As natural approaches to fitness and evolutionary science gain momentum in the mainstream consciousness, a feast of wonderful new books abound. Being an avid reader (this is Tara writing), and someone who can be deeply inspired by the written word, it is a pleasure to present some reviews of books that have influenced the Wildfitness [...]
Natural intense physical movement – why is it not in the bible?
Most people contact fitness people, like personal trainers or fitness holidays such as Wildfitness in order to get fit (very insightful Tara). They want to get bigger, smaller, faster, or more functional. Most people don’t get in touch with us because they [...]
In the 10 years that Wildfitness has been running, we have cut loose more and more from the tethers of the ‘old paradigm’ of fitness. We have been inspired by the spontaneous and purposeful variety of physical activity undertaken by natural tribal people that results in graceful, skilful and beautiful physicality. And we [...]
Every year Tara Wood, founder of Wildfitness, plays the role of guest and completes a Wildfitness course in its entirety – what better way to know exactly what our guests have to go through?! However this year, because of certain circumstances, she was incredibly nervous at the outset. Her experience turned out to be tougher [...]
If only I could be, under the sea, climbing a tree, running free under a jungly canapee. But I am not… I am writing twee poetry in Januaree, with coffee and stationaree. Do you know what I mean?
SO, how to help? Here are some tips from the wilds of Watamu coming at you to get [...]
Matt on a Wildfitness course in Crete
It’s cool (and rare unfortunately!) when a journalist “gets it”. So often journalists who cover Wildfitness can’t seem to stay away from the fitness clichés… playing up how tough the training is and focussing on how skinny they got. So it was a nice relief to read the [...]
After watching Avatar, I have found the imagined planet of Pandora and the way the Na’vi tribe live on it absolutely inspiring. People say to me ‘Tara – it’s not actually true you know!’. But, I think much of it could be.
The Wildfitness philosophy draws wisdom from how hunter-gatherers / tribal societies [...]
We recently discovered that the Paleo diet (or caveman diet, Stone Age diet, hunter-gatherer diet or whatever else you want to call the approach to eating based on the presumed ancient diet of our ancestors during the Paleolithic era) has been qualified as a “fad diet” by the National Health Service of England and American [...]
Thanks to Frank Forencich for his post Putting the physical back into physical education and making the distinction between “adapted” and “adaptable” in regards to fitness training. He says:
“Those who train exclusively in a single sport, movement style or discipline simply dig their neurological ruts deeper and deeper; they become adapted to a [...]