Safety… Second?
Why the modern focus on safety at all costs is lowering our competence, confidence and capabilities while also making us
Category: Thoughts
Situational Movement
Situational Movement. Another term for what we practice in parkour. Words like ‘functional’ and ‘practical’ tend to evoke certain limited
The Future of Functional Fitness
The future of functional fitness is an evolution into functional movement. We see this already in the explosion of more
Risk and Reward
Stretching yourself is vital. Not the yoga kind, though – here I’m referring to stretching your abilities in movement and
A Reminder: Your Focus Determines Your Reality
A Reminder. More than anything, this past year has been a powerful reminder of the significance of adaptability and the
Make Your Life Your Practice
How you do anything is how you do everything. What this means, in practice, is that everything you do –
Effortlessness Requires Effort
Effortlessness typically only results from a long period of great effort. The best make things look easy because they persisted
The Cardinal Principle of Training
What’s the cardinal principle of all training? The single most fundamental element of making progress in any field of personal development. Consistency.
Your Mind is not Always Your Friend
It is important to remember that not always is your own mind your friend. In fact, the mind is the
Play is Serious Business
Play will help refresh your mental processes, giving your mind a much-needed break from daily routines that can become all too monotonous and repetitive, slowly eating away at your resolve and enthusiasm for life.
Train As An Individual, Not Just An Athlete
the greatest practices humans have yet created are those which train the entire individual, not just the athlete in us.
Embrace. Adapt. Overcome
An inevitability of positive, intentional adaptation is that you will not initially see what the solution to a problem will be. If you could, the adaptive principle would not be necessary…
Personal Alchemy: Why 2020 Didn’t Suck
The idea of alchemy is that of consciously-driven change from one state to another: a positive process of willful improvement. And chemical change requires the, sometimes explosive, interaction of elements..
Assume you are Wrong
Assuming you are wrong, about everything, is a highly effective way to ensure constant learning and continual improvement.
Longevity in Movement Practice
Your journey will be unique, and no one knows your body and mind better than you, if you take the time to listen and understand. Go at your own pace. Forgive your own errors.
Dan Edwardes 