Strength for Life

At the time when I interviewed David for this audio on ageing and strength for life, in 2002, he had just completed a thousand kilometre challenge cycling around Vietnam in temperatures of 90 degrees and 90% humidity; a fearsome challenge for anyone made more remarkable by the fact that David was 62 at the time.

Here, the trainer of elite athletes and Founder of the National Rehabilitation Centre for the Paralysed shares his unique insights to help us avoid the artificial barriers and false limitations society conditions us into.

• Also with David Heard: The Keys to Happiness (MP3 Download)

With a philosophy rooted strongly in the practice of listening to the body, David explains to us how we can optimize our lifespan and approach ageing from an informed and empowered point of view, giving examples and insights he has come across, from Inuits in the Arctic to tribes people in Borneo.

Track List

1. Dikoul’s Decree
2. Working with muscles
3. Health and fitness
4. The regaining of function
5. A great experience
6. Removing the artificial barriers
7. How we see exercise
8. Hearing the body
9. It’s about being active
10. The Metabolic Rate
11. The Mental Approach
12. Enjoying life
13. Beliefs about aging
14. Tribespeople in Borneo
15. Institutionalised aging
16. Re-defining life
17. Quality of life
18. Cardiovascular efficiency
19. Doing something every day
20. Respecting the rest period
21. Avoiding muscle imbalance
22. The activity of living
23. Everyone can do it
24. Core stability
25. The Step reflex, genetic & in-built
26. The Righting Reflex
27. Re-awakening The Step Reflex
28. Listening to the inner self
29. Personal Rate of Perceived Exertion
30. Processing the data available
31. Ignore it, listen only to yourself
32. Thank you to David Heard
33. An introduction to Sportability

About David Heard

David Heard is a self-made businessman, a trainer of elite, international athletes, Founder of the former National Rehabilitation Centre for the Paralysed and Founder and Chief Executive of the British registered charity, Sportability, which provides adventurous activities for people who’s lives have been affected by paralysis.

David’s philosophy has always been to maximize whatever it is that people have, whether working with elite sportspeople on their performance, helping everyday individuals with their lives and happiness and success goals, or working with people affected by paralysis to regain function. His testimonials include those from Scottish International footballer, Pat Nevin, and former England Cricket Captain, Andrew Strauss.

“June is when the hard work put in during the Winter really starts counting. Fortunately our fitness trainers have done a fantastic job in the off season (I can vouch for that now!), and we are still playing consistently.” – Andy Strauss, as Captain Middlesex CCC

About James Blacker

James Blacker is a humanitarian and Integral Philosopher, and of course the Founder of Kissing Consciousness, and author of The Kissing Consciousness Handbook. He launched the Kissing Consciousness movement to help as many people as possible to work together, commune and co-support in releasing the blocks to their true self, and thus live their happiest and most fulfilled life possible.

In the realm of collective development and social and global issues, James is using his qualification in Spiral Dynamics to provide leadership and help co-create a world beyond system failure, so as to avoid – or mitigate – climate disaster, economic injustice and our other existential threats.

“Wow, what a wonderful book you’ve written. I’m truly impressed with the clarity and quality you’ve presented. You’re impacting the lives of an untold number of people. I applaud you!” – Peter Ragnar