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Try a Wild New Year challenge Please NO NO NO not another year gone by… well I’m afraid it has – but here’s a thought .. it is a new year, time for a resolution, a goal, something to make 2012 stand out against other years – so what’s it gonna be – [...] The following is taken from a journal our Wild Coach Gareth Roriston was keeping in the bush as he shadowed, then filled in, as Warden for the Galana Wildlife Conservancy which boarders Tsavo East National Park in Kenya. The idea is to inspire you… so you know that, wherever you are, and whatever equipment you [...] A fun day at the office for Paul! (Paul Ranson is a Wildfitness Coach and was on location in Kenya from July – October 2011. Here he gives us his top tips for wild health and some practical exercises to try too!) PHYSICAL FUN & VARIETY Variety is most definitely the spice of life and is [...] Okay, here at Wildfitness we will always TRY and get outside for a workout. Nothing really beats the thrill of fresh air and the healing vibe of nature – whether that’s the warm breeze and palm trees of Kenya, the herby olive groves of Crete or bracing beach fun on the Isle of Wight. BUT [...] One of the new tools that we have incorporated into the course over the last year is the ‘boost’. This is the legacy of two of our coaches from last year, Luke and Heidi. The idea is to add a short but totally intense lactic-acid max out at the end of a session for anyone [...] Both on our Kenya and Crete courses we have one session where we do a ‘Beach Combo’. This involves doing a combination (hence ‘Combo’) of different natural movement patterns, one after the other, and then repeating the whole sequence… either a set number of times, say 4 – 6, or as many times as you [...] You can start slackrope walking using a guide rope above… … then when you advance you can balance with no hands! (Colin our coach is showing off here!) After 10 years of honing the Wildfitness course programme we’re pretty proud that we’ve achieved the perfect balance of activities for a fitness holiday: intense workouts and [...] We asked Wild Coach, Gareth Roriston, what key training advice he would give someone wanting to improve their fitness. For Gareth it boils down to just two key things. In his own words, here’s what he has to say… Run and lift heavy things… …these are two things that every, truly all-round fit person does. Even elite specialists [...] 10 dead lifts, 10 overhead swings, 10 thrusters, 10 clean 'n jerks, poor Colin was certainly tested against the King of Kettlebells! We don’t ask for much from our coaches; they just have to be hard-working, qualified, motivating, fit, knowledgeable, inspirational, experienced, patient, fun, understanding, creative, respected, …….…. AND have a sense of humour [...] |
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