Fitness Fundamentals, vol. I: 8 Essential Patterns
You don’t need another exercise manual. You need a guide. A friend. Someone who’s been where you are and wants to help you get where you’re going. That’d be me! I’m Jack Kirven, and I wrote “Fitness: Fundamentals: 8 Essential Patterns” to give you intimidation-free steps on how you can incorporate better eating, moving and thinking into your everyday life. Start with my eight patterns to help you set goals and design your own fitness journey — no frills, fads or false promises included. Then, explore how you can turn those concepts into actionable steps that help you reach milestones, day by day. You’re not alone on this fitness journey. Draw from my 20+ years of experience so you can look better, feel better, be better. Oh, and #TakeHotterSelfies, too!
The Fitness Fundamentals Series:
Fitness Fundamentals, vol. I: 8 Essential Patterns
Fitness Fundamentals, vol. II: Creating Your Own 8-Week Program
Fitness Fundamentals, vol. III: Breath
Fitness Fundamentals, vol. IV: Hydration
Fitness Fundamentals, vol. V: Nutrition
Fitness Fundamentals, vol. VI: Strength
Fitness Fundamentals, vol. VII: Conditioning
Fitness Fundamentals, vol. VIII: Flexibility
Fitness Fundamentals, vol. IX: Focus
Fitness Fundamentals, vol. X: Rest
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Recent Updates
Glycemic Index vs Glycemic Load
This score indicates how damaging a food will be to your blood sugar levels. Foods that score 0-55 are rated low impact (and thus presumed to be better for diabetics and those looking to maintain healthy weight and/or body fat ratios), but this is not the whole picture.
Caffeine: 14 better options to ease SAD
Nearly a year ago to the dot, I wrote an article about Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), but there I focused on the importance of getting access to a full range spectrum of light. Here I’d like to focus on caffeine and sleep’s effect on SAD. I’ll also offer suggestions for what to do to help you feel better on the dark days.
Avoid fish oil supplements
I don’t generally promote supplements. Most of them play to specific, isolated points of medical research to serve as a magic pill. One remarkable example of this is fish oil.
