Pillars of Health - Fitness diaries

Here's a little non-classical wing chun for you from the floors of Pillars of Health. Wing Chun was created in the 1700's by the lady "Wing Chun" (meaning beautiful springtime) and was later adapted by Bruce Lee and Jesse Glover to be a form of self-defense that is incredibly effective because it uses the yin movements of a relaxed practitioner, and the powerful explosiveness of Bruce Lees's teachings. As bruce Lee said, a great practitioner does not strike ..."it strikes all by itself", with deadly efficacy allowing the defender to either escape harm, or damage the attacker sufficiently to dispel the notion of a further attack. Our instructor has over 47 years of experience in teaching self-defense and we are constantly amazed by how simple it is to learn, but difficult to master. Here is a couple teasers of what we teach at Pillars of Health: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9wtcjXmIRI&feature=plcp&context=C3dbbe49UDOEgsToPDskLCQ4Idi1c...

Sound too good to be true? It isn't... InfraRed Saunas burn an average of 600 Calories while you sit and sweat whilst reading your favorite book or trashy magazine.  It's not a substitute for a good workout by any stretch of the imagination, but it is an incredible complement to your weight loss approach or a great companion on your journey towards better health.  It's also an amazing for pain management for chronic pain and unbelievable for healing wounds! They're also an incredible way to release toxins, as far infrared is known to penetrate into the skin about an inch and a half and can access tough-to-reach toxins built-ups in fat and muscle cells. Pillars of Health's Far infrared sauna comes from  http://www.radianthealthsaunas.com/  (you can do more reading about the health benefits here). We will be receiving it in mid-march!  Get ready to SWEAT! Come see what Vancouver's premier personal training studio is all about:  http:/...

Sleep is the new awakening... Awesome post by Tony Schwartz http://blogs.hbr.org/schwartz/2011/03/sleep-is-more-important-than-f.html

There is no such thing as a straight line in nature. Think of one.   I can't.  Funnily, i believe a large percentage of injuries and arthritic conditions can be avoided by simply living with a direct 'feet-on' connection to nature rather than trying to pave her entirety so we might exist on multiple flat planes....with flat feet... supported by, yet removed from mother nature forever by the 1/2" of rubber underneath us.... In the personal training world we teach instability as a means of gaining stability, uneven surfaces to stimulate kinesthetic awareness and through the nerves and musculature and therefore arches of the feet a knowledge of your connection to your surroundings. We know that rotary and corkscrew motions are the most powerful functionally. We know that motion is better than no motion. That stagnation in anything causes death. We know that disturbing a circular system such as an ecosystem damages it through its inability to deal with positive feedb...

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