In my opinion, athletes and soldiers who lose their drive to stay in shape tend to do so because their minds and bodies simply became overly exhausted and depleted from years of physical mistraining aimed at scoring rather than living. Exercising, training, and any other physical activity for that matter, whether competitive, combative, or not, sho

Scientific people find it hard to imagine our ancestors as happy and healthy because, being so cut off from Nature and the animal in us, we actually do suffer and struggle against the elements when we are so unfortunate as to find ourselves encountering them directly. When we get lost in the woods we don’t know what to do, we have no idea what to e

Essentially, instead of a grinding 45-minute run with a grimace on your face the entire way, you are better off doing a 90- to 120-minute hike, smiling and conducting a conversation the whole way. The low, slow movement, like hiking, will also help move lymphatic fluid around your body, develop your capillary beds, and keep your joints healthy.