NAZDAR! (Czech Sokol greeting that translates “on to success!”) To the non-physically literate person who does not understand the history of movement and physical education, large mass calisthenic groups appear to be Nazi propaganda. While Hitler bastardized the reputation of large mass group movement, this form of physical training is as pure as it can…… More
People often ask, what is the best way to help young children get fit or healthy through exercise? Sincerely, one of the best recommendations is playing with gravity. The placement of simple bar structures like this can provide amazing “fitness” for children…while they have fun doing it. Let’s highlight just a few… Strength by lifting…… More
“Vertical Climbing” was a major part of classical PE and fitness from the late 1800s into the early 1900s. This is a nice example of ropes and ladders. Let’s take a closer look. From the far left, we see a rope ladder with fixed horizontal steps. There were many variations of climbing ladders which represented…… More
Join us for our very first show with an actual alumni from LaSierra High School. Hugh Rhoads grew up a block from LaSierra, was a water boy for the LaSierra football team in middle school, and graduated from LaSierra High in 1967. LaSierra High School in Carmichael, CA was the last great physical education program…… More
The Turkish Get Up. One of the “Holy Grail” exercises in the kettlebell world often approached with a mystifying reverence about its romanticized ancient origins. It’s been an exercise over complicated, branded, and even named after certain ego-centric modern personalities, yet as it was explained to me by a wrestler when I first learned it…… More
Here’s out latest show and the final show for 2016 featuring Kansas City PE Teacher Chad Snow and his success using the vintage LaSierra High PE calisthenics. Click Here to Enjoy the Show!
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