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
Lean Berets founder Ron Jones was recently interviewed by Paul Wolkowinski of Indian Clubs Australia on how he got into Indian Clubs and why he feels they are important from a physical education and brain science standpoint. Check out the full post and more great information on Indian Clubs, Persian Meel Clubs, and Mace…… More
Lean Berets Founder Ron Jones is teaching a nice one-day workshop on the “Art of Restorative Movement” in Phoenix on Saturday, May 7th. This will be a great PE 101 overview of many classical PE fundamentals like Indian Clubs, Health Wands, Philosophy of Classical PE, how brain-based neuroscience today supports these classical methods, and a…… More
To quickly review, “Indian Clubs” were one of the Four Horsemen of Restorative Art tools during the Golden Era of American Physical Education from 1985-1920. Indian Clubs have been around thousands of years and long before they made their way into American PE and fitness. Specific to children, smaller “youth-size” clubs were used extensively with…… More
I recently had the opportunity to teach a 5th Grade Physical Education class as a volunteer parent. I had a number of activities for the children which included relaxation, breathing, calisthenics, crawls, speed/agility/quickness drills, balance, and some free-play time. I had two pairs of Indian Clubs with me for a quick demonstration. The kids were…… More
We began offering Posture Workshops for corporate clients and parents recently working extensively and body alignment and proper angles for study and work. Here’s why…be inspired by the Grundy Center Spartans in Iowa and their “Thinking Bodies” Noble Purpose theme for 2014. Posture matters. Historically, our elders knew that posture directly tied into learning in…… More
More FUNctional Fitness demos by our own Lean Berets Fit Kids. Here’s a cool balance game idea we got from friend Joe Coughlin of Coconut Joe’s Beach Club in California. All it takes is two simple wooden disc you can find at the hardware store and one soft rope about 15′ long. It’s really a game…… More
Posture is boring; so is sitting on the sidelines during the game of life with chronic back pain…by the age of ten. Pre World War II, America did not have problems with chronic back pain. Now over 80% of American adults will suffer from back pain–even higher percentages are manifesting in younger generations coming right…… More
I was watching my son in basketball camp the other day “running” speed drills. Well over half of the kids could not run with any sort of proper mechanics. I have coached cross country and track from 2nd grade through collegiate. I started thinking about running as a true complex movement skill that must be…… More
Calisthenics: (cal·is·then·ics) “Beautiful Strength” This is our mini-documentary on The Lean Berets “BAR-B-Q” concept where we encourage others to host and help others with family fitness fun through hosting their own calisthenics and fitness socials. The bar is symbolic on many levels–reach for it. Special thanks to Lean Beret and professional videographer Doug Orchard from…… More