Dr. Sears' PACE Exercise Plan

2009-7-31 12:47:00

In a previous off-topic message posted to The Keys Of Knowledge Dan, quoting JJ from an article in the Archives wrote:

"'I've delayed getting back in shape as long as long as practical and have decided I need to spend whatever time is necessary to do this if I want to stay around long enough to finish my mission.'

"[...]'

"'In the past, I've concentrated on doing aerobic exercises, mostly jogging, but decided to start out instead this time with a brisk walk going up and down hills.'

"'Then I came across Dr. Al Sears who introduced me to the first real new knowledge I have seen in exercise since I read Kenneth Cooper about 40 years ago.'

"'Sears states that long periods of aerobics reduces lung and heart capacity and strength, and can lead to an early death. Instead, he has developed a system of rest and exertions which he says is much more similar to what early man naturally did.'

"'I've bought his book and been experimenting with this the past few days and it feels like a true principle to me. I'll let you know how my progress goes.'"

Dan then wrote:

"JJ, you wrote this almost a year ago now and I was wondering how it is going? What kind of diet are you eating now and what do you think of Sears' exercise plan after almost a year?"

To this, JJ responded with:

I tried this program for several months. It helped with a physical sense of well being but I didn't lose any weight. The only physical effect was my back started to hurt. I figured that I'm just getting the age where my body may not be up to this level of workout, so now I'm just going for walks up and down hills and my back is back to normal.

Rob, however, tried this program and he says it worked great for him.