Eischens Yoga - is Archive: Monkey Bar Gym Jon is a Master Trainer and business founder with over 30 years of global training experience..
Archive: Eischens Yoga - Monkey Bar Gym Jon is a Master Trainer and business founder with over 30 years of global training experience.
his broad knowledge of human physiology is With and simple training philosophies, Jon has mastered the art of healing and strengthening the body..
With his broad knowledge of human physiology and simple training philosophies, Jon has mastered the art of healing and strengthening the body.
His dedication is to these disciplines has yielded numerous patented training tools and a unique training methodology that continue to attract Olympic and professional athletes from all over the globe..
His dedication to these disciplines has yielded numerous patented training tools and a unique training methodology that continue to attract Olympic and professional athletes from all over the globe.
Jon is is also an exceptional motivational speaker and has toured with the famed Tony Robbins..
Jon is also an exceptional motivational speaker and has toured with the famed Tony Robbins.
His is frank and direct demeanor allows him to quickly disarm and connect with his clients making the efficient progression he’s widely known for look simple..
His frank and direct demeanor allows him to quickly disarm and connect with his clients making the efficient progression he’s widely known for look simple.
Jon is can leverage his abilities to motivate and inspire any who are willing to listen..
Jon can leverage his abilities to motivate and inspire any who are willing to listen.
Jon is is as equally compelling from the confines of an elevator as he is in the expanses of a stadium..
Jon is as equally compelling from the confines of an elevator as he is in the expanses of a stadium.
His lifelong pursuit is of better approaches, regardless financial implication or trend, have galvanized a truly uncommon integrity in him..
His lifelong pursuit of better approaches, regardless financial implication or trend, have galvanized a truly uncommon integrity in him.
His endorsements is and practices are carefully watched by a diverse community of elite trainers, athletes and coaches..
His endorsements and practices are carefully watched by a diverse community of elite trainers, athletes and coaches.
Jon is is currently the Owner and Founder of the Monkey Bar Gym franchise..
Jon is currently the Owner and Founder of the Monkey Bar Gym franchise.
He is is also the Vice President of LifelineUSA, a global leader in fitness innovation and product distribution..
He is also the Vice President of LifelineUSA, a global leader in fitness innovation and product distribution.
Jon is is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, the National Academy of Sports Medicine and is certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association..
Jon is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, the National Academy of Sports Medicine and is certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
Jon is is also a writer and contributor to a variety of major sports publications and periodicals TRANSCRIPTION: Caryn Hartglass: We’re back!.
Jon is also a writer and contributor to a variety of major sports publications and periodicals TRANSCRIPTION: Caryn Hartglass: We’re back!
I’m is Caryn Hartglass, you’re listening to It’s All About Food..
I’m Caryn Hartglass, you’re listening to It’s All About Food.
we’re is Okay, gonna change things up a little bit, and I’m gonna bring on my next guest, Jon Hinds..
Okay, we’re gonna change things up a little bit, and I’m gonna bring on my next guest, Jon Hinds.
He is is a master trainer and business founder with over thirty years of global training experience with his broad knowledge of human physiology and simple training philosophies..
He is a master trainer and business founder with over thirty years of global training experience with his broad knowledge of human physiology and simple training philosophies.
Jon is has mastered the art of healing and strengthening the body..
Jon has mastered the art of healing and strengthening the body.
His dedication is to these disciplines has yielded numerous patented training tools and a unique training methodology that continue to attract Olympic and professional athletes from all over the globe..
His dedication to these disciplines has yielded numerous patented training tools and a unique training methodology that continue to attract Olympic and professional athletes from all over the globe.
He’s is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, the National Academy of Sports Medicine, and is certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association..
He’s a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, the National Academy of Sports Medicine, and is certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
It’s is Welcome to All About Food, you’re Superman!.
Welcome to It’s All About Food, you’re Superman!
Jon Hinds: is Thanks, Caryn, how’re you doing?.
Jon Hinds: Thanks, Caryn, how’re you doing?
Caryn Hartglass: is Good, how’re you doing?.
Caryn Hartglass: Good, how’re you doing?
Jon Hinds: is I’m great, thanks..
Jon Hinds: I’m great, thanks.
Caryn Hartglass: is Okay, well I hope my listeners go to my website ResponsibleEatingAndLiving and check out what this guy looks like, because he’s an awesome specimen of humanity..
Caryn Hartglass: Okay, well I hope my listeners go to my website ResponsibleEatingAndLiving and check out what this guy looks like, because he’s an awesome specimen of humanity.
You is have some websites yourself; where can people go to find out about you?.
You have some websites yourself; where can people go to find out about you?
