NancyLebovitz comments on Open thread for December 24-31, 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 27 December 2013 04:20:28PM 2 points [-]

I'll put in a good word for The Five Tibetan Rites, a cross between yoga and calesthenics.

I've found it helps with strength and endurance, and can be done at home with a yoga mat as the only equipment.

If you want more detail than the standard online resources, there's The 10-Minute Rejuvenation Plan: T5T: The Revolutionary Exercise Program That Restores Your Body and Mind -- the author has taught some 700 people, and has a lot of good advice about dealing with common problems.

Comment author: chairbender 28 December 2013 12:21:35AM 1 point [-]

This is not a credible source. Yoga is less efficient in terms of the benefits you get out of it per time spent when compared to other activities (like high-intensity activities).

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 28 December 2013 09:43:59AM 0 points [-]

The Tibetans are fairly high intensity, at least by my non-athletic standards. Doing 21 reps of sitting to table position is some degree of work.