Strength For Life

On today’s run I listened to this free audio review of Shawn Philip’s book Strength For Life
He had some great ideas about fitness.

Highlights:

Be Honest About Your Base
Not everyone can be an Olympian I definitely need to re-exam my abilities. Thinking seriously of having V02 max test done.

To Old ?
By looking at his image I would guess he’s over 40. So his opinion on aging is from his own experience. “Forget your age # think lifestyle!”

Meditation
Focus on the now - not the past or future. He uses meditation as a tool in the gym and believes it can help you improve your fitness level.

Sounds like a good read.

Unfortunately, I hesitate to order fitness books because they generally include a diet section that is incompatibly with my beliefs... (I’m a vegetarian.)
I was able to download an excerpt from the book and discovered, by looking at the table of contents, at least 39 pages related to diet stuff. To bad...

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