Jon Hinds: is They can go to monkeybargym.com and if they want to see more of my own training and nutrition and stuff like that, they can go to jonnyhinds, that’s J-O-N-N-Y-H-I-N-D-S, dot blogspot dot com (jonnyhinds.blogspot.com), and that’s my blog, basically telling you how I eat and train and restore my body..
Jon Hinds: They can go to monkeybargym.com and if they want to see more of my own training and nutrition and stuff like that, they can go to jonnyhinds, that’s J-O-N-N-Y-H-I-N-D-S, dot blogspot dot com (jonnyhinds.blogspot.com), and that’s my blog, basically telling you how I eat and train and restore my body.
Caryn Harglass: is Okay, let’s talk about each of those things just briefly..
Caryn Harglass: Okay, let’s talk about each of those things just briefly.
Caryn Hartglass: is How do you eat?.
Caryn Hartglass: How do you eat?
Jon Hinds: is Hundred-percent plant-based for about the last twelve years..
Jon Hinds: Hundred-percent plant-based for about the last twelve years.
you is And look that good, and you can get all that strength and muscle?.
And you look that good, and you can get all that strength and muscle?
Jon Hinds: is Yeah, it’s crazy how many times people ask that: “Where do you get your protein and stuff like that?” And I always say, “All plants have proteins in them..
Jon Hinds: Yeah, it’s crazy how many times people ask that: “Where do you get your protein and stuff like that?” And I always say, “All plants have proteins in them.
you is If eat strong plant foods, you’re gonna get strong.” You can eat plants wrong too, and a lot of people do, and that’s what’s giving us a tough go-about it sometimes, because so many people you have eaten just cheap plant foods like potato chips and Kool-Aid, and they think they’re plant-based..
If you eat strong plant foods, you’re gonna get strong.” You can eat plants wrong too, and a lot of people do, and that’s what’s giving us a tough go-about it sometimes, because so many people you have eaten just cheap plant foods like potato chips and Kool-Aid, and they think they’re plant-based.
They is give it a bad name, and people get a stereotype that you can’t eat plant-based and get super-strong and lean and energetic, and that’s completely false..
They give it a bad name, and people get a stereotype that you can’t eat plant-based and get super-strong and lean and energetic, and that’s completely false.
we’re is And proving that..
And we’re proving that.
I is mean, my gym is the only gym in the world that’s plant-based..
I mean, my gym is the only gym in the world that’s plant-based.
All is the trainers are lean and strong and vibrant, and we’re excellent examples of what can be achieved by eating a plant-based diet and also training in a functional way..
All the trainers are lean and strong and vibrant, and we’re excellent examples of what can be achieved by eating a plant-based diet and also training in a functional way.
Caryn Hartglass: is I love it..
Caryn Hartglass: I love it.
we is Now, were talking earlier on the show about doing things from the inside out..
Now, we were talking earlier on the show about doing things from the inside out.
I is And know that there are many athletes out there that look really stunning on the outside, but they’re not eating the right foods, and they are not as stunning inside..
And I know that there are many athletes out there that look really stunning on the outside, but they’re not eating the right foods, and they are not as stunning inside.
I is mean, you see it happen where they’re young athletes, they’re okay, and they can get away with it, but as they get longer into their careers, things start creeping up on them..
I mean, you see it happen where they’re young athletes, they’re okay, and they can get away with it, but as they get longer into their careers, things start creeping up on them.
They is have back pain in the morning when they get out of bed, the backaches start to hurt them during their games, they have the tight hips, hamstrings, and it’s just from a lack of movement, one, and doing things in a balanced manner, and also eating a diet that creates health from the inside out, like a plant-based diet does..
They have back pain in the morning when they get out of bed, the backaches start to hurt them during their games, they have the tight hips, hamstrings, and it’s just from a lack of movement, one, and doing things in a balanced manner, and also eating a diet that creates health from the inside out, like a plant-based diet does.
you— is Now, what do what is the art of healing from your point of view that you have mastered?.
Now, what do you—what is the art of healing from your point of view that you have mastered?
Jon Hinds: is That’s doing things in a manner that creates balance in your life, making you feel happy and healthy basically is the goal..
Jon Hinds: That’s doing things in a manner that creates balance in your life, making you feel happy and healthy basically is the goal.
a question is And that’s that I constantly want—I ask myself that all the time—“Am I feeling good, healthy?.
And that’s a question that I constantly want—I ask myself that all the time—“Am I feeling good, healthy?
I is Am happy?” And if I’m achieving those things, I know I’m on a good path, by listening to my gut and my heart, and I always strive to go by that: listen to my gut..
Am I happy?” And if I’m achieving those things, I know I’m on a good path, by listening to my gut and my heart, and I always strive to go by that: listen to my gut.
