I'm Darryl Edwards (aka The Fitness Explorer), founder of Primal Play, this website is no longer being updated - please check out www.primalplay.com for current details on my work, passion and lifestyle approach.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
Sunday
Aug222010

Video: Primal Throws

Saturday
Aug212010

20 Components of Fitness

 

There are 20 Components of Physical Fitness:

  1. Accuracy - the ability to control movement in a precise manner. 
  2. Agility - the ability to change the body's position quickly in a controlled fashion. 
  3. Balance - the ability to control the body's stability whilst moving or stationary regardless of its basis of support.
  4. Body Composition  - the ability to maintain the optimal ratio of body fat to lean muscle mass. 
  5. Cardiovascular Endurance - the ability of the body to gather, process and deliver oxygen.
  6. Coordination - the ability to combine several distinct movements to appear as one integrated move.
  7. Efficiency - the ability to perform movement with minimal exertion.
  8. Flexibility  - optimal range of movement at the joints.
  9. Function - the ability to perform whatever activity is required.
  10. Muscular Endurance -  the ability of muscles to maintain force over a period of time. 
  11. Posture - the ability to maintain the correct alignment and position of limbs whilst moving or stationary.
  12. Power - the ability to exert maximum strength explosively over a given distance.
  13. Recovery - the ability for the body to return to it's pre-activity state after exercise.
  14. Response Time - the ability to react quickly (and appropriately) to external stimulus. 
  15. Skill - the ability to develop gross and fine motor skills to refine technique.
  16. Speed - the ability to move as quickly as possible over a given distance. 
  17. Stamina - the ability of the body to process, store, and utilize energy. 
  18. Strength - the ability to exert a force against resistance (using your own bodyweight or external objects).
  19. Strength Endurance - the ability to apply force against resistance for a period of time. 
  20. Sustenance - the ability to provide the body with the nutrients required for good health, repair and optimal performance.


Find out more about my views on Fitness here:

 

Friday
Aug202010

Workout: Crossfit Filthy Fifty (modified)

 

Steve at the end of Filthy Fifty!


Warmup:

  • None
Workout:
 
Complete all reps of one exercise before moving on:
  • 50 Box Jumps
  • 50 Jump Pull-Ups
  • 50 Kettlebell Swings (16kg, or 18kg DumbBell)
  • 50 Walking Lunges
  • 50 Sit-Ups (feet supported, upper back not touching the floor)
  • 50 Push Press (20kg)
  • 50 Back Extensions
  • 50 Squat Clean & Press (12kg Kettlebell or 14kg DumbBell)
  • 50 Burpees (1 push-up in between each Burpee)
  • 50 Double Unders (or 200 single skips/jump rope)

Times:

  • Darryl : 23 minutes
  • Chris : 30 minutes (scaled)
  • Steve : 32 minutes

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Friday
Aug202010

Workout: Run (Sprint Finisher)

Warmup:
  • 10 Squats
  • 10 Push-Ups
  • 10 Walking Lunges
  • 10 Sit-Ups
  • 10 Back Extensions
Workout:
 
2km Run

Time:

  • Darryl : 6 minutes 08 seconds

Finisher: 

  • 400m Sprint
  • 200m Sprint
  • 50m Sprint

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Notes: 
  • Take 1-2 minute rest between sprints.
  • Run barefoot (or use minimalist training shoes such as Vibram Five Fingers) if conditioned to do so.  

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