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Get Fit To Be Functional For Life
Are you a "fringe" athlete?
Everyone seems to be talking about “functional fitness.” The term has been used in some of the articles on this blog. It sounds like a good thing. It seems simple enough. Still, people want to know what the buzz is all about.
Let us begin with a couple of definitions. According to Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary, function, in this instance, is defined as “the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists.” Also known as, purpose. Also, in accordance with the aforementioned dictionary, the word fitness is defined as the state of being sound physically and mentally. Combine these definitions and you have “functional fitness”.
So, that’s enough with the definitions already. How about some practical examples? Let’s take a look at a group most people would consider in excellent fitness, Olympians. Are they functionally fit? Well, not really. When people specialize in a specific athletic field they train night and day. However, the training they do is specific to their sport. They are “fringe athletes”. They have to isolate the muscles that allow them to excel in their sport. For example, a runner may have superior leg strength, stamina, and even core strength. But, they may not be able to lift a 50 lb box over their head.
Functional fitness is about real life. In 20, 30, or 40 years will you be able to get up out of chair with out assistance, tie your own shoes, carry your own groceries, or squat down to pick up your grandkids? If you are functionally fit the answer is yes. Functional fitness is designed to help you become stronger and more resilient to the ware that living life brings.
You will be in a state of mental and physical soundness that will prolong your ability to continue this specially fitted action that you exist for called life.
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The Defender’s Creed
I found this today and thought it quite appropriate…Your thoughts?
I accept and understand that human predators exist. Criminal or
terrorist, they take advantage of our civilized society to prey upon
the weak. They represent evil and must be confronted and defeated.
I believe that self-defense is a moral imperative, and that illegitimate
force and illegal violence must be met with righteous indignation and
superior violence.
I will not rely on others for the security of myself, my family and
my community. I proudly proclaim that I run with a like-minded pack.
I do not amble through life with the mind-numbed herd.
I will train with my chosen weapons, maintain them and carry them in
a condition of readiness at all times. I will be mentally prepared and
physically equipped to effectively respond to an attack or emergency.
I will constantly test myself against realistic standards to discover
my strengths and weaknesses. I will turn weakness into strength.
I will seek to learn new skills and techniques, and then teach what I
have learned to other members of the pack.
Be it with firearm or blade, empty hand or blunt object, I will hit
my enemies hard, fast and true.
I will live a quiet and unobtrusive life, but I will develop and retain
the capacity for swift and decisive violence.
I recognize that I am the modern equivalent of the traditional
Minuteman, and that I may be called to service at any time against
heavily armed enemies.
I will respond effectively.
I accept that I am a pariah among some of my countrymen, and a
quaint anachronism to others. I will not hold their ignorance against them.
I will win, or die trying.
I swear this creed before God, my family and my fellow citizens.
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