The three forms which merge into ecological fitness:
European/Asian/NY City living
Country living (global)
Fitness (drawn largely from crossfit methodologies)
Brief outline of each:
European/Asian city Living
Travel
The foot as a primary means of daily travel
The bicycle as the secondary means
the train as the third
Gathering/food
the neighborhood as marketplace within range of primary,secondary
Food can come from outlying growing regions to farmers markets
Work/school
Within tertiary range
Social
Public space accepted as extension of personal (sidewalk,park, river, library,museum, pub/bar)
Fitness
Walking, cycling, personal sports (dance, gymnastics etc)
Country Living
Travel
The foot as a primary means of daily travel
The bicycle as the secondary means
the van/truck as the third
Gathering/food
the regional marketplace within range of secondary (with effort) or tertiary
Food can come from outlying growing regions to farmers markets and be at least supplemented by personal gardens and livestock
Work/school
Within primary (uphill ten miles in snow both ways) secondary or tertiary range
Social
Public space accepted mostly as the privet home and idea of guests, farmers market, PO, feedstore,Bar
Fitness
Building/Farming
Fitness
Achieved by using more energy than is needed for the tasks at hand
Problem
How to incorporate fitness into the two lifestyles
Thursday, July 23, 2009
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