Fitness and human movement can be complex. No matter what the level of education and experience, I have found it helpful in my career to keep things simple. I often get great questions which shake out to the following examples: WHAT are you doing? WHY are you doing it? HOW can this help me? These…… More
Durability can be defined in brief as “the ability to withstand wear, pressure, and damage.” Vintage playgrounds were durable…for decades. So were the kids who used them. Real steel. Quality weather-worthy equipment that provided endless fun and some real fitness too. A few bumps, bruises, and scrapes definitely built up some tougher kids than we…… More
One of our favorite “fitness tools” is the simple yet productive SandBell. “SandBells” are soft sand-filled discs made by Hyperwear in Texas. They range from just a couple of pounds to 50 pounds. Most of our drills and games use the lightest SandBells which are only two pounds. Here’s the progression video for the Tai…… More
One of our favorite “fitness tools” is the simple yet productive SandBell. “SandBells” are soft sand-filled discs made by Hyperwear in Texas. They range from just a couple of pounds to 50 pounds. Most of our drills and games use the lightest SandBells which are only two pounds. Here’s a way to use the modern…… More
One of our favorite “fitness tools” is the simple yet productive SandBell. “SandBells” are soft sand-filled discs made by Hyperwear in Texas. They range from just a couple of pounds to 50 pounds. Most of our drills and games use the lightest SandBells which are only two pounds. Here’s another really fun and productive body…… More
One of our favorite “fitness tools” is the simple yet productive SandBell. “SandBells” are soft sand-filled discs made by Hyperwear in Texas. They range from just a couple of pounds to 50 pounds. Most of our drills and games use the lightest SandBells which are only two pounds. One of the best introductory moves to…… More
Join us for our second show with good friend and spinal rehab athlete Tom Bolewski. It’s an amazing story of hard work and determination to be the best you can be and never give up. Check out the show!
Join us and Indiana PE and Health teacher Tim Jordan to discuss the latest in progress from Tim’s students entering their second year running the vintage calisthenics program from LaSierra High PE in the early 1960s. https://theleanberets.com/podcast/lasierra-high-pe-updates-indiana-tim-jordan
“Nothing is easy to the unwilling.” -Thomas Fuller, MD, (1732) When you enter a space where there is NO resistance–it’s like being in an episode of Star Trek when the Enterprise hits “Warp Drive” and all the normal barriers are left behind. Hold on! This ship and its crew are entering a new frontier and…… More
September 11, 2001 started off as another routine morning for me. I was eating my breakfast casually watching the early morning news before teaching my community college “Shape Up” physical education class. This morning ended up changing my life and the world…in seconds… My first thought was that my oldest daughter Alicia was in New…… More