KINETIC Sculpt® Journal
The new Kinect sensor on the new X-Box One is taking exercise consciously to a whole new level. It can gage skeletal and joint movement, muscle contraction, HR and facial expression. This is all awesome but don’t forget that ALL this data along with all your personal information gets fed to Microsoft. Big brother is not only watching but you are paying him to.
Exercise Consciously & Guard How Much You Want to Giveaway in the name of F-U-N.
Erwin
spiro-keats Asks:
gokinetic Said:
Thank you for taking the time to read and reply. I stuck with it for three months but just couldn’t justify the need for the heat. It felt unnecessary and I agree there were lots of inflated and dehydrated egos running amok.
Is it me or is @TheTimMcGraw looking “Manorexic”?
In recent interviews, Tim McGraw said, in 2008, he became sober. He replaced alcohol with exercise. As he has replaced one addiction for another, we are treated to seeing his new svelte appearance undressed in his new music videos and recent PR photos.
According to an online interview, he works out two hours per day including weight training. He trains in martial arts three times per week in 90 minute sessions. (He must have lots of time on his hands or is secretly embarking on a career in MMA.) I have no idea when his day off is. All I can say is “Tim, your body looks 32 and your face 52.”
I don’t know T.M. but he is not much older than me. However, he looks ten years older than me and why? The fact is after 40, if you begin to lose too much weight it ages you. You will lose fat from your face.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m a guy who appreciates being lean but if I were to take on McGraw’s gaunt appearance I would hope a friend would call me out.
Tim! I’m being a friend. Enough is enough. Your appearance is taking a hit. Consider talking to a mental health professional and find out what this is all about. Weight, addiction and self-esteem are a tightly wound knot.
There is lots to be said about the replacement technique but addiction is addiction. It is easy to move one fixation onto another. Again, I don’t know if this is the case with Tim McGraw. This is all an observation from someone who works in a business where eating disorders, and disordered eaters, abound.
According to statistics from the National Eating Disorder Association, more than a million men and boys battle the anorexia every day. 40% of binge eaters are men. Actor Ashley Hamilton recently divulged his longtime battle with an eating disorder and addiction.
The social pressures to remain young, vital, and ripped 24 hours a day, 365 days a year is there for both men and women. Exercise addiction and eating disorders are easy to hide because they are more likely to be rewarded. Stop and think. How does your body reflect your life?
We all make our choices.
Exercise Consciously.
Fifteen years ago, I studied Bikram Yoga intensely with the intention of being a teacher. After two months, it was clear to me there was little physiological benefit to Bikram or hot yoga. (I do like yoga itself though.) Now there’s enough data to support my conclusion. Here are a few…
- AN EXAMINATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN 8-WEEK BIKRAM YOGA PROGRAM ON MINDFULNESS, PERCEIVED STRESS, AND PHYSICAL FITNESS
- The Science Of Yoga: The Risks And The Rewards
- Bikram Yoga: Not All It Is Claimed To Be
I can list a host of psychological studies to explain why people gravitate to extreme methods. I have written about it in varying degrees in previous posts Orgasm Fitness, Tough Mudder, ANXIETY DVD, and Music & Performance.
Bikram yoga practitioners are religious about their routines and when you question the value of the practice you will enter into a debate on faith.
- The belief in the unseen - There is always speak of sweating as a detoxification of harmful chemicals from the body. However, the list of toxins Bikram practitioners are ridding themselves of has yet to be listed. Nonetheless these unknown chemicals are dangerous and the body is in need of purification.
- The subjective feelings argument - For many people, feelings are real. We have yet to measure feelings or substantiate the afterlife so everyone is an expert. These are safe topics if you want to avoid contradiction. To argue feelings in respect to exercise is like debating why butterscotch is a superior flavor to spearmint.
My advice is simple
- Drop the dogma
- Read the science
- Exercise Consciously
I promise you if I found a quick fix, I wouldn’t keep it a secret.
Be. Move. Do.
P.S. Oh, by the way, this is Bikram himself standing on a practitioner’s back to the delight and envy of his followers. This only looks crazy out of context I’m sure.
10 GREAT virtues to help you EXERCISE CONSCIOUSLY.
KINETIC Sculpt teaches you to think three-dimensionally about how you move all the time - it will make you more aware of how you occupy the space you make your life.
After all, the purpose of exercise is to improve the quality of your life. Train to live as opposed to the body that they think people are going to admire you for. It’s less pressure and you get what you want with less stress.
Skill acquisition is a gift that only you can give yourself.
Exercise Consciously.
Be.
Move.
Do.
-Erwin R Gonzalez
