48 Days body transformation with Jorge

It can be hard to work out with so many distractions and difficulties keeping us from the gym. When we are able to work out, focusing on the exercise and blocking out distractions can be even harder. Too often, we power through a workout and check it off the list without thinking about how to improve mental health. So how do we bust through the distractions to get the most out of our workouts?

Expert say without a mindful approach to a workout, we risk poor results or even injury. Mindfulness includes paying attention to how you’re breathing – and to an extent – even controlling it. Breathing exercises improve your mental health, too. Use these three easy-to-remember techniques to maximize your breathing before, during and after you exercise.

Before: Set a Clear Intention

Set an intention for your workout, given the time and space you have available. Example intentions could be to make sure you’re breathing during stressful moments or to savor your rest periods by being fully present in your breath. If you only have 30 minutes, position your workout accordingly and set the intention clearly. Revisit that intention regularly throughout your workout.

Take a moment before you begin to check in with your body through breathwork. Focus on your inhale and see where the breath moves easily in your body. “Are you tensing in certain areas?” asks Tory. “Then you might be tight there. Pay attention to what your body is telling you and apply that to your workout.” If you want to improve mental health, it begins with paying attention.

During: Use Your Breath as a Guide

Be aware of your breath as you exercise. If your inhales and exhales shorten and quicken, that is a response to the work your body is doing. “If you’re bracing or holding your breath, you may be overexerting yourself,” says Tory. Using your breath correctly will reduce stress, help guide your workout and improve mental health.

If you’re working out with a partner, you can use the you-go-I-go technique.

“As your partner exercises, you can recover with intentional breathing, slowing down your heart rate. With partner exercises, synchronize your movements and your breaths,” Tory. “This will accentuate and strengthen the emotional connection between you.”

After: Recover with Rhythmic Breathing

Speed up recovery by incorporating breathing exercises with your stretching routine. “Focus on the areas that you stressed during the workout,” says Tory, “Breathe into the stretch and open up that tissue.”

The goal is to get to a relaxed state, returning to rhythmic nasal breathing as soon as possible. By sealing your lips and focusing on breathing through your nostrils, your body will get the cue to relax through the rhythm of repetition.

Consistency is more important than perfection. If you want to improve mental health, you don’t have to make drastic changes to your entire routine, just start incorporating mindfulness and breathwork into your existing routine. 

The smaller the change, the more sustainable it will be. Don’t tell yourself you will be mindful at every minute of your workout. You’re going to get distracted. Just keep coming back to your breath.

Now that it’s in your toolkit, you can return to mindful breathing any time as another way build on your fitness, both physical and mental. So just breathe.

Tuesday, October 22nd at 7pm:
S3VT Open Studio Session - Open to all lineages and levels
Reserve your spot at: makecontact@s3vt.com

Looking forward to another great night of training.

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Honoured to have inherited this 40+ year old teak HK Mook Yan Jong with one piece guava leg.

Wasn't properly maintained and needs a lot of work to remove the shellac, sealant, and other chemical layers on it that have yellowed and affected the wood drying out the surface layer causing some fraying in parts of the trunk and the tracks.
As well as filling and treating some of the small fissures in the trunk.

Will be restoring it to breathe new life into its new home becoming a beautiful piece once again.
Hope to make its original owner of those many decades proud as he looks down from above.

Step by step photos of the restoration work will be posted.

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S3VT Open Studio Wing Chun Sessions starting Tuesday, October 8th at 7pm!
We'll be hosting a 3hr open training environment for all Ving Tsun/Wing Chun practitioners to exchange and build community, knowledge, and skills.
Sessions will then be every first and third Tuesday of the month.

Each session will be limited attendance so be sure to register your spot at:
e: makecontact@s3vt.com
p: 6479662496
$10 Drop-In Fee

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Spending the spring, summer, and fall working the Ving Tsun Gwun and making sure the group is proficient in the Lok Dim Boon Gwun form, concepts, mechanics, drills, and applications. 

We spent a good portion of last night exploring how the pole translates to strength and conditioning, and unified coordination that applies to empty hand applications.

Will share some vids and pics from our next sessions.

Photo credit: @s3vtnorth 

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Real To Reel // Laap Sau Practical Application 

From the WSLVT Chi Sau Workshop this week as part of our Weekly GTA Wing Chun Meetup on Tuesday, June 18th 2024.

Throughout this evening we worked fundamental Lin Siu Dai Da actions through Chi Sau and then their practical applications.
Here we work Laap Sau to ward off and spread away the interfering action as well as employing Je Lik (borrowing force) to exploit aggression and momentum.

Feed your mind.
Fuel your fist.

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#vingtsun #wingchun #vingtsuntoronto #wingchuntoronto #vingtsuncanada #wingchuncanada #Toronto #Canada #wingchunmeetup #communitybuilding #martialarts #fightingarts #skills #coach #trainer
One of the greatest gifts that #WSLVT has given has been of community.
Within our own immediate community, friends, and family around the world. 

Humbled, honoured, and proud of the great character and skill of #TEAMS3VT

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Real To Reel // Laap Da (Chi Sau Training)

From the WSLVT Chi Sau Workshop this week as part of our Weekly GTA Wing Chun Meetup on Tuesday, June 18th 2024.
Drilling the fudamenal action of Laap Da from concept, to construct, to fundamental application. 
Breaking it down to its simple components.

We covered several of the fundamental Lin Siu Dai Da actions tying them all together for practical, dynamic application.

Feed your mind.
Fuel your fist.

#TEAMS3VT #S3VTWSLVT #WSLVT 
#vingtsun #wingchun #vingtsuntoronto #wingchuntoronto #vingtsuncanada #wingchuncanada #Toronto #Canada #wingchunmeetup #communitybuilding #martialarts #fightingarts #skills #coach #trainer
Real To Reel // Paak Da (Chi Sau Training)

From the WSLVT Chi Sau Workshop this week as part of our Weekly GTA Wing Chun Meetup on Tuesday, June 18th 2024.
Drilling the fudamenal action of Paak Da from concept, to construct, to fundamental application. 
Breaking it down to its simple components.

We covered several of the fundamental Lin Siu Dai Da actions tying them all together for practical, dynamic application.

Feed your mind.
Fuel your fist.

#TEAMS3VT #S3VTWSLVT #WSLVT 
#vingtsun #wingchun #vingtsuntoronto #wingchuntoronto #vingtsuncanada #wingchuncanada #Toronto #Canada #wingchunmeetup #communitybuilding #martialarts #fightingarts #skills #coach #trainer
Real To Reel // Taan Da

From the WSLVT Chi Sau Workshop this week as part of our Weekly GTA Wing Chun Meetup on Tuesday, June 18th 2024.
Drilling the fudamenal actions of Taan Da from concept, to construct, to fundamental application. 

We covered several of the fundamental Lin Siu Dai Da actions tying them all together for practical, dynamic application.

Feed your mind.
Fuel your fist.

#TEAMS3VT #S3VTWSLVT #WSLVT 
#vingtsun #wingchun #vingtsuntoronto #wingchuntoronto #vingtsuncanada #wingchuncanada #Toronto #Canada #wingchunmeetup #communitybuilding #martialarts #fightingarts #skills #coach #trainer
Thank you to everyone that attended and  participated in lasts night's Chi Sau Workshop as part of our Weekly GTA Wing Chun Meetup.
An honour to share knowledge and skillsets.

Great work and people.

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#vingtsun #wingchun #martialarts #fightingarts #communitybuilding #Toronto #GTA