After 1.5 km swim. 40 km bike, and 10 km bike, John was heading towards the finish line. Over the course of the morning, and following the ups and downs in Torremolinos, Spain, he was a hard competitor to keep up with. But working as a team, we were able to strategize, and time his transition points for photo opportunities inbetween enjoying a round of cafés con leché on the beach. By the end of the race, it was just a little past noon, and we amassed a step total of twenty-fie thousand — so far. Who says you can’t train, and have fun with fitness when you travel?

Visiting new exhibits on the inside, and taking pictures of avant-garde, or ancient exterior features of a building, challenges us to broaden our imaginations, to think differently, and celebrate seeing the same, same but different things all around the world. The Rubik’s cube stained glass designs we have seen in Brooklyn, New York and here again in Malaga continue to illuminate our imaginations and direct the architectural features we desire to one day erect back home on Douglas Street.

But not of sticks and stones, rather movements, monuments and moments in time — I am building an upcoming blog post titled “The Movement Museum”. Learn about the history of exercises, etiquettes to follow, and most importantly, the belief that we should never banish movement and exercise to the archives of the museum, but to celebrate and experience it every day.

Inside the Grand Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba, thousands of years of history, and grand architecture design offer somber reminders on the effects of war, religion and the occupation of places, but also of the tolerance, acceptance and inspiration to let beautiful things remain, even if adding to the structure to build ones legacy, comes at the cost of the decline of their own dynasty.

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Our love of food and fitness ebb and flow one day to the next. Some days, we prioritize the pursuit of celebrating the culinary excellence of the croissant, and other times it’s the finding well appointed parks with fun, yet frivolous calisthenics, and the essential lavatory stations. Most often, we find our selves searching for culture, culinary and calisthenics in unequal, yet — alternating series. Enjoying tid bits of history here, little sets of strength there, and flaky bits of pastry with sips of coffee everywhere in between.

Through it all, a friendly relationship with our bodies is constant. Wearing our hearts, or newly acquired friendship bracelets on our sleeve, and the anniversary sips and sets shirts on the backs of our home town crew, we are happy to share lifestyle approach to fitness that prioritizes enjoyment, balance, and calisthenics and kettlebells and companionship as the bonding agent — with you.

Trains have helped us get around Europe, but it’s the ways that we check in with our CAR inspired movements that help us maintain our flexibility, mobility and strength back at home and abroad.

Stay tuned for new #shorts specializing in a simple joint by joint approach to check in with your body and stay mobile and healthy for your own opportunities to train, travel and try new things at home or on your next trip.

Take care,

Ian and Lauryn

Training + Travelling

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