Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Great Definition of Physical Fitness

So many different definitions of physical fitness. I like this one from Greg Glassman of Crossfit. It's comprehensive and evocative.

Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch and NO sugar. Keep intake to levels that will support exercise but not body fat. Practice and train major lifts: deadlift, clean, squat, presses, C&J, and snatch. Similarly, master the basics of gymnastics:pull-ups, dips, rope climb, push-ups, sit-ups, presses to handstands, pirouettes, flips, splits, and holds. Bike, run, swim, row, etc, hard and fast. Five or six days per week mix these elements in as many combinations and patterns as creativity will allow. Routine is the enemy. Keep workouts short and intense. Regularly learn and play new sports!

Regardless of what your particular definition is, are you fit? Are you satisfied with your ability to move through your daily space with ease and confidence? Hiring a fitness coach isn't the only way to achieve fitness but having someone to coach you and hold you accountable could be the missing component in your program.

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