A Few Comments From A Health and Fitness Pioneer

I have a picture taken of Cerutty with Paul Bragg, his daughter, Australian triathlete Bob Johnson and others at his training camp in Portsea, Australia. Bragg, a health pioneer since the late 1920's, and Cerutty shared many of the same ideas regarding health and fitness.

 Interestingly, they both often referenced a classic book by Alexis Carrel called---Man, The Unknown. This is a book I would recommend to anyone who is what Cerutty used to call, a "deep thinker".

 I first became aware of Paul Bragg in the early 70's. His health and nutrition books influenced me greatly. Exercise, natural foods and a healthy lifestyle is what he lived, preached and wrote about.

The great Jack Lalanne (pictured above) credits Bragg as being the one person who influenced him most. What follows are some insightful comments by Bragg on all things pertaining to athletics, health and nutrition with a brief comment by me after.
To those who believe 6 pack abs and a muscular body are signs of health, Bragg as this to say:
"Big powerful, bulging muscles do not necessarily mean internal health. The thousands who exercise daily but neglect healthful nutrition have no desirable record of longevity."
So true--as I have said in the past--too many people believe that just because they work out that gives them the right to eat and drink whatever they want, as well as much as they want.
And as far as good, healthy types of exercise, weight lifting alone is not one of them. When used in conjunction with aerobic exercising and stretching it is ideal. Pick an exercise that is complete, one that gives you muscular, respiratory, and circulatory stimulation.

Again from Bragg:

"The first exercise is a mental one. We must learn to discipline ourselves. We must learn not to overeat, even on good natural foods. We must learn to push away from the dinner table feeling that we could eat just a little more. We must eat a balanced natural diet."
The key word above is discipline--if people would discipline themselves--- millions of dollars would not be spent on diet books that say they have 'the secret' to weight loss and the perfect body.