Join the Culture

When it comes to getting fit and resilient most people realize that they are going to have to train more and train more often, and then do that for a long period of time. The problem is that for beginners and for those just trying to get back into a routine having the motivation to get it done is not always easy. By yourself, it's easy to be into it this month and then start to slip the next (even if you are not a beginner). It's easy because most of us are surrounded by people who have no idea what real training is. We are surrounded by people who can't move at all, by people who when they do move move poorly, and by people who actually think 30 pounds is heavy! Hanging out with these people makes it very easy to start to believe that, just like them, "I am doomed to weakness and injury."

Fear not! We are here to help. Part of becoming fit is the training, but another large part of the equation is joining a new culture, one made up of people who are strong, fit, capable and are proud to show it. Active Escapes is a school of strength where we teach students how to tap into themselves and discover skills they never knew they had. But it is also a culture of healthy, resilient people who don't even bother to join in on the average conversation about exercise because we know the average person has no sense of the levels of fitness we aspire to. I have multiple students in their 70's for instance doing drills with 40, 50, even 70 pound kettlebells in their hands.....weights their peers can only relate to by thinking about how much it would hurt them to try themselves. It's simply a cut above everything the average person knows and therefore they can't relate.

So if you want to join us at the front of the pack, you will need to train and train regularly. But, you will also have to leave the old weak culture behind and join a new one - one that does not settle for the soft life the average person leads. Get yourself involved - attend the kettlebell classes, buy some books and DVD's, get on the blog, go to youtube and check out the kettlebell drills (search "keep2movin"), visit our facebook pages, etc. Practice alone is good, but to get over the top you need to surround yourself with like-minded people. Come join in, become a comrade, you will stand out among your friends. I guarantee it!

Power to you,
Cabell