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 [...]
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People on traditional diets are the world’s leading healthy populations. When people depart from their traditional diet, the majority of them get sick: from obesity, heart disease, dental malformation and a whole host of modern chronic diseases. Why? There are several hundred documented inconclusive theories postulating different reasons why. Whatever the reason (although we must always [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] The most important way to eat? Eat natural foods. As shown by the physique of this local guy from Vanuatu (pictured with Laura's Mum on her hols!) The question always comes up on our courses – is it natural to be a meat eater or a veggie? One of the things that is [...] Jess (author of this post) and her son Jack Yawn! My son Jack was born in May last year and over the last 10 months I have truly found out what it’s like to be sleep deprived and have accumulated a sizable sleep debt. I’m not the only one. These days in our modern lives [...] 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 [...] Following on from last month: Is there anything we should consider when choosing between all the ‘natural foods’ on offer? We are often told starchy plants, particularly grains, should be avoided. What is the truth in this? We can be healthy eating pretty much anything edible… Humans evolved to [...] |
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