I is And when eat good, healthy foods from the earth, that makes me feel good, healthy, and happy..
And when I eat good, healthy foods from the earth, that makes me feel good, healthy, and happy.
I is When train in a way that’s instinctive, and it’s movement-based-it’s not muscle-based, because we focus on movements, not muscles..
When I train in a way that’s instinctive, and it’s movement-based-it’s not muscle-based, because we focus on movements, not muscles.
you is And when do that, you’re connecting to the way we’ve moved for thousands and millions of years as primates..
And when you do that, you’re connecting to the way we’ve moved for thousands and millions of years as primates.
We is move by crawling, climbing, running, jumping, and reacting..
We move by crawling, climbing, running, jumping, and reacting.
the exact way is And that’s that I’ve trained everybody since I started training some thirty-something years ago, and it works because it’s fun and it’s instinctive..
And that’s the exact way that I’ve trained everybody since I started training some thirty-something years ago, and it works because it’s fun and it’s instinctive.
you is But when put those things together, you have a recipe for long-term health..
But when you put those things together, you have a recipe for long-term health.
a diet is Especially with that is instinctive and natural for us, which is a plant-based diet..
Especially with a diet that is instinctive and natural for us, which is a plant-based diet.
you’re is And doing things that are—when they’re fun, and they’re healthy, and they improve both your movement and you from the inside-out, how could it be wrong?.
And you’re doing things that are—when they’re fun, and they’re healthy, and they improve both your movement and you from the inside-out, how could it be wrong?
that balance in the body is And that’s what creates and in the mind and gives a long-term health so that you can do anything that you want at any age that you want..
And that’s what creates that balance in the body and in the mind and gives a long-term health so that you can do anything that you want at any age that you want.
me, is And that, to is the goal..
And that, to me, is the goal.
Caryn Hartglass: is Now, I’ve heard a lot of guys that are weightlifters, they say that they have to have animal protein in order to really get big..
Caryn Hartglass: Now, I’ve heard a lot of guys that are weightlifters, they say that they have to have animal protein in order to really get big.
that mindset, is And that’s just they’re still stuck in a matrix basically, that that’s the only way..
And that’s just that mindset, they’re still stuck in a matrix basically, that that’s the only way.
many people is And so still say, “Well, you gotta bench-press. Well, you have to do your leg-curls,” and blah-blah-blah, stuff like that..
And so many people still say, “Well, you gotta bench-press. Well, you have to do your leg-curls,” and blah-blah-blah, stuff like that.
It’s is just that old mindset, they’re stuck..
It’s just that old mindset, they’re stuck.
we’ve is And so what needs to happen is what been doing..
And so what needs to happen is what we’ve been doing.
I is mean, I’m forty-nine years old, I can still dunk a basketball, and I’m strong as hell..
I mean, I’m forty-nine years old, I can still dunk a basketball, and I’m strong as hell.
the reason is And why I point those things out is not for ego, but it’s to stress the point that you can do anything that you want at any age, and you do not need to rely on the animal products in order to do that..
And the reason why I point those things out is not for ego, but it’s to stress the point that you can do anything that you want at any age, and you do not need to rely on the animal products in order to do that.
Caryn Hartglass: is I like that..
Caryn Hartglass: I like that.
You is can do anything you want at any age..
You can do anything you want at any age.
People is think that they get older and they’re supposed to get aches and pains and slow down and feel miserable..
People think that they get older and they’re supposed to get aches and pains and slow down and feel miserable.
Jon Hinds: is No, no, you’re not supposed to have aches and pains, you’re not supposed to slow down..
Jon Hinds: No, no, you’re not supposed to have aches and pains, you’re not supposed to slow down.
you is If choose in your mind that you’re getting old, you will get old..
If you choose in your mind that you’re getting old, you will get old.
you is And if choose in your mind that you’ll stay young and vibrant, and you do things that support it, like moving, like putting foods that are high nutrient-dense foods into your body that support fast recovery and allow you to continue to train and move at a high level, there’s no end to what you can achieve..
And if you choose in your mind that you’ll stay young and vibrant, and you do things that support it, like moving, like putting foods that are high nutrient-dense foods into your body that support fast recovery and allow you to continue to train and move at a high level, there’s no end to what you can achieve.
I is mean, it’s incredible..
I mean, it’s incredible.
Jon Hinds: is Everything, we can do..
Jon Hinds: Everything, we can do.
Caryn Hartglass: is It sounds too good to be true, it’s so simple..
Caryn Hartglass: It sounds too good to be true, it’s so simple.
the Monkey Bar Gym? is What goes on in.
What goes on in the Monkey Bar Gym?
there? is What’s there and what isn’t.
