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  • SEALFIT Training: Too Extreme For Mainstream?

    “We look at training as being as important to our life as eating and sleeping.”

    Mark Divine is speaking of the mental dedication typical of US Navy Seals when it comes to their intense fitness regimen. To say they take it seriously is an understatement.

    Divine is himself a retired Navy SEAL commander. He currently works as a fitness trainer.

    His book 8 Weeks to SEALFIT is meant to help inspire individuals looking to achieve a higher level of fitness.

    The workouts feature HIIT or high intensity interval training of various exercises including powerlifting, yoga, plyometrics, and martial arts. There are even strong man exercises.

    The nature of SEALFIT may get the attention of exercise fad chasers with their perpetual ten vanity pounds. Persons who hardly ever exercise but are looking for a “quick fix” solution to weight loss may also consider giving SEALFIT a try.

    This group of casual exercisers are often the target of various passing exercise phases. Money is collected. Results vary.

    But SEALFIT is different in that it’s based on a regimen that is proven to work. It has to work; the elite members of the Navy SEALs count on it to keep them battle-fit.

    Ihe issue isn’t whether or not this fitness routine works so much as it is a question of who, outside this portion of the military, is it best suited for?

    Neal Pire said that “if your goal is to lower your blood pressure, fit into that little black dress or look good for a girl” then you need to question “do you really need” to use SEALFIT.

    A sports conditioning expert at the American College of Sports Medicine, Pire also said that high intensity training can be extremely motivating. However, a person needs to have the right goals for that level of training.

    SEALFIT can seem intimidating, but if you are ready to dedicate not only your body to this higher level of fitness, but shift your mental approach to exercise, it’s something you may be able to do.

    Given the intensity, it is highly recommended that beginners to exercise avoid diving right in. You may even need to consult a medical professional.

    SEALFIT is not for fad and casual exercisers; take it seriously and it can reshape both your mind and your body.

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  • North Korea Warning Renewed (Again)

    North Korea Warning Renewed (Again)

    The North Korean government has renewed its call for upcoming U.S.-South Korean war games to be called off. The exercises, known as “Foal Eagle” and “Key Resolve” are planned to run from February to April and will include land, sea, and air drills.

    According to North Korean authorities, the U.S. is planning to invade the country, thereby establishing a foothold that the American government can use to control all of Asia. “It is the strategic goal of the U.S. to invade the DPRK, bring its neighboring countries under its control with it as a stepping-stone and, furthermore, dominate the whole Asia-Pacific region,” the ruling party’s Rodong Sinmun said in an analysis on Monday. “The U.S. is working hard to kick off large-scale joint military drills this year, too, for the purpose of mounting a pre-emptive nuclear attack upon the DPRK.” North Korea largely views South Korea, where 30,000 U.S. military personnel are stationed, as a puppet state of the U.S.

    A statement released by the North Korean Central News Agency earlier this month declared that the drills would “fatally destroy the inter-Korean relations and trigger unimaginable calamities and disasters.” A North Korean government insider further claimed that moving forward with the exercises would amount to a declaration of “full-scale nuclear war.”

    Other DPRK emissaries have been somewhat less aggressive. The North Korean ambassador to China, Ji Jae Ryong, offered a more conciliatory line at a news conference on Wednesday, claiming that North Korea wants to reduce tensions to allow steps toward eventual unification between North and South. “First, we propose taking preparatory measures in response to the warm call for creating an atmosphere for improving North-South ties. In this regard, we officially propose the South Korean authorities take critical measures of halting acts of provoking and slandering the other side from Jan. 30,” Ji said.

    While some have read this softer tone as a so-called “charm offensive” meant to cast North Korea as eager for peace and diplomacy, Daniel Pinkston, a political analyst based in Seoul, South Korea, sees it as deft propaganda. “It’s a way of showing the domestic audience that, ‘we made a serious overture. We tried to bend over backwards. But they showed their true colors.’ I don’t see any cooperative measures or charm offensive at all,” said Pinkston.

    Neither the U.S. nor South Korea have indicated any intention at curtailing the annual drills.

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