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Recent Experiments in Strength
Recently for some variety (somewhat same but different) I ran two experimental programs back to back that tied into each other. I thought I’d share them for anyone who might be looking for ways to shake things up a little. The Turkish Get-Up ...
Fundamental Principles of Health & Wellness
Today’s video blog post focuses on two fundamental health and wellness principles that are absolutely critical. If you wish to enjoy health, wellness and a high quality of life it is vital that you learn and apply the basic principles discussed in...
November’s OpenSky Shopkeeper Spotlight
Ready, Fire, Aim!
photo credit: eyeliam The very beginning of Balanced Existence was an experiment in the “Ready, Fire, Aim!” concept. At the time I had become inspired to start my own blog and to begin sharing with you things that I found interesting and he...
The Balanced Existence Store is Open!
I’m very excited to announce The Balanced Existence Store is now open for business! While it is a work in progress there already are a number of fantastic products available. As an added bonus OpenSky are offering free shipping through to Tuesday...
Why Eating Less and Exercising More is Not the Answer for Fat Loss
photo credit: - PicsmaKer - On an Internet forum I read an older woman recently started a thread about her current weight loss problem. According to her post she has been doing 40 – 50 minutes of exercise 6 times a week and eating a “health...
Balanced Existence Joins Forces with the OpenSky Project
Balanced Existence (BE) is and always will be about helping those who both need and want help. Through Balanced Existence I’ve been able to turn the worse times of my life into the greatest of blessings. If you happen to be in a negative situatio...
The Myth that Sugar Causes Type 2 Diabetes is a Myth
photo credit: bhamsandwich Just recently in response to my article – Juice Causes Diabetes – for the second time I’ve had someone leave a comment declaring sugar as a primal cause in sugar diabetes (remember when they used to call it that...
Still Walking the Talk One Year On
Back in August 2008 I posted an article called Talk the Talk, Walk the Walk. In that article I expressed how I refuse to take advice regarding health and fitness from a doctor or nutritionist who are themselves unhealthy or overweight. Sick people ca...
Sugar, Fat and Workout of the Day No. 2
Following is a workout I enjoyed just the other day. Begin with 3 minutes of jump rope to warm up. Then complete 20 two-handed kettlebell swings followed immediately by 1 minute of jump rope as active recovery. The point of the jump rope for active r...
Workout of the Day
The most repeatedly asked questions in regards to exercise more often than not refer to exercise programming or protocols. For example, your response to articles here on Balanced Existence such as The Connection Between Human History and Your Health ...
The Connection Between Human History and Your Health
Evolution is the scientific paradigm that governs biology. As biological organisms we are thus governed by evolution. This means our requirements in regards to diet, exercise, sunlight, and general lifestyle in order to survive and even flourish is p...
To Have Self-Discipline You Must Practice It
Exercise is a perfect setting for the practice of multilevel planning and self-discipline. First you need an overarching goal. If it is something like “get fit” or “lose some weight” you’re going to fail. You will not actually be able to de...
How to Successfully Complete a Uniquely Complex Undertaking
A subject I’m currently studying as part of a Master of Technology (Business Systems Design & Management) degree is Business Systems Project Management. In doing so I’ve come to understand the importance of methodologies, the importance of p...
Why the Deadlift Builds More Than Just Physical Strength
Achieving strength is in many fundamental ways the same as achieving anything else in life. There are certain qualities that are essential in the quest to become physically stronger. For example, when following a workout program persistence and consi...
The Truth About What it Takes to Build and Maintain a Healthy Heart
Heart disease continues to rank as both the number one disease and the number one cause of death. This is because the heart health advice we’ve tried to follow for 40 years is just plain wrong.ShareThis...
Meditation, Experiencing Life, and Getting Back on the Horse
My meditation practice is simple. I sit and be the sky. This begins with slowing down. Achieved by centering the mind on one physical sensory input. In this case the feeling of the breath at the rim of the nostrils. Breath and mind gradually merge. T...
The Balanced Existence Challenge - Week 1, Day 4
I've discovered that this heavy lifting business feels quite different from kettlebells. After doing the two sets of deadlifts I sat outside and ate some breakfast of Tuna, carrot, raw nuts and 15 minutes later some water. After I finished I found my...
The Balanced Existence Challenge - Week 1, Day 3
Throughout the day I played with my Captains of Crush No.1 gripper as I do most days for a couple of sets of five on each hand. The Captains of Crush No.1 gripper is a hand gripper that is rated at 140lbs. I’ve gotten a lot stronger on it recently ...
The Balanced Existence Challenge – Week 1, Day 2
One half of the Balanced Existence Challenge is the minimalist workout that I hope will lead to massive strength gains over time without adding bulk. The other important half is diet. The word “diet” shouldn’t conjure images of restriction it...
The Balanced Existence Challenge – Day 1
Having purchased a 140kg (300lbs) Olympic weight set last week I was very excited to start the Power to the People! program. So excited in fact I had to stop myself every day for the first couple of days from doing a second deadlift workout later on ...
Health Is Not an Intellectual Debate
Health, like spirituality, is not an intellectual debate. To make the transition from poor health to good health one must actually do something to arrest the downward slide. Health is a state of being. That state of being is the moon. Balanced Existe...
How to Look Good and Feel Great in Just 10 Minutes a Day
Balanced Existence is all about feeling good and finding ways to fit the things that help us feel good in with the daily demands of modern life. The workout I will be trialling for at least the next three months comes directly from Pavel’s book Pow...
The Balanced Existence Challenge
I’m very excited to announce, beginning next month, I will be starting the Balanced Existence Challenge. The challenge is essentially a program of eating, exercise and meditation designed to accommodate my full-time university study and writing com...
Boost Your Metabolism with Interval Training
This is the second part of an article that began with Interval Training for Health and Weight Loss. If you haven’t already you might like to read that article first to learn about how to safely ease into interval training. Here we will examine to m...
Interval Training for Health and Weight Loss
We’re all aware of the importance of regular exercise as part of a healthy lifestyle. There are as many different ways to exercise as there are people. The spectrum of exercise capacity is also a broad one. For some of us taking the stairs at work ...
Daily Weight Loss Tip – Persistence
What they have found is that even if you continue to remain overweight, with little apparent weight loss progress, it is of grave importance that you continue to with your program of exercise. This is because a slim couch potato has been found to hav...
Daily Weight Loss Tip – Gradually Transition to a Health Focused Lifestyle
Today I’m going to tell you a few truths about weight loss that you may not have heard before. You need to understand that weight loss together with many other “health” related sectors are industries. From a strictly business point of view it m...