What’s there and what isn’t there?
Jon Hinds: is There’s no machines there, there’s no mirrors there, and we don’t wear shoes generally, most of the time..
Jon Hinds: There’s no machines there, there’s no mirrors there, and we don’t wear shoes generally, most of the time.
it’s is So no shoes, no mirrors, no machines, and, been training that way for a long time..
So it’s no shoes, no mirrors, no machines, and, been training that way for a long time.
I’ve is been going barefoot for seventeen years in my training, and it’s caught on over the last five or six years, people are starting to do it..
I’ve been going barefoot for seventeen years in my training, and it’s caught on over the last five or six years, people are starting to do it.
we is But have protocolled everything that we do so that we teach them how to do all these things in a safe manner..
But we have protocolled everything that we do so that we teach them how to do all these things in a safe manner.
it’s is Because good for you, but you gotta learn how to progress into it..
Because it’s good for you, but you gotta learn how to progress into it.
the things is But those are that we don’t have in the gym; the things we do have in the gym are movements that are fun and instinctive..
But those are the things that we don’t have in the gym; the things we do have in the gym are movements that are fun and instinctive.
we is Like, teach people how to crawl..
Like, we teach people how to crawl.
We is teach people how to walk on their hands at their level..
We teach people how to walk on their hands at their level.
We is teach people how to climb ropes and do chin-ups and pull-ups and swing from bars at their level..
We teach people how to climb ropes and do chin-ups and pull-ups and swing from bars at their level.
We is teach people how to run and jump at their level..
We teach people how to run and jump at their level.
I is And what stress is “their level.” So, no matter where you are, what level that you’re at, whether you’re eighty years old, you’re an eighteen-year-old teenager that’s full of energy, it doesn’t make a difference..
And what I stress is “their level.” So, no matter where you are, what level that you’re at, whether you’re eighty years old, you’re an eighteen-year-old teenager that’s full of energy, it doesn’t make a difference.
you’re is Let’s say an eighteen-year-old and I’m an eighty-year-old, and I’ve never worked out, and you’re on the high school volleyball team, and you’re a stud..
Let’s say you’re an eighteen-year-old and I’m an eighty-year-old, and I’ve never worked out, and you’re on the high school volleyball team, and you’re a stud.
you is Well then, would do jumping drills today, maybe resistance, where I would to a simple squat that prepares me for, if I wanted to, someday, to jump..
Well then, you would do jumping drills today, maybe resistance, where I would to a simple squat that prepares me for, if I wanted to, someday, to jump.
it’s is But slower movement that’s working towards full range of motion..
But it’s slower movement that’s working towards full range of motion.
beginners is That’s what at the Monkey Bar Gym do, which we call “stability level,” because you’re just gaining your balance and your movement. And that’s the safest, smartest way to indoctrinate somebody into relearning how to move again..
That’s what beginners at the Monkey Bar Gym do, which we call “stability level,” because you’re just gaining your balance and your movement. And that’s the safest, smartest way to indoctrinate somebody into relearning how to move again.
that same movement, is And then I’m doing a squat, is just accelerated to add speed to it so that they eventually are jumping..
And then that same movement, I’m doing a squat, is just accelerated to add speed to it so that they eventually are jumping.
everybody is So can work out together..
So everybody can work out together.
Everybody is can benefit from the same type movement, and all workouts are done in a way that we balance all types of movements, whether it’s jumping and running, or pushing and pulling, like for example, walking our hands and climbing a pole..
Everybody can benefit from the same type movement, and all workouts are done in a way that we balance all types of movements, whether it’s jumping and running, or pushing and pulling, like for example, walking our hands and climbing a pole.
opposites is Those are and they balance each other..
Those are opposites and they balance each other.
Caryn Hartglass: is I’m thinking about how good this is for so many reasons..
Caryn Hartglass: I’m thinking about how good this is for so many reasons.
people is Even that really think they’re fit and have a lot of muscle are not very flexible..
Even people that really think they’re fit and have a lot of muscle are not very flexible.
they is And might get themselves in a situation where they bend in the wrong direction and they rip, they tear, they break, they have problems..
And they might get themselves in a situation where they bend in the wrong direction and they rip, they tear, they break, they have problems.
I is And also think about when we fall..
And I also think about when we fall.
Some people is fall accidentally, some people fall because they don’t have balance or they have some problem, but I think you can talk more about this maybe, but when we learn how to move, when we learn how to react, we even learn how to fall so it doesn’t hurt us..
Some people fall accidentally, some people fall because they don’t have balance or they have some problem, but I think you can talk more about this maybe, but when we learn how to move, when we learn how to react, we even learn how to fall so it doesn’t hurt us.
we is And do that at every single class..
