| The Maintenance Library books, articles, and book discussions |
Primal Law#3 move frequently at a slow pace
03-19-2010, 02:56 PM
|
#1
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Ontario's West Coast
Posts: 14,800
S/C/G: 165/147/128
Height: 5'3"
|
Primal Law#3 move frequently at a slow pace
Walking, swimming, biking ... I understand the notion to be that we build a base of fitness. The ability to use our bodies gently in an active manner. Walkers are already partially primal!
Thoughts on this? What do you do and why? How has this benefitted you?
__________________
... Susan
Eat good food. Move yourself. Lift something.
You'll be surprised how much you don't miss grain.
Last edited by srmb60 : 03-19-2010 at 05:55 PM.
Reason: sp!
|
|
|
|
03-19-2010, 02:58 PM
|
#2
|
|
Moderator - 100lb club
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: USA
Posts: 6,626
S/C/G: 368/262/168
Height: 5'6
|
I asked the most respected trainer at the gym the other day to help me with my program. He said, go longer. Don't worry about your speed, just worry about putting in as many minutes as you can. So I would say...I agree!
__________________
The best diet is one you can stick with ~ I made a one year commitment on 2/28/11~
|
|
|
|
|
03-20-2010, 11:08 AM
|
#3
|
|
Ilene the Bean
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Ontario Canada
Posts: 11,774
S/C/G: 165/155/140
Height: 5'3"
|
I like longer and slower but sometimes, or most of the time, I don't have time to go longer, so I go faster to shorten the time... I also find that when I go slower and longer I don't sweat, and I love a good sweat...
This law may be right for some and not for others...
|
|
|
|
|
03-20-2010, 01:58 PM
|
#4
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: California
Posts: 7,098
S/C/G: 197/135/?
Height: 5'7"
|
I like the idea that we stress ourselves with our "workout regimens." I like the idea of a gentler, daily active life. I imagine different activities and intensities suit different people.
I think these "laws" are written so briefly that some people may not really understand what he's advising. For example, he also advises lifting and sprinting, so he has intensity too.
__________________
 Started 4/14/08 LINK TO PROGRESS PICS 1/1/2009
"It is impossible to live pleasurably without living wisely, well, and justly, and it is impossible to live wisely, well, and justly without living pleasurably" Epicurus
|
|
|
|
|
03-21-2010, 02:22 PM
|
#5
|
|
chuggin' right along
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Alaska
Posts: 1,273
S/C/G: 269/199/169;145
Height: 5'9"
|
I like to mix it up, in fact need to. day 1 = upper body weights/abs/intense cardio; day 2 = lower body weights/abs/intense cardio; day 3 = long, slow cardio; day 4=rest.
Friday was my long/slow cardio - a day at the pool with my boys. I was in the pool swimming and playing off and on for 5 hours. It was outstanding. Other times I take the dogs for a long ramble. That said, I still need the discipline and rigor of weights and more intense workouts. I wouldn't do without either.
__________________
Mini goals: First 10%.....2/16/10; BMI<35.0...3/1/10; halfway to int. goal, 2nd 10%, and 50 lbs lost...4/10/10; BMI<30 6/26/10; Onederland; 7/9/10; 3rd 10% 7/17/10; 4th 10% 9/20/10;
|
|
|
|
|
03-22-2010, 11:03 AM
|
#6
|
|
Just Me
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Maryland
Posts: 14,849
S/C/G: 364/202/182
Height: 5'6"
|
In my daily life, I also don't have a lot of time for slower activities. I do park my car so that I am not 'close' when I'm going places and I do try to walk here and there. Ideally, I wouldn't have a car and would be able to get stuff done without one but it doesn't quite work like that.
One reason I love going on vacation is generally there is a lot of walking involved. I went to NYC recently to visit a friend and I wore my bodybugg. I burned as much/more calories each day while in NYC as I did during my high exercise days (2.5 hours of exercise).
__________________
You can't out-exercise poor eating habits.
|
|
|
|
|
03-22-2010, 11:57 AM
|
#7
|
|
poco a poco
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 495
S/C/G: 246/166.5/158
Height: 5'5"
|
My running qualifies as slow, so I guess I'm OK with this.
__________________
|
|
|
|
Posts by members, moderators and admins are not considered medical advice
and no guarantee is made against accuracy.
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 10:55 AM.
|
|
