PMR #184: Serious Fun—The Art of Primal Play with Darryl Edwards.

On today’s episode, we welcome Darryl Edwards, who may arguably be one of the most fun paleo authorities around. Darryl is a speaker, a coach, nutritionist, an author, and the founder of Fitness Explorer Training. You might recognize his Primal Play methodology or perhaps you’ve just seen him piggybacking his friends around at different events. He’s been published in magazines like ELLE, Men’s Fitness, Women’s Health, and he even has a feature in an international documentary called We Love Paleo. Darryl was also recently interviewed for a new book called Born Primal and his goal with Primal Play is to make movement and activity fun and effective. Making individuals healthier and fitter in a way that’s enjoyable, rather than tedious. Although it certainly can be, play doesn’t have to mean silly or superfluous. As you’ll learn in this episode, play can also be an intense workout and help you become faster, fitter and stronger. Darryl’s method is not about rules and incremental improvements, but about moving your body creatively and using your environment to do so. Today, Darryl gives us some tips on how we can start running like a bear, chasing cars, climbing trees and putting play into practice. He also talks about the state of paleo both in London and the U.S and the future of the movement. Take a listen!

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Key Points From This Episode:

How discussions around the paleo movement have evolved. Diversifying paleo: How can paleo be made more accessible? Differences between the paleo community in the UK and the U.S. Why are there 19 ingredients in a US French fry? Learn more about Darryl’s latest book feature in Born Primal. Discover how Darryl’s Primal Play method was born. How you can achieve more from play than a work out. Why cherishing convenience isn’t beneficial for us. How you can start putting play into practice today. And much more!

Tweetables:

“Play can be a super set of working out. You can actually achieve more from a play session than a work out.” — @FitnessExplorer [0:38:10.1]

“I am stronger, faster, fitter than I’ve ever been and I haven’t done an official workout for years.” — @FitnessExplorer [0:43:53.1]

“If I am dead lifting I will deadlift a human being. If I was going to do a bench press today, I’d rather push a car.” — @FitnessExplorer [0:44:00.1]

“The more people bear crawl and climb trees… the more it will become normal.” — @FitnessExplorer [0:50:50.1]

Links Mentioned in This Episode: 

Darryl Edwards Website – http://www.thefitnessexplorer.com
Darryl Edwards on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/fitnessexplorer/?hl=en
Primal Play Website – https://www.primalplay.com/
Born Primal by Kendall Kendrick – https://www.amazon.com/Born-Primal-Conversations-Ancestral-Community/dp/0692926763
Darryl Edwards on Twitter – https://twitter.com/fitnessexplorer?lang=en
Paleo Fitness Book by Darryl Edwards – http://www.paleofitnessbook.com/
Darryl Edwards books – https://www.amazon.com/Darryl-Edwards/e/B00CA15V10
Loren Cordain’s Paleo Diet Book – http://thepaleodiet.com/dr-loren-cordain/

  

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