It's not just about nutrition!

So I've sorted out our nutrition.  We all sleep well, we don't stay up late.  I'm a sun-lover but make sure we don't burn.  I lift heavy weights; all that's left is to add in a little more play and...cardio.

I'm not a massive fan of cardio.  I find even ten minutes on the cross trainer to be way too much and I do not understand the people who pound away for ages on the treadmill when the sun is shining outside!

I have run.  I ran 10k but I do not like to run.  I like that I am able to run or that I have been for a run but I don't really like the actual running art.  I don't think think it's a particularly natural pass time for a mammal to run for a prolonged period of time.  When I say this, I am generally greeted with - ah, but what about wolves? They run all day!  Well, wolves do jog for around 8-10 hours a day at around 5 mph.  But as they can also reach speeds of around 30-35 mph in short bursts, it is clear that 5mph is pretty slow for a wolf - perhaps the equivalent of a walk to us bipeds...

Any way, I don't like long runs and I have read that running longer than 45 minutes actually increases the release of cortisol which enables the body to conserve fat stores more efficiently.  This is generally counter-productive.

So in order to up my cardio levels without running for prolonged periods or getting on the mind-numbing and ineffective cross trainer, I like to warm up on the rower at the gym - a great all over body workout and alternate my gym workouts with short half hour cross-training-type runs.  These involve gentle jogging interspersed with short sprints, a quick set of pressups or pull ups or jumps up and off a bench as I pass.

So that's me sorted, what about the kids?

Well, we are lucky enough to live in a really beautiful part of the world and so we try to take full advantage of what's on offer around us!

What do you do to add primal to your day?

Having fun on Pirate Granddad's boat!

Splashing with the fish at
Sheffield Park

What do we do when we see stairs?
RUN UP THEM!

Playing 40-40 in Nightingale
Woods

Swimming at Pells Pool in Lewes

Enjoying a paleo snack outside

Hanging like monkeys at Wakehurst place

Making obstacle courses on the field
Next to School

Discovering new walks near Uckfield

Charging about at Wilderness Woods

Having fun in Wilderness Woods

Lifting heavy in the garage

Getting primal in Brighton

Checking out Lewes Castle

Playing by the sea in Brighton

Going for walks in the Ashdown Forest

Or just climbing up the door frame!

Or splashing in puddles!