(repost from my Travel Blog at https://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Nicholas-John-Nakis/) In 2007, I learned about this thing the Rastas call “Ital”. Ital is an Iyaric (Rasta talk) word that means “vital”, but with the connotation of “I” (as in, “I am vital”, or “my vitality”). It can also mean, “I-Tall,” as in, “these are the things that makeContinue reading “Ital Food & Tsom Food”
Category Archives: Fit
The Importance of Play
It’s been a long time since I wrote a “Fit” blog for this site. I updated a few other parts of my webpage today, and as I was strolling around the site, I clicked on “Fit” and noticed there was nothing new written with this tag since the launch of my Reach For The RingsContinue reading “The Importance of Play”
Personal Discipline
This is a common conversation I’ve been having with a lot of people lately. What is discipline? Where does discipline come from? Is discipline something that an outside force imposes upon you, or something that you impose upon yourself? Or, should it just come naturally? I believe that discipline works best as a pull (yourContinue reading “Personal Discipline”
What is “Health & Fitness Coaching”?
My business cards say, “Health & Fitness Coaching.” But, what exactly does that mean? What do I really do? The services I provide are Individual Design Coaching programs, One-on-One Training, and At-Home Training. That just tells you what’s on the menu, though, it doesn’t really tell you what I DO. In order to understand that,Continue reading “What is “Health & Fitness Coaching”?”
Home Gym Time Machine
I’ve been talking about home gyms this week on my Facebook page, so I wanted to do a blog about some of the home gyms I’ve had in the past. Then I came across these pictures of my firstborn son Javan and I playing in our yard in Lam Narai, Thailand in 2013. In theseContinue reading “Home Gym Time Machine”
Pumpkins Are For Food
I stand against the wasteful carving of pumpkins into jack-o-lanterns at Halloween. Every time I see a yard full of rotting pumpkins, I think about the people in our city streets without food, the working people whose families don’t have enough for all the hungry mouths, and those living in places of famine or foodContinue reading “Pumpkins Are For Food”
Make & Eat Food That You Like & Suits Your Goals
I just wrote a series of wordy, thinky blogs over the past week. Now it’s time to rely on my most popular and easy blog category: food pictures. My purpose in posting food photos is threefold: To encourage you to cook and eat your own food at home To reaffirm that healthy food can alsoContinue reading “Make & Eat Food That You Like & Suits Your Goals”
CrossFit History Lessons, Pt. 7
This is the final article in my series responding to the October 2002 CrossFit Journal, now 17 years since I read it for the first time in the fall of 2003. You can read all the other articles here: CrossFit History Lessons, Pt. 1 CrossFit History Lessons, Pt. 2 CrossFit History Lessons, Pt. 3 CrossFitContinue reading “CrossFit History Lessons, Pt. 7”
CrossFit History Lessons, Pt. 6
Honestly, I thought this would be one article with a few brief comments on the old CrossFit Journal. But, then… I had a lot to say. Here are the 5 blog posts leading up to this one, if you want to catch up: CrossFit History Lessons, Pt. 1 CrossFit History Lessons, Pt. 2 CrossFit HistoryContinue reading “CrossFit History Lessons, Pt. 6”
CrossFit History Lessons, Pt. 5
Continuing to re-read the October 2002 CrossFit Journal and process my thoughts and reflections based on 17 years of experience with these ideas (I encountered them in 2003). Here are the previous 4 articles on this topic: CrossFit History Lessons, Pt. 1 CrossFit History Lessons, Pt. 2 CrossFit History Lessons, Pt. 3 CrossFit History Lessons,Continue reading “CrossFit History Lessons, Pt. 5”
SMART, FIT, AND CLEAN 