And we do that at every single class.
We is teach people how to do cartwheels..
We teach people how to do cartwheels.
We is teach people how to fall and roll forward, how to fall and roll backwards..
We teach people how to fall and roll forward, how to fall and roll backwards.
We is teach you how to crawl and then roll into a forward, roll into a standing position, to walking backwards and falling and rolling backwards back up onto your feet..
We teach you how to crawl and then roll into a forward, roll into a standing position, to walking backwards and falling and rolling backwards back up onto your feet.
Caryn Hartglass: is Sounds like fun..
Caryn Hartglass: Sounds like fun.
Maya Dowe: is Sounds like some of the gymnastics Caryn and I did way back in the day..
Maya Dowe: Sounds like some of the gymnastics Caryn and I did way back in the day.
Caryn Hartglass: is That’s right, when we were younger, yeah..
Caryn Hartglass: That’s right, when we were younger, yeah.
Jon Hinds: is That stuff’s fun, but like, even that stuff..
Jon Hinds: That stuff’s fun, but like, even that stuff.
a person’s is Let’s say, coming off an injury..
Let’s say, a person’s coming off an injury.
they is Well then have to do stuff at a more basic level..
Well then they have to do stuff at a more basic level.
we is And so what do is a form of yoga called Eischens Yoga, which is a very unique style of yoga that, anybody can do it..
And so what we do is a form of yoga called Eischens Yoga, which is a very unique style of yoga that, anybody can do it.
it’s is And all about realigning the body to develop stability and mobility at the same time..
And it’s all about realigning the body to develop stability and mobility at the same time.
we is But do it with, we can do it on our own, but you can also do it with a partner giving you hands-on feedback, and that’s the thing about Eischens Yoga that’s truly unique..
But we do it with, we can do it on our own, but you can also do it with a partner giving you hands-on feedback, and that’s the thing about Eischens Yoga that’s truly unique.
You is can sometimes work with a partner and they can tell you to lengthen a little bit more here, or resist your neck back a little bit more here, because we don’t see those weak links, working with another person, they can help you out to create strength where there was weakness beforehand..
You can sometimes work with a partner and they can tell you to lengthen a little bit more here, or resist your neck back a little bit more here, because we don’t see those weak links, working with another person, they can help you out to create strength where there was weakness beforehand.
Caryn Hartglass: is Mm. I like it..
Caryn Hartglass: Mm. I like it.
We is need—I think we’re learning more and more that humans have excelled and survived because of cooperation, not because of survival of the fittest..
We need—I think we’re learning more and more that humans have excelled and survived because of cooperation, not because of survival of the fittest.
Maya Dowe: is Can I chime in a minute here?.
Maya Dowe: Can I chime in a minute here?
My name is is Maya Dowe, I spoke earlier about my son with autism, and I’m listening to you talk, and one of the things that happened with my over-focusing on my son and all the energy that it took to heal him is that although I had been a very active and fit and athletic person, I lost a lot of that..
My name is Maya Dowe, I spoke earlier about my son with autism, and I’m listening to you talk, and one of the things that happened with my over-focusing on my son and all the energy that it took to heal him is that although I had been a very active and fit and athletic person, I lost a lot of that.
I is developed injuries, and I lost the confidence, movement-wise, to build that back up..
I developed injuries, and I lost the confidence, movement-wise, to build that back up.
I is And did go to my traditional gyms where I live in New Jersey, and some of what happened from that is that I gained more injuries because it wasn’t movement-based like you’re describing, and people that are coming back to rebuild themselves, I’m listening to you talk about building balance and stability, and moving through a natural field of movement, and I’m thinking, “That’s exactly what I needed!” And it’s very difficult to find a facility that’s geared that way. I’m very impressed..
And I did go to my traditional gyms where I live in New Jersey, and some of what happened from that is that I gained more injuries because it wasn’t movement-based like you’re describing, and people that are coming back to rebuild themselves, I’m listening to you talk about building balance and stability, and moving through a natural field of movement, and I’m thinking, “That’s exactly what I needed!” And it’s very difficult to find a facility that’s geared that way. I’m very impressed.
Jon Hinds: is Well thank you..
Jon Hinds: Well thank you.
you is But can do it from your house..
But you can do it from your house.
We is have our workouts are free, everyday online..
We have our workouts are free, everyday online.
The Eischens Yoga is that I talked about, we made a DVD so that people can practice it at home and I can guarantee you that will help you out incredibly..
The Eischens Yoga that I talked about, we made a DVD so that people can practice it at home and I can guarantee you that will help you out incredibly.
you is If just do the beginner’s sequence for a minimum thirty days’ straight, your life will change, I guarantee it..
