The Power of Nature

 The best thing you can do for your health is to get OUTDOORS! The emphasis is on purpose and after all my years in health and fitness I have come to Know that getting fresh air, sunshine, and exposure to nature every day is so beneficial for your health that it can eliminate the need for blood pressure, anxiety, and antidepressants meds. 

I was fortunate to live in the age before ubiquitous screens.  We spend 99% of our time indoors we've become house cats.  We go from our homes, to the office, to the gym, to dinner, to movies, to parties, and all using our car. Think about it we are constantly indoors and without our realizing the impact to your health has been drastic.  And the corollary is that we are continuously tethered to our screens phones, Pc's, Tv's, video games again keeping us indoors.  

The great Elon Musk just mentioned that the significant achievement of Full Self Driving or FSD is that now you will be able to text while the car drives itself.  Great safety feature but a sad comment on society. The safety of driving is nice but we must have Texting!

Get outdoors take deep intentional breaths, eat the fresh air, soak up the sunshine, immerse yourself in nature, and walk barefoot in the grass or Ground and chance you get. These simple steps will transform your health.  

 

To Your Health!

With Love,

Coach K

Jalking

Jogging and Walking

Over the years I've gone from pure running to now a combined running, jogging, and walking or to coin a phrase JALKING.  

Jalking is an easier way to elevate your heartbeat, get a good sweat, and complete a workout in less time.  Many of us don't have an hour or more to enjoy a nice walk, but when you combine a walk, with a jog, and a 100 yard sprint you're able to accomplish more, still enjoy the scenery, and improve your fitness and health relatively faster.  

Jalking helps achieve cardio fitness, strengthen your bones, and is terrific for building muscle.  Many folks don't realize that running is a great overall muscle building exercise.  Walking alone while helping with tone, does not equal the overall muscle building of running or sprinting. Walkers will benefit by incorporating light jogging into their routine, and slowly building to sprinting.  Start with a 10 yard sprint depending our your fitness level and go from there. 

Monitor your body and how you feel, let it guide you on how to progress.  A great relief for soreness or stiffness is to take a hot soak in the tub.  The soak helps the muscles relax, break up lactic acid, and helps you recover faster.  And it feels great too! 

Another terrific benefit of Jalking is the great outdoors.  While treadmills are OK, nothing compares to the invigorating, revitalizing, fresh air.  Get outside soak in the sunshine,  enjoy the sky, and breath in the cool crisp air.  The health benefits are tremendous. 

With Love,

Coach K

Tom Kaufmann

CoachKaufmann.com