First, it's important to distinguish between "health" and "fitness" as the two are often conflated. Do paraphrase Dan John(which I'll be doing a lot of): Fitness really just boils down to your ability to perform a specific task whereas health truly relates to the optimal function of the organs and the body as a whole. Many in our society are chasing fitness with the hope of a side-effect of health. Unfortunately without an intelligent and reasonable approach, the pursuit of fitness often compromises one's health. It seems like a silly thing, but so many are doing just that. They are pursuing someone else's definition of fitness, be it a visual description or some arbitrary performance test.
Ask yourself:
What is your goal?
Will this goal expand your life for the better?
Our goal, our mission at the Dragon Gym is to help our community become as healthy as possible. We strive to help men, women and children become better versions of themselves. Of course, we use a variety of vehicles to reach our destination: martial arts, muay thai kickboxing, russian kettlebells, yoga or personal training.
The key to all of this is our underpinning philosophy: we seek to enrich people's lives through physical exercise. This philosophy draws from a few principles.
- Minimalism --> we don't try to make you do everything under the sun. Just because you can do something, doesn't mean that you should. We seek to provide you with just the right amount of tools to help you succeed.
- Reasonableness --> We recognize that there is a time for high output; however, most of the time is not. Our programs are not for 14 days, or 6 weeks. We are looking to put you on the path of healthy living for a lifetime. How old are you? Remember, that number goes up every year 🙂
- Progression and Mastery --> It is in human nature to want to be better. This can mean several things. At a base level it means to want to look better and feel better. Additionally, humans want to be on the path of mastery. Although this is a longer road, it is more fulfilling. What is mastery? Mastery is comprehensive skill. We want to develop comprehensive skill of movement, of the body, of the mind and give ourselves purpose and direction in life.
Also recognize, that fitness and healthy living goes beyond the gym.
Get away from Either / Or thinking à It is the lowest form of reasoning / intelligence
- Cut out sugar
- Cut out “cardboard carbs”
- Get rid of “Frankenstein Fat”
- Eat Colorful Vegetables
- Imperfect Action is better than perfect inaction
- Just start doing the right things
- Eat Like an Adult
- Colorful / Green Veggies
- Lean Protein
- Water
- Train in a Fasted State
- Stay Hungry
- It’s not complicated!!!!!
“Fat Loss FEELS like hunger”
Cheers,
Somnath Sikdar
Master Instructor
Dragon Gym Martial Arts & Fitness