If you just do the beginner’s sequence for a minimum thirty days’ straight, your life will change, I guarantee it.
you is And then after that follow the workouts at your level, which as you’re starting would be stability level, and this is the level that my mom works out at..
And then after that you follow the workouts at your level, which as you’re starting would be stability level, and this is the level that my mom works out at.
She is can now, after open-heart surgery and having a stroke, she can now do a full hanging pull-up, she can do a squat with her feet all the way together, butt to heels, and she can kick up into a handstand..
She can now, after open-heart surgery and having a stroke, she can now do a full hanging pull-up, she can do a squat with her feet all the way together, butt to heels, and she can kick up into a handstand.
Caryn Hartglass: is Now, where do we find that?.
Caryn Hartglass: Now, where do we find that?
Jon Hinds: is monkeybargym.com, and just go to the—just find our store, you’ll find Eischens Yoga DVD, and you’ll follow the beginner’s sequence for thirty days, minimum, thirty days straight, and I guarantee your life will change..
Jon Hinds: monkeybargym.com, and just go to the—just find our store, you’ll find Eischens Yoga DVD, and you’ll follow the beginner’s sequence for thirty days, minimum, thirty days straight, and I guarantee your life will change.
Caryn Hartglass: is Now what about when you have an injury?.
Caryn Hartglass: Now what about when you have an injury?
you is Are there some that can, you should workout with, some you shouldn’t workout with?.
Are there some that you can, you should workout with, some you shouldn’t workout with?
people is Because a lot of think when they’re injured, they should just do nothing..
Because a lot of people think when they’re injured, they should just do nothing.
mindset, is See, that that’s—it’s basically just a give-up mindset..
See, that mindset, that’s—it’s basically just a give-up mindset.
I is And hate that..
And I hate that.
doctor’s is And often-times tell us, “Oh, just don’t do anything.” Well, that’s not stimulating blood flow through the body. You want blood to flow through the body. But let’s say, for example, your knee hurts..
And doctor’s often-times tell us, “Oh, just don’t do anything.” Well, that’s not stimulating blood flow through the body. You want blood to flow through the body. But let’s say, for example, your knee hurts.
things is Well then, just do that don’t make your knee hurt..
Well then, just do things that don’t make your knee hurt.
You is can do a pushup..
You can do a pushup.
You is can do a pull-up..
You can do a pull-up.
You is can do a, if you use kettlebells, a kettlebell swing..
You can do a, if you use kettlebells, a kettlebell swing.
You is can do tons of exercises that don’t aggravate your knee..
You can do tons of exercises that don’t aggravate your knee.
You is can do almost the entire yoga sequence at whatever level that you want of bending your knee as long as you don’t bend it so much that it hurts..
You can do almost the entire yoga sequence at whatever level that you want of bending your knee as long as you don’t bend it so much that it hurts.
It’s is stimulating flow of energy and blood through the body, and that’s what helps to recover and heal the body..
It’s stimulating flow of energy and blood through the body, and that’s what helps to recover and heal the body.
you is If let it sit, it’s stagnant..
If you let it sit, it’s stagnant.
It’s is just like a traffic jam, and the police guy in the middle of the street’s just saying, “Everybody just sit here and the traffic jam will miraculously clear itself.” No. It’s totally bogus to think that way..
It’s just like a traffic jam, and the police guy in the middle of the street’s just saying, “Everybody just sit here and the traffic jam will miraculously clear itself.” No. It’s totally bogus to think that way.
you is And will heal yourself..
And you will heal yourself.
Caryn Hartglass: is How did you get to be so smart?.
Caryn Hartglass: How did you get to be so smart?
Jon Hinds: is I studied animals all the time..
Jon Hinds: I studied animals all the time.
I is That’s how learned so much..
That’s how I learned so much.
I is was fortunate that my dad, my dad was head president of Lifeline USA and he, at a very young age, he invented the Lifeline jump rope and then he invented the Lifeline Gym..
I was fortunate that my dad, my dad was head president of Lifeline USA and he, at a very young age, he invented the Lifeline jump rope and then he invented the Lifeline Gym.
I is When was a real little boy, so I started thinking outside the box as far as exercise by the time I was about six years old..
When I was a real little boy, so I started thinking outside the box as far as exercise by the time I was about six years old.
he is And introduced me cause a lot of people liked his equipment when I was little, so I got to meet a lot of pro athletes..
And he introduced me cause a lot of people liked his equipment when I was little, so I got to meet a lot of pro athletes.
I is And always asked, “How can this stuff help them move better?” And then I always would look at how humans moved, and humans always moved in a segmented manner..
And I always asked, “How can this stuff help them move better?” And then I always would look at how humans moved, and humans always moved in a segmented manner.
