I'm a hippie/Primal Exercise

I just went for a walk on my lunch break... barefooted. I've been reading a lot about the benefits of going barefooted, and it's
compelling to say the least.

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/even-if-the-shoe-fits-forget-it/


Wish I would have read about this before I dropped 80 bucks on running shoes last July.

Yesterday was my first day trying primal exercising. I don't want to say it's unconventional, because it's a lot of the same kind of stuff other people do, running, lifting, e.g. The manner in which you do these things is what makes primal exercising unique. It's based on the fact that for the better part of our existence human beings have not participated in prolonged workouts. On the contrary, our workouts were spontaneous, intense, and considerably more brief. Imagine living 40,000 years ago. You ran after things, and from things. There was probably very little prolonged cardio going on.

Here's a summary of my workout.

Jump rope for 2 minutes
Jogged to the park, then sprinted to the monkey bars and did 10 pullups
Jogged around the park then sprinted back to the garage and did 10 pushups.

Now, obviously that doesn't look like much, but I was GASPING for air for about 2-3 minutes after I finished. I used to think that I needed to workout longer, now I'm much more focused on increasing the intensity of my workouts. After all, that is what my body is designed to do.