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 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
What happens when a culture honors sports more than the historical lessons of “building better citizens” through physical education as opposed to building more awards through a single sport? Enter the latest sports scandal with American swimmers at the Rio Olympic Games where their dishonorable behaviors have become an justifiable embarrassment to their whole country.…… More
“Be strong to be useful.” Georges Hebert, Creator of the French physical fitness system called “Natural Method” Once again, we are reminded through the Nice, France tragedy of what skills are “required” during an emergency. One’s ability to physically move quickly can make a huge difference—if there is a chance at all for evasive actions.…… More
Lean Berets Founder Ron Jones is teaching a nice one-day workshop on the “Art & Practice of Restorative Movement” in Santa Barbara, CA on Saturday, July 9th. 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…… 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
Memorial Day. This day has been called the most solemn American holiday. The last Monday in May was originally called “Decoration Day” and set aside to commemorate the soldiers who died in the Civil War but now includes all American soldiers who have died in battle. Memorial Day became a national holiday in 1971…while it…… 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
We are honored to be part of an important podcast on our LaSierra High Film PE Project with the Veterans For Liberty. Filmmaker Doug Orchard joins VFL’s show hosts Chris Fox, Chase Millsap, and Dustin (a current SOF military training instructor) to discuss the importance of this growing “Great National Effort” to bring back…… More
“EXPECT PE!!!” -Lt. Col. Jeffrey Crouch (1962-2014) We recently appeared on live television in NYC for the Fox Network on Fox & Friends. The Fox staff and support crew were great, and we really enjoyed our experience. Our team as invited to represent our film documentary project partnership with Doug Orchard Films on the LaSierra…… More