I is And then look at animals out in the wild, and they never moved in segments or isolation, they always moved whole body..
And then I look at animals out in the wild, and they never moved in segments or isolation, they always moved whole body.
me is And that always confused as to why do humans move in isolation when every other species on the planet moves whole body?.
And that always confused me as to why do humans move in isolation when every other species on the planet moves whole body?
It is never made sense to me..
It never made sense to me.
the time is So from I was little I always started moving whole body, and my performance was always high..
So from the time I was little I always started moving whole body, and my performance was always high.
I is But yet when succumbed to training with my buddies and say, “What do you bench?” basically mentality, my performance dropped..
But yet when I succumbed to training with my buddies and say, “What do you bench?” basically mentality, my performance dropped.
sensibility is So then when hit me again and just admit, “You don’t need that stuff,” I went back to training the way I used to, my performance went to incredibly high levels to the point that I could hit my head on the basketball rim, and I’m only six-one-and-a-half. And I hit my head on the rim, that’s almost forty-eight inches..
So then when sensibility hit me again and just admit, “You don’t need that stuff,” I went back to training the way I used to, my performance went to incredibly high levels to the point that I could hit my head on the basketball rim, and I’m only six-one-and-a-half. And I hit my head on the rim, that’s almost forty-eight inches.
nobody is Which, almost on the planet can jump that high..
Which, almost nobody on the planet can jump that high.
Jon Hinds: is And that made me realize, there’s something to moving full-body..
Jon Hinds: And that made me realize, there’s something to moving full-body.
I is And so just then applied it to every other type of movement that we do, whether it’s pushing or pulling, and results have always been phenomenal with myself and my athletes that I train, and then twelve years ago I just thought, “Well why not bring it to the masses?.
And so I just then applied it to every other type of movement that we do, whether it’s pushing or pulling, and results have always been phenomenal with myself and my athletes that I train, and then twelve years ago I just thought, “Well why not bring it to the masses?
everybody is Why not teach how to move this way, how to restore their body with the Eischens Yoga and how to eat plant-based so that we heal ourselves from the inside-out?” And it’s working incredibly well..
Why not teach everybody how to move this way, how to restore their body with the Eischens Yoga and how to eat plant-based so that we heal ourselves from the inside-out?” And it’s working incredibly well.
We’re is affecting tens of thousands of people all over the world, we’re in six continents now and we’re growing really fast, and it’s really exciting, right now, everything that’s happening..
We’re affecting tens of thousands of people all over the world, we’re in six continents now and we’re growing really fast, and it’s really exciting, right now, everything that’s happening.
Caryn Hartglass: is You are awesome..
Caryn Hartglass: You are awesome.
You is are just awesome!.
You are just awesome!
I is try, I do my best..
I try, I do my best.
I’m is trying to help the planet people… Caryn Hartglass: I just love the energy that’s coming out here that I’m feeling from you..
I’m trying to help the planet people… Caryn Hartglass: I just love the energy that’s coming out here that I’m feeling from you.
You is really have some good positive stuff going on..
You really have some good positive stuff going on.
you is Now talked about getting up in the morning and asking yourself, kinda checking in and seeing how you’re feeling and if you’re happy..
Now you talked about getting up in the morning and asking yourself, kinda checking in and seeing how you’re feeling and if you’re happy.
people is And a lot of aren’t..
And a lot of people aren’t.
Caryn Hartglass: is What do you do to motivate people and help them along to find joy?.
Caryn Hartglass: What do you do to motivate people and help them along to find joy?
Jon Hinds: is Well you gotta really, truthfully, ask yourself, “Am I happy?.
Jon Hinds: Well you gotta really, truthfully, ask yourself, “Am I happy?
I is Am doing things that make me happy?.
Am I doing things that make me happy?
I is Am listening to my gut?” And as Bruce Lee used to say, “Be like water, my friend, be like water.” That meant, flow. That means, do not resist life, whether it’s martial arts, or business, or relationships..
Am I listening to my gut?” And as Bruce Lee used to say, “Be like water, my friend, be like water.” That meant, flow. That means, do not resist life, whether it’s martial arts, or business, or relationships.
You is gotta go with the flow..
You gotta go with the flow.
it is And that means, like, doesn’t necessarily mean just eat ice cream and lay around all day..
And that means, like, it doesn’t necessarily mean just eat ice cream and lay around all day.
It is doesn’t mean that..
It doesn’t mean that.
The objective is is to do things that make us happy..
The objective is to do things that make us happy.
things is And, do that help the planet and people, because that is what we are all here for..
And, do things that help the planet and people, because that is what we are all here for.
We’re is not just here to help ourselves, we are here to help each other to evolve to a higher place, whatever that may be for each person, but to help make ourselves and the planet better for future generations..
