HEALTH Unplugged - UK's 1st Paleo Conference - 25 Oct 2014

The dawn of a new Paleo age.
 

HEALTH Unplugged : the 1st UK conference focussing on health and wellbeing through ancestral nutrition, fitness and lifestyle.

Featuring high profile speakers from the ancestral health movement, interesting panel discussions, varied movement sessions, relevant vendors and networking opportunities.

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25 Oct 2014 : Kensington, Central London.

PRIMALity (Primal Playout) - London

London Playshop - Sept 14 2013

Have you forgotten the joy of movement? Do you want to improve strength, fitness and agility without doing punishing drills and mindless activities? Join Darryl Edwards (The Fitness Explorer) with his engaging approach to solo, partner and group based playouts that will inspire you, get you to incorporate endless variety – while making sure you have a tremendous amount of fun doing it.

To find out more details, click here: http://primalplayoutlondon.eventbrite.com/

Workshop: PRIMALity 1 Day (London) - 1 Sep 2012

1 Day PRIMALity Workshop - Sat Sept 1, 2012

Delivered by Darryl Edwards, founder of Fitness Explorer Training & Nutrition

This one day workshop is an introduction to primal, natural movement and play.  A philosophy which I define as PRIMALity.  

Movement which is:

Playful, Restorative, Instinctive, Mindful, Adaptive, 

Life-giving, Integrative, Tactical and Youthful

The workshop is designed to improve real, practical movement skills that will assist you in performing everyday, recreational and extraordinary physical tasks more efficiently and effectively. 

We will discuss:

What is (and isn't) Natural Movement?

What makes someone fit (and healthy)?

Functional vs Practical Training

Specificity vs Generality

Introduction to Barefoot Running

Designing your own workouts

Optimal Nutrition for Humans (Paleo/Primal)

Practical Participation - will include:

Locomotive Work & Play:- (bipedal and quadrupedal) movement drills and variations (including squatting, crawling, walking, running, sprinting, climbing, jumping)

Object Work & Play:- (including lifting, carrying, balancing, throwing)

Context Work & Play:- (social and imaginative)

No Equipment Required:- (individual and partner-based fitness)

Primal Work inside and outside the gym

Be strong & be useful drills

Isometric & Isomotion drills

After completion of this workshop you will have a basic understanding of natural movement and primal play and it's unique approach to improving your fitness, health and well-being.  You will also learn how to introduce PRIMALity principles into your life and how to structure your workouts to suit your individual goals.  

This workshop is open to all, regardless of fitness level, age, gender or ability.  

This workshop will be a 25% Theory, 75% Practical spread throughout the day.  Participation is actively encouraged for all physical activities but is of course optional.  We will scale activities and adapt training to suit individual participants based on injury or previous lack of activity.

Participants need to bring: water, lunch, clothing for outdoor work (weather permitting) and an open-mind.

Location: Sulgrave Club, Ravenscourt Park, West London

 

Nearest Tubes: Ravenscourt Park or Stamford Brook Tube Stations, free parking is also available. 

http://www.eventbee.com/event?eid=994232325

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London 2012: Weightlifting Women's 48kg Category

Strong!

It's a pleasure to be able to attend the Olympic games especially when I live in the host city.  The atmosphere is amazing.

Here is a picture from the woman's 48kg (106lb) weightlifting category I attended yesterday. Most of the women are less than 1.5m (4'10") and about half my weight.  However they can lift almost twice their weight overhead with the snatch lift and almost 2.5 times in the clean and jerk.  Now that is inspirational, what a power and strength to size ratio!

The Snatch lift.  Incredible technique - some of them make those lifts look so easy.  China attempting PB of 91kg to go for gold.  That's almost snatching my bodyweight overhead!  A ‎115kg clean and jerk clinches victory for China.