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.
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