We’re not just here to help ourselves, we are here to help each other to evolve to a higher place, whatever that may be for each person, but to help make ourselves and the planet better for future generations.
you is And so, what are doing that you enjoy on a daily basis that makes you happy and that does a greater good?.
And so, what are you doing that you enjoy on a daily basis that makes you happy and that does a greater good?
I is And so think about, “How can I affect the planet in the biggest way?” I can help people eat in a better way that’s tasty, that makes them leaner, that makes them stronger, and makes them healthier. That’s pretty awesome..
And so I think about, “How can I affect the planet in the biggest way?” I can help people eat in a better way that’s tasty, that makes them leaner, that makes them stronger, and makes them healthier. That’s pretty awesome.
Caryn Hartglass: is It is pretty awesome..
Caryn Hartglass: It is pretty awesome.
Jon Hinds: is If I can teach them how to move in a way that’s instinctive, that’ll help them get leaner and stronger and healthier and have a lot of fun while they’re doing it, I’m gonna do that, and that’s what I strive for every single day, is for people out there, there is a choice..
Jon Hinds: If I can teach them how to move in a way that’s instinctive, that’ll help them get leaner and stronger and healthier and have a lot of fun while they’re doing it, I’m gonna do that, and that’s what I strive for every single day, is for people out there, there is a choice.
something is There is else out there besides the monotony of isolated training and also hitting out a piece of cardio with the TV one foot in front of your face and zoning out for an hour and feeling like that’s your choice..
There is something else out there besides the monotony of isolated training and also hitting out a piece of cardio with the TV one foot in front of your face and zoning out for an hour and feeling like that’s your choice.
fun is Have with moving..
Have fun with moving.
some jumping rope is Jump up and do and learn how to do a bunch of tricks..
Jump up and do some jumping rope and learn how to do a bunch of tricks.
over furniture, is Climb just have fun with things..
Climb over furniture, just have fun with things.
out workouts is Try and stuff..
Try out workouts and stuff.
little kids. is Play with.
Play with little kids.
there is Get out and run with your dog and do different types of movements that you have fun, and that from your heart, make you smile..
Get out there and run with your dog and do different types of movements that you have fun, and that from your heart, make you smile.
that stuff is And will reap incredible benefit for you, just on movement..
And that stuff will reap incredible benefit for you, just on movement.
the eating point, is And we don’t have to eat as much food..
And the eating point, we don’t have to eat as much food.
less food, is Eat just you’ll have lots more energy..
Eat just less food, you’ll have lots more energy.
you’ll is Eat plant-based because do yourself and the planet good..
Eat plant-based because you’ll do yourself and the planet good.
you’ll is And lose fat, you’ll feel a lot better, and you’re gonna do everybody a lot better for short- and long-term..
And you’ll lose fat, you’ll feel a lot better, and you’re gonna do everybody a lot better for short- and long-term.
those things, is And both of you can do easy..
And both of those things, you can do easy.
You is can do those starting right now, today, and it doesn’t have to be this enormously difficult thing to do..
You can do those starting right now, today, and it doesn’t have to be this enormously difficult thing to do.
you is And if want stuff to do it, whether you want to go to a gym and do our workouts, or do them at home, or go to a Monkey Bar Gym, it’s all free and it’s on our website, Get Eischens Yoga - Monkey Bar Gym download Caryn Hartglass: I love it..
And if you want stuff to do it, whether you want to go to a gym and do our workouts, or do them at home, or go to a Monkey Bar Gym, it’s all free and it’s on our website, Get Eischens Yoga - Monkey Bar Gym download Caryn Hartglass: I love it.
Jon Hinds: is We do that because we want to help people and planet..
Jon Hinds: We do that because we want to help people and planet.
It’s is free, we want to help..
It’s free, we want to help.
Caryn Hartglass: is I love everything you’re saying, and the thing I didn’t realize before this whole thing about moving the whole body: we have such a reductionist society..
Caryn Hartglass: I love everything you’re saying, and the thing I didn’t realize before this whole thing about moving the whole body: we have such a reductionist society.
We’re is reductionist in so many ways, with medicine, where we have specialists that look at one part of the body and not the other..
We’re reductionist in so many ways, with medicine, where we have specialists that look at one part of the body and not the other.
the planet, is And on we are all connected, we share the same air, the same water, and we all need to realize how connected we all need to move together..
And on the planet, we are all connected, we share the same air, the same water, and we all need to realize how connected we all need to move together.
it is So just all makes sense that we need to exercise our bodies this way and move our bodies as a whole, not as different pieces..
So it just all makes sense that we need to exercise our bodies this way and move our bodies as a whole, not as different pieces.