CultFit in the New Year

Posted: December 31, 2012 | Author: CultFit | Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: 2013, blogging, crossfit, eating disorders, exercise, Fiction, fitness, free range, gluten free, health, hipster, history, hope, kettlebell, life, love, lululemon, lust, meditation, mind, Morality, motivation, natural, New Year, New Year's, paleo, passion, pets, pilates, resolution, running, Science, spirit, whole foods, WOD, writing, yoga | 14 Comments

In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act-

Pop quiz Hot Shots:

The Best CultFit Posts of 2012

Gathered conveniently for you, here are the best posts from 2012, as judged by some random dude (actually all of you):

This is profoundly sad …		11,683
Tuesday 24 April 2012		1,673
Testing The Path Not Normally Taken		1,481
Maybe It’s His Fault		1,391
Grappling With Forgiveness		1,356
Guide to the London Summer Games: CultFit Style		1,259
Big Trouble Upstairs		1,221
Wednesday 20 June 2012		1,197
Wednesday 4 April 2012		1,188
A Thought Provoking Blog …		1,152
Sunday 11 September 2011		1,151
Friday 27 April 2012		1,149
Wednesday 9 May 2012		1,134
You Brought A Gun To A Knife Fight …		1,127
The Beautiful Blogger Award…		1,122

What to look forward to in 2013

We are going step back and strip CultFit of all its distractions, gimmicks, promotions and more. The main objective is to leave you, our Dear Reader with a pure and simple reading experience. Reading and digesting the words presented to you without any distractions.

What we feel is necessary for a simple, enjoyable reading experience:

Pithy, socially relevant topics to help you come to peace with your body and mind
No comments or “like” buttons to distract you from our message
A pleasant and easily read format
Minimal navigation, Minimal pics. Featured content for a “In and Out” experience
A breath of fresh air amidst a sea of distractions

The CultFit as you have come to love (used extremely loosely) will simply not be the same …

The “Workout” in 2013

Acquaint yourself with this lovely word:

heu·ris·tic

/hyo͞oˈristik/

Adjective-

Enabling a person to discover or learn something for themselves.

Noun-

A heuristic process or method.

What does time mean to you? We believe time is functionally similar to volatility in our lives: The more time, the more you can achieve, the more disorder to bathe in. Consider, that if you can suffer limited harm to your body if exposed to small errors (a brisk run, snappy kettlebell work), time brings the kind of “errors” that end up benefitting YOU. We like to call this experience. Other programs will break you with their use of time, not here.

Proper Form, Seek Flow, Develop Grace … Only then will we find Perfection

Notes:

Slowly and surely we will be migrating content to our new site, so all hope is not lost! CultFit will still be here tomorrow, in all its dreadful glory. Thank you once again for making CultFit what it is! Be well this New Year and ENJOY!!!

Little Bit of Sympathy

Posted: December 28, 2012 | Author: CultFit | Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: blogging, crossfit, exercise, fitness, free range, gluten free, happiness, health, hipster, hope, jogging, kettlebell, life, love, lululemon, lust, motivation, perspective, pilates, recovery, running, sex, skiing, trail running, whole foods, WOD, yoga | 9 Comments

Life is built up by the sacrifice of the individual to the whole. Each cell in the living body must sacrifice itself to the perfection of the whole; when it is otherwise, disease and death enforce the lesson-

*Part Two*

One of the main themes this year at CultFit has been: Living in the present moment. Each day, when we share a thought with you … We do so with no expectations. If you have been fortunate enough to travel around the world or surprisingly been called at work by your kids principle?!? The joy of traveling to faraway and exotic lands is bundled craftily with the excitement of not knowing what to expect. Kinda like driving to school …

“What in the hell did that little turd do this time!” <— Driving to school will never be the same.

We are burdened at times by our obsessive compulsive drive towards goals and plans. Another focus here is: Keeping a present state of mind. Plans and goals, be they short-term or long-term, are fine as long as we practice the pivotal Buddhist idea of non-attachment (digest this for a minute peeps).

Our main issue with goals is that in today’s hyper-media-society one becomes obsessed with the “goal“. However the real freedom is the realization that there are no goals, there is only the Now.

What happens when we wait for a tomorrow that never comes? All of us have uttered these very words: The weather today blows! I’ll wait to run tomorrow. F**K this sh!t!!! You want me to drive to gym when it’s freezing outside? Back to bed for me ...

We all have expectations to fulfill the very goals we honestly set (on a good – convenient day), the night before, when it’s warm and the bottle of Jam Jar has not been opened. The thing is peeps: YOU and the people around YOU will suffer when the goals you set fail to come to fruition.

A show of hands from the caring Husbands and boyfriends reading today?!? Anyone … Hello?!?

The Plan-

Where did this MILK COME FROM?

The Workout-

Freshly Fallen Snow = Cross Country Skiing

After a cup of freshly brewed white chai tea …

100 Alternating Goblet Squats

100 KB Halo’s

50 Perfect Pull Ups

Mix and match as you see fit.

Notes:

If you are committed to breaking the cycle of disappointment in life, the suffering and sadness when something does not happen as you planned? Then you will like (hopefully) what you see here at CultFit starting sometime early next month! Take care this weekend and ENJOY!!!

Always, Grace

Posted: December 26, 2012 | Author: CultFit | Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: blogging, compassion, courage, crossfit, exercise, fitness, free range, gluten free, grace, happiness, health, hipster, hope, intensity, jogging, kettlebell, Kindne, life, love, lululemon, marathon, motivation, paleo, pilates, Promise, running, trail running, Walk, walking, whole foods, WOD, yoga | 5 Comments

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible-

… “What is the highest act a person can perform?”

“Sitting in meditation.”

But the Master himself was rarely seen to sit in meditation. He was ceaselessly engaged in housework and fieldwork, in meeting people and writing books. He even took up the bookkeeping chores of the monastery.

“Why, then, do you spend all your time in work?”

“When one works, one need not cease to sit in meditation.”

The Plan-

The Workout-

Lament or move forward with Grace and Courage? The choice is yours?!?

10 One Step Forward One Step Back Lunges (each leg)

10 Perfect Pull Ups

10 Perfect Push Ups

10 KB Bent Over Rows

Form, Flow and Grace …

Notes:

To move through a program or life with Grace takes Courage peeps … ENJOY!!!

Dense Blues

Posted: December 24, 2012 | Author: CultFit | Filed under: Random Workout | Tags: 5k, blogging, christmas, crossfit, exercise, family, fitness, friends, happiness, health, hipster, holidays, hope, humor, kettlebell, life, love, lululemon, motivation, passion, pilates, running, Stories, whole foods, WOD, yoga | 14 Comments

One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas day. Don’t clean it up too quickly-

Like a freshly packed snowball hitting you up-side the head, Christmas is finally here. Many blog-o-peeps would tell you that life is “grand” and “splendid” this time of year although out here in the “real” world … We struggle with stress, family and other worries that muddle our thoughts.

Seeking out solitude for a few peaceful minutes to think is a true blessing: A warm cup of tea before the little ones awaken, running your favorite trail tonight and taking a long nap while watching ‘A Christmas Story’ for the fifth time.

A few peaceful and thoughtful minutes …

The Plan-