This is the second video post of four we will be featuring with Philippe Til, translator of George Hebert’s “The Natural Method,” who joins us for an overview of this amazing French movement system and its influences on global and American physical education and fitness. In this video, Philippe lays out the basic fundamental movements…… More
As Americans roll into another Memorial Day weekend, it is respectful to reflect upon those that have served our great country and died while serving in our armed forces. Many Americans will enjoy a nice BBQ this weekend with family and friends and rightfully so as this is one of our main holidays each year,…… More
We have been on a long journey at The Lean Berets. In our Basecamp group, we all had injuries and “mileage” like most people over age 30. We all felt like there was something missing. It seemed liked people today were still grasping and trying to create “something new” that often overlooked something fundamental. While…… More
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
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
“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
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
We are honored to present this historic show with a true gentleman from America’s “Greatest Generation” named Jake Monlux from KidsFailedFitness.org. We sought out Jake to help us with our historical studies on back pain prevention, corrective exercise, and classical physical education with the gymnastics focus, but Jake provided much more for us. His passion at age…… More
Fasten your seat belts then rip them off before launching for this energizing show with Stephen Jepson from Never Leave the Playground! We hope you enjoy this inspiration show about healthy and ACTIVE aging, experimenting with learning new movements that are brain challenging, improving balance, maintaining mobility and functional independence and so much more!!! Listen…… More
We recently acquired a portable aluminum Elite XL Free Standing Pull-Up Bar by www.TrapezeRigging.com in Florida. For our purposes of using the bar as a restorative tool, this portable rig is great because we needed something that assembles and breaks down quickly and is easy to carry. The whole rig in its carrying bag is about…… More