Environmentally Friendly Training
Coop on March 28, 2007 I happened across a fascinating blog, No Impact Man , and it got me to thinking about my impact on the environment.
Sometimes when I am on my way to a clients home at 4:30am, I see the faithful walking on the treadmill at the gym near my house. I've often wondered and been saddened in a way that this is what life has come down to for many. These people have such inactive days, from sitting in an office, or driving around in a car, that they can't fit in exercise naturally into their day.
So now we have a situation where we sit too much, drive too much, sleep to little in order to get up early, to go walk on a machine. Something just seems wrong with this picture.
What if we could wake up at reasonable times, walk or bike for exercise, and to top it off, eat foods grown closer, or even from our own homes?
One of my goals with my new project over at www.getleanpasadena.com is to teach some "strong" exercise techniques that can be done from home. It is my goal to educate adults and children that once they learn some basic techniques and forms, they can get excellent results with minimal equipment. They don't have to rely on infomercial gadgets, special fat-burning pills, wacky diets, nor outrageously expensive or complicated fitness machines.
Imagine this...exercising at home, together, and then all enjoying a great meal together.
Reader Comments (2)
We have everything and then we create "stuff" to take it all away. Spending the rest of our time, trying to re-create what we had in the first place.
Thank goodness we can laugh at ourselves... :)
Reminds me of this story:
One day a fisherman was lying on a beautiful beach, with his fishing rod propped up in the sand and a solitary line cast out in sparkling blue surf. He lay there, enjoying the warmth of the afternoon sun and the prospect of catching fish.
A businessman came walking down beach, trying to relieve some of the stress of his workday. He noticed this fisherman sitting on the beach and decided to find out why he wasn’t working harder to make a living for himself and his family. "You aren’t going to catch many fish that way" the businessman said to fisherman. "You should be working rather than lying on the beach!"
The fisherman looks up, smiles and replies "And what will my reward be?"
Businessman: "You can get bigger nets and catch more fish!"
Fisherman: "And then what will my reward be?"
Businessman: "You’ll make money and you’ll be able to buy a boat, which will result in larger catches of fish!"
Fisherman: "And then what will my reward be?"
Businessman, now irritated: "You can buy a bigger boat, and hire some people to work for you!"
Fisherman: "And then what will my reward be?"
Businessman, now angry. "Don’t you understand? You can build up a fleet of fishing boats, sail all over the world and let your employees catch fish for you!"
Fisherman: "And then what will my reward be?"
Businessman, red with rage. "Don’t you understand that you can become so rich that you will never have to work for your living again! You can spend the rest of your days sitting on this beach, looking at the sunset. You won’t have a care in the world!"
Fisherman: "And what do you think I’m doing right now"
Namaste,
Thea
Coop