Laid-back Fitness

I am a has-been athlete/ironman/personal trainer turned Primal.  In March 2009, I stumbled across an article that rocked my world.  After reading (and re-reading) this convincing piece, I reduced my training significantly, altered my eating style, and became healthier and fitter than ever.  Now I only do fun events (at least to me) and short races and devotes much less time to “the grind” of endurance sports.  My current focus is to engage in creative and enjoyable workouts, and allocate more time for recreation and relaxation.

My wife Laurie, aka the First Laidy, is a hairstylist in Providence who maintains a healthy and sexy body without much exercise at all!  Although her adaptation to primal living was somewhat forced upon her when she moved into the cave, she embraced the food aspect and became very involved in preparing our meals.  She’ll be sharing some of her delicious recipes, as well as posting gear reviews, tips for grocery shopping, and more!

The point of this blog is to track our exercise, nutrition, and “play” activities.  We hope to inspire people to become healthier and improve their quality of life without being obsessive.  We believe a healthy lifestyle involves eating responsibly for the majority of our calorie intake, being active (preferably outside) doing things we enjoy, and taking time to relax and take it slow when our bodies give us that message.