I'm Darryl Edwards (aka The Fitness Explorer), founder of Primal Play, this website is no longer being updated - please check out www.primalplay.com for current details on my work, passion and lifestyle approach.

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  • Animal Moves: How to move like an animal to get you leaner, fitter, stronger and healthier for life
    Animal Moves: How to move like an animal to get you leaner, fitter, stronger and healthier for life
    by Darryl Edwards

    Animal Moves

    • improve strength, speed and stamina
    • increase mobility, flexibility and stability
    • look, feel and perform better

    Find out more and details on how to purchase at www.animalmovesbook.com

  • Paleo from A to Z: A reference guide to better health through nutrition and lifestyle. How to eat, live and thrive as nature intended!
    Paleo from A to Z: A reference guide to better health through nutrition and lifestyle. How to eat, live and thrive as nature intended!
    by Darryl Edwards

    "If you are looking for a simple way to better understand Paleo concepts, Darryl's Paleo from A to Z guide is the go-to resource.
    -Mark Sisson, best-selling author of The Primal Blueprint and publisher of Mark's Daily Apple

  • Paleo Fitness - A Primal Training and Nutrition Program to Get Lean, Strong and Healthy
    Paleo Fitness - A Primal Training and Nutrition Program to Get Lean, Strong and Healthy
    by Darryl Edwards, Brett Stewart, Jason Warner

    "This book is a useful reference to enable individuals just starting out on the Paleo path as well as those who want to explore more challenging, playful and interesting ways to move."

    -Robb Wolf, New York Times best-selling author of The Paleo Solution

     

  • 7 Day Introduction to Paleo Fitness: Get Fitter, Get Stronger, Get Healthier in Seven Days. Move as Nature Intended.
    7 Day Introduction to Paleo Fitness: Get Fitter, Get Stronger, Get Healthier in Seven Days. Move as Nature Intended.
    by Darryl Edwards
  • The Paleo Solution: The Original Human Diet
    The Paleo Solution: The Original Human Diet
    by Robb Wolf
  • Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers
    Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers
    by Robert M. Sapolsky
  • Primal Blueprint: Reprogram Your Genes for Effortless Weight Loss, Vibrant Health & Boundless Energy (Primal Blueprint Series)
    Primal Blueprint: Reprogram Your Genes for Effortless Weight Loss, Vibrant Health & Boundless Energy (Primal Blueprint Series)
    by Mark Sisson
  • Slow Death by Rubber Duck: The Secret Danger of Everyday Things
    Slow Death by Rubber Duck: The Secret Danger of Everyday Things
    by Rick Smith, Bruce Lourie, Sarah Dopp
  • Wahls Protocol, The : A Radical New Way to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions Using Paleo Principles
    Wahls Protocol, The : A Radical New Way to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions Using Paleo Principles
    by Terry Wahls, Eve Adamson
  • Born to Run: The Hidden Tribe, the Ultra-Runners, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
    Born to Run: The Hidden Tribe, the Ultra-Runners, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
    by Christopher McDougall
  • In Defence of Food: The Myth of Nutrition and the Pleasures of Eating: An Eater's Manifesto
    In Defence of Food: The Myth of Nutrition and the Pleasures of Eating: An Eater's Manifesto
    by Michael Pollan
  • Food Rules: An Eater's Manual
    Food Rules: An Eater's Manual
    by Michael Pollan
  • The Paleo Diet for Athletes
    The Paleo Diet for Athletes
    by L. Cordain
  • Vegetarian Myth, The
    Vegetarian Myth, The
    by Lierre Keith
  • The Second Brain
    The Second Brain
    by Michael D. Gershon
  • The Paleo Diet: Lose Weight and Get Healthy by Eating the Foods You Were Designed to Eat
    The Paleo Diet: Lose Weight and Get Healthy by Eating the Foods You Were Designed to Eat
    by Loren Cordain
  • Eat Drink Paleo
    Eat Drink Paleo
    by Irena Macri
  • Cholesterol Clarity: What the HDL is Wrong with My Numbers?
    Cholesterol Clarity: What the HDL is Wrong with My Numbers?
    by Jimmy Moore, Eric C. Westman
Thursday
Apr232015

Tabata Thursday: Level I, Week 4, Day 25

Tabata Thursday: Level I, Week 4, Day 25 (from the Paleo Fitness Book workout programme)

I'm in a hotel room, so using those holes to do my jump pull-ups! This was a great way to wake-up and start the day.

Max Efforts

Jump Pull-Ups : 24
Dips : 30
Prisoner Squats : 16
Press-Ups : 26

Thursday
Apr232015

Walk Wednesday: Level I, Week 4, Day 24

Walk Wednesday: travelling today en-route to Paleo f(x). Not sure how much walking I will do but will aim to do as much as possible, even if it is just by taking the stairs at the airport! 

Wednesday
Apr222015

Back at Paleo f(x) - see you in a few days!

 

This will be my fourth Paleo f(x) and I’m looking forward to hosting movement sessions and presenting on topics I am passionate about.

Check out my timeline for Paleo f(x) below:

Pecha Kucha - Exercise - The Silver Bullet? Thu, April 23 – 7:30pm

Panel: Ask the S&C Experts: Fri, April 24 - 10:00am to 10:55am
Move: Animal Walks: Fri, April 24 - 1:30pm to 2:25pm
Move: Primal Play: Fri, April 24 - 2:40pm to 3:35pm
Book Signing: "Paleo Fitness" PFX BookStore - 3:45pm

Move: Primal Play: Sat, April 25 - 10:00am to 10:55am
Talk: Longevity vs Healthspan: Sat, April 25 - 2:00pm to 2:25pm
Move: Primal Intensity: Sat, April 25 - 3:45pm to 4:40pm
Move: Animal Walks: Sat, April 25 - 4:50pm to 5:45pm

Move: Primal Play: Sun, April 26 - 11:00am to 11:55am
Talk: Chef Rachel Memorial: Sun, April 26 - 12.15pm
Move: Animal Walks: Sun, April 26 - 1:30pm to 2:25pm
Move: Primal Intensity: Sun, April 26 - 2:40pm to 3:35pm
Move: Primal Play: Sun, April 26 - 3:45pm to 4:40pm

You can sign up for workshops here: bit.ly/PFX-DE

If you can’t make it in person there will be free live streaming. Sign up, then watch live on April 24-26 : --> http://bit.ly/FE-Livestream

I look forward to meeting you there!

- Darryl Edwards, The Fitness Explorer

Tuesday
Apr212015

Tabata Tuesday: Level I, Week 4, Day 23

Tabata Tuesday: Level I, Week 4, Day 23 (from the book Paleo Fitness)

4 rounds completed.

Max Efforts:

36 Squat Jumps (Quarter Squat Depth)
80 Cadence - Upper Body Sprint
53 reps Jump Rope
34 Crossover Knee

Min Efforts:

30 Squat Jumps (Quarter Squat Depth)
78 Cadence - Upper Body Sprint
49 reps Jump Rope
31 Crossover Knee

3 minute 20 HG Squat