This is a more-detailed explanation regarding a couple of statements I've made in previous videos about my training philosophy for fitness to complement preparedness. My thoughts and training style have gradually evolved over time, and will probably change slightly as I continue to age, but this summarizes where I'm at right now. Also, I left out my thoughts on training environment, as the video was getting rather long. Obviously my sessions are either in a metal pole barn without heating or cooling (or flooring), or sometimes outdoors in the elements on our property. It is frequently not comfortable, yet it fits my training philosophy perfectly. Depending on time of year, I have worked out at below zero Fahrenheit all the way up to a little over one hundred degrees. I've also experienced rain, snow, wind, etc. when working out outdoors. There's no better way to prepare for physical action in uncomfortable environmental conditions than to actually do it regularly during training sessions. Finally, I regularly incorporate low-tech manual labor as a scheduled or impromptu workout. Depending on the season I may plan sessions splitting firewood with an axe, mowing with an old-school reel-type push mower and weed whacking with a scythe, or moving dirt or rocks with a wheelbarrow and shovel. If we get heavy snowfall I'll swap out my planned workout for a couple hours with a shovel.

A full Cascadia Subduction Zone quake would devastate the west sides of Oregon and Washington. How would we immediately recognize "the big one" in Ferry County, WA or other areas east of the Cascades? Here are my non-scholarly thoughts.