Man, I can’t believe how much of a shift I’ve gone through over the past few months. It was just a short time ago that I jacked up my lower back doing a double kettlebell exercise WITH GOOD FORM! I spent the next month guarded and wondering if I’d ever regain my pliable, flexible, athletic…… More
Adding to our growing archives on legendary coach and physical educator Stan LeProtti and his LaSierra High School P.E. Program is a special show with his daughter Monteen LeProtti. To enjoy a journey into the past and learn about the last great P.E. program in America that made a national difference, see link below. Get…… More
Readiness Defined: “the condition for being ready, promptness, quickness, willingness to take action.” Ready for what? The Noble Purpose. What is Noble Purpose? Preservation of nation. History shows our future depends upon readiness to defend our nation and preserve our core values. Are we weaker or stronger today in America? Physically? Mentally? Spiritually? Compared to what?…… More
Fitness icon Bonnie Prudden was the first modern fitness professional to incorporate music with beautiful movement patterns. Some have called her the real creator of “aerobics.” However, we prefer to think of her work far superior to mere aerobics as her methods and quality were high-quality and very physically literate–plus fun. Here’s a great example…… More
Bonnie Prudden was one of the most amazing fitness professionals of the last century. She was one of the top fitness experts in America beginning in the 1940s through her passing in 2011. Prudden’s work has had a great influence on our movement philosophy at The Lean Berets. We are grateful to know of her…… More
Duty. Sounds antiquated at times today. What is “duty” defined? Basically a moral commitment to obligation that requires action, but to really understand meaning, let’s examine the Latin debitus (past participle of debere) which means “to owe.” We have interviewed a number of people for our Lean Berets Radio Shows that understood “duty” as classically…… More
On the eve of Robin William’s tragic death which might have been by choice, or if nothing else, at the end of a long struggle with mental health, I would like to share a personal story…while related to physical exercise, it’s not about the physical side of fitness today, but rather, this post is about…… More
“Kids” have decreasing poor core strength, poor balance, underdeveloped vestibular (inner ear balance control) function, and are now ADHD—or at least fidgeting excessively. Of course, we knew all this back in the 1950s except the ADHD part which was in an incubation period… Kids? Sounds like a lot of adults too. Why? We are programmed…… More
We are pleased to release a brief demo video of some of the health wand movements we have been studying and learning the last year and are now teaching. The actual instructional tutorials will be posted soon. We hope to see you at one of our “Organic Flow Restorative Arts Workshops” soon so you can…… More
There are many options for setting up your own pull up bar rig at home. We demonstrate three different bar set ups from 1″ galvanized pipe rigs to a very high-end unit available at “Joe Racks.” If you do not have the technical skills to construct your own pull up bar unit safely, hire a…… More