#animalmoves

You saw what I posted last night. I’d changed my shoes 👟 into my #vivoshoes for their comfort. For the videos I’ve posted now I wore trainers with special soles that I had custom made for an earlier run 🏃 in my local park. In a way they were cumbersome to what I intended to do see videos 8 and 9. However I had to do preliminary warmups on the hospital steps. Walking from the platform at Belsize Park Station on the Northern Line then up ten floors in the Royal Free; I jokingly said to my nearly 95 year old Mother with chronic heart failure COPD and plenty of other stuff you and I would find debilitating; “Mum the longer you stay in hospital the fitter I become”. Of course I want her to get well enough to go home. The exercises I preceded to do on the stairs I was waiting for an overworked Doctor to come and discuss how to handle Mum 👩 at home. Nurses were complaining of short staffed. Yes here was an example of a hospital in crisis. Yet they were attentive Mums every needs. It’s ironic I would choose the hospital stairwell to exercise from the platform to 12th floor over400 steps 🆙. See if you can notice the difference in exertion between videos 8 and 9. #fitnesseverywhere #hospitalexercise #stairfitness #animalmoves #reversestairclimb #hospitalcrisis #nurseshortage #caringformum #olderadultcare #recovery #copd #heartfailuresurvivor #inthegenesfitness #walkupstairs #royalfreehospital #belsizepark https://www.instagram.com/p/CnBd-TrDglG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Loving my animal moves #animalmoves https://www.instagram.com/p/CPsZ2GnDYBg/?utm_medium=tumblr

Why do I do what I do. Its not because Im an adrenalin junkie although around I2 years ago I jumped off Slide Rock Creek near Sedona under the bridge some 46 feet; bit my lip when my feet hit the water. Yes I admit l love being a junkie and would love to live my life again as a stuntman. However my reason for jumping repetitive off this tree trunk is that I think when you get older its conducive to shock the body, it makes the skeleton more resilient to injury and I was intent on jumping from a higher point and I feel my vibramfivefingers helped. It also helps having done some tumbling and knowing the importance of rolling. #barefootjunkie #caveman #movementismedicine #animalmoves #nopainnogain #thegreatoutdoors #exercised #riskofinjury #injuryprevention #vibramfivefingers #vibram #trainhard #naturalmovement #movnat #artdudeplacement #agility #stuntman #bodyweight #passion #loveformovement #forpeopleinmotion #treejumping #thebritishstuntregister #adrenalinejunkie #aesomepeople #tumbling #sliderockcreek #britishactionacademy (at Enfield Chase) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ4SxyTDa5z/?igshid=fug1pto3ds5b

Sometimes I have to be exracareful with some my fitness interests. Today was suchn example. Yesterday i had a session working on my left arm so I realised some of the pull-up type exercises I may do climbing a tree i would be better off focusing on other exercises. While I took their advice seriously; for how long is debatable but today I decided to do something completely different. Jumping off a fallen down tree. I actually had a very good lesson in safety and how to avoid serious injury or rather the consequences of demonstrating I had the skills to jump from height and at the last attempt decided it was too dangerous to continue. I jumped several times but on the last jump I came across a bit of danger I had not excepted. Very similar to driving a car and hitting black ice. Ive done it and Im sure you may have as well; not a pleasant experience. The weather being around zero I hadn’t appreciated droplets of ice on the trunk and at one point I had to stabilise myself as I almost fell backwards. The surface was far too slippery certainly for the boots I was wearing. I will try again once Ive given my ankles and knees a days rest from the shock treatment. That is something else I feel as you get older you need to stress your body and this helps to avoid injuries and recover faster. Although I almost fell backwards I thought if I could climb halfway up the trunk then I would have a good chance to beat the ice except I failed. Its best to give up when the alternative offers you a great chance of injury risk. It was at this point I thought I could do with the help of Dan Edwardes of Parkour Generations as Im certain he could probably give me some good tips as I would have thought there is a similarity between climbing on this fallen tree trunk and jumping onto the ground. #caveman #movementismedicine #animalmoves #nopainnogain #over60fitness #thegreatoutdoors #exercised #riskofinjury #risk #injuryreduction #danedwards #jumpingsafely (at Camlet Moat) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ1ar86jtfL/?igshid=l8tghq6wphg0

Around four years ago I had gymnastics lessons that also incorporated tumbling. While I consider myself like a loose cannon preferring to do my own thing is more because Im not so patient when it comes to being in a class. Thats my ADHD. However, before I could go off on my own the gymnasium instructor insisted I learned the basics. These days its comes in handy with the many different types of animal movements I love to do outside in the healthiest of environments. I believe we need to prepare not just out minds for getting older but also our body. Teach it to fall on purpose. Thats why I believe learning animal movements is so vital and will help me overcome injuries far easily. The question I have for you if injured how easy will you recover. Do you have any strategies? The ten minutes of animal movements hiit style is great cardiovascular exercises I believe everyone should incorporate into their weekly fitness regime. #cardiovascular #hiit #hitdirt #strategies #animalmoves #parkour #flow #tumbling #gymnastics #movementismedicine #bonehealth #jointhealth #bodyhealth #mindhealth #mentalhealth #healthyair #getoutside #getmovtivated #frogjump #monkeyjump #monkeywalk @moversmindset (at Camlet Moat) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJWVds7DBrO/?igshid=1tmqvwaetw9bu

I love anything movement #flow #animalmoves #_whywemove (at The Project Climbing Centre) https://www.instagram.com/p/CItwHOJjCYL/?igshid=h1tvu75jat18

This morning after visiting Brixton Street Gym Fund Raising Party my car alarm was going off at 7am so instead of doing my normal routine drinking a litre of lemon juice and organic cider vinegar I took with me a bottle of water with Synergy Phytolite; Peppermint oil, Alfalfa leaf and Stem Juice extract. So this morning I decided it had been a while since I had done some animal movements beginning first walking under a branch. This was tougher than I imagined because normally to help me with my grip I use chalk and had left at home. The branch also transversed brambles so had to be extra careful. Once I got down on my hands and knees not quite sure whether I moved like a dog or a bear. What I like about working out amongst trees is the inspiration that nature offers; as it did for me this morning unexpectedly. I was walking through a group of pines towards a green where I wanted to do some tumbling (I had to be consciously aware both of my knees and my left shoulder and tricep had muscle strains). The soft earth around the trees excited me to try out different forms of animal flow movements like a bear etc. Animal movements perhaps over every other type of exercise aids agility and flexibility for the older adult(over50). Apart from doing one or two core exercises I ended my workout tumbling head over heals and a headstand. Back home I looked forward to a himilayan and Cider Vinegar salt bath where I lazed for nearly an hour(admittedly a bit too long) followed by a cold shower. After all of my exercise I felt 16 hours without food it was best I get around 40 grams of protein inside of me for starters. I always begin my food eating with Raddicio and Funky Nut Peanut Butter. With my sensitive gut I like to get in some prebiotics. #animalflow #animalmovements #bearwalk #animalmoves #tumbling #funkynut #peanutbutter #funkynutpeanutbutter #prebiotics #synergyworldwide #phytolite #pines #trentpark #trees #londontrees #over50fit #over60fit #over65fit #parkour #movementismedicine #hiit #functionalfitness #planetearth (at Camlet Moat) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEg124Fjkr-/?igshid=94eo296j64rm