animal, you're becoming an animal. People love this because it is disguised as play and they have the imagination of acting out like an animal. The benefits go way beyond the norm and you won't feel like working out but just playing and living a real world fantasy that reaps results.

So what are the payoffs for doing this just a few minutes a day? Here are a few of them just to give an idea.....

1. Becoming a lean, mean, fighting machine.

2. toughing up and gaining real muscle.

3. Honing incredible agility and insane speed.

4. Highly conditioned and gained durability.

5. Super strong and off the wall powerful.

6. Living with unadulterated health and beautiful happiness.

Does that sound like a reasonable trade for just minutes of fun each day? Like I said before they don't take very long and the most you'll ever do is no more than a half hour tops, you can go longer if you wish (I did an hour a couple times) but it isn't necessary. It all depends on what you want to accomplish and where you're at. Has there been an animal that's out of shape? I certainly haven't unless it was domesticated. Make your day brighter by moving like a wild animal. Get the Kids involved and see them flourish. When you start practicing the Art Of Working Out Without Working Out, your whole world will have a new shining light and you'll see things in a greater sense of mind, body and spirit.

Happy Holidays everybody and may all your gifts bring joy, love and warmth to those around you.

Reducing Diabetus

Could exercise alone reduce the risk of Diabetus (You just totally said this word in Walter Brimley's voice didn't you?)? A particular study showed that exercise in in itself can reduce the risk of Diabetes in obese young men without really changing their eating habits. That's insane don't you think?

For anyone, changing eating habits is very hard especially with kids. Just adding a little exercise each day can take down Diabetes little by little, but will just any exercise do the trick? Serious researchers have found that resistance training is the BIG key. Weights can be a component but from my experiences and seeing how others have done it, bodyweight training is one of the fastest if not the fastest way to lose flab and build muscle on a functional and long-term level for example Animal Exercises (For Kids & Adults).

Making your body move in all sorts of directions using multiple muscle groups at the same time is the pinnacle of resistance training and slowing down the risk of Diabetes. I'm not saying go out and gorge yourself and be gluttonous but it is important to eat as healthy as possible no matter how good a fitness program is. However, when you add in the right form of exercise that works well with your body and gives you an opportunity to adapt, progress & get better, you'll be seeing fat fly off the body, build stronger muscles and cutting down the risk of Diabetes.

Animal Movements don't just build muscle and all that, it actually also takes on greater brain activity which can turn on powerful neurons and make it stronger. Make them a habit especially for the awesome kids out there.

Intelligence And Muscle: Could Exercise Make You Smarter?

The answer quite simply is YES!!! Exercise has been shown to not only help you get healthier physically but also added brain power to the mix. Generating brain function and cognition has been well established and here's an example: Studies have been done with Identical Twins where one initiated an exercise program while the other just didn't bother. What were the results of this? The fit one flat out smoked his twin in school and had greater job opportunities. 

But can any form of exercise do this?

In short, yes and no. Quite frankly any exercise is better than none don't get me wrong but one form is far better than the typical style and a study showed that the harder you breathe, the greater of brain development. This is why you ought to be doing Animal Exercises specifically from Animal Kingdom Conditioning II and here are the reasons:

1. Moving like a wild animal is a top of the food chain form of a exercise as a means to build the brain because they cause you breathe hard like a madman (or madwoman). Practically nothing can match the ideal of building brain power and function like Animal Exercises.

2. They work extremely well due o the fact that through the compound movements, you're hitting everything in one shot so you get that killer synergistic effect. Moving in this manner is also very unique which many people aren't used to doing. The main result to this is those lungs are firing and that in turn causes stronger brain activity and better function.

3. They're incredibly fun to do and don't have that boring, unsatisfied effect on the human psyche like most exercises are. It's almost like you're not even working out, just playing and messing around like when you were a kid. This helps you develop a habit for exercise for life. As it goes, if you love something, you'll keep on doing it.

It doesn't take long either because these exercises are so intense, at times only a few minutes is needed. As you get stronger and progress, you can go longer if you wish. 

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