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
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
This is the first 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 including Coach Stan LeProtti’s LaSierra High PE program. More about…… More
This show features our good friend and Los Angeles Fitness Trainer and Physical Culture Historian Philippe Til who just translated the original work of George Hebert out of the French language into an English version entitled, “The Natural Method.” Hebert was one of the most powerful influences in PE and fitness the last 150 years,…… 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
After over three years of research on LaSierra High PE, we have launched the official film documentary teaser and fundraising efforts. This is for our country and our children. We owe them. It’s time to give back…for the “Noble Purpose.” Please view the video teaser and visit our IndieGoGo crowd funding site for donation details.…… 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
“If you don’t know history, then you don’t know anything. You are a leaf that doesn’t know it is part of a tree.”~Michael Crichton Often those of us in the exercise science field far too often spend our time reading science journals instead of history books. Now before I receive a lot of hate mail,…… More
We went LIVE with our new Facebook page for the LaSierra High PE Film! We are very close to releasing our first film teaser video after three years of researching LaSierra and Coach Stan LeProtti, so stay tuned. To get the latest and fastest updates, jump onto our Facebook page below. The time to start…… 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