Mocean365 Spring and Summer Programs

Well the long winter up here in north-central VT continues with snow depths still in the waist high range in the woods but we are gearing up for spring anyway. For those of you new to Mocean365, we have switched over to ONLY OUTDOOR TRAINING. That means all winter, all conditions, and the crew has been charging through one of the snowiest winters in a hundred years. Mocean365 has been working with schools, individuals and classes and spreading the stoke of moving the body dynamically 365 days a year.

We combine adventure into all elements of our programs and this spring-summer will be no exception. Want to train for an adventure race like the Spartan Race or get ready to ride your bikes at the Kingdom Trails? Or maybe you  want to increase your joint mobility, coordination and balance so you can chase the kids around or bang nails all day pain free? Mocean365 has an option for all of you and we also are proud to offer nutrition counseling in conjunction with Rootswise Wellness so you can not only work your body to its limit physically but ensure you know how to replenish so you can recover, rebuild and keep making gains. We will be continuing our work with Exuberant Animal ensuring we add moves from the Exuberant Animal handbook that encourage team building and FUN into all elements of our workouts.

We incorporate variety and adventure into every session. You may be using a Indo Board balance board, then a Mocean365 custom designed weighted stick, then climbing a steep sandhill, then walking across a Gibbon slackline, then traversing a slippery side slope in the woods mimicking the animals that live there. You may be using a TRX suspension trainer, then carry a turkish bag, use a  Rubberbanditz resistance band while closing your eyes and balancing on 1 foot then work on basic combat skills, climb a local peak, ride a pumptrack on your mountain bike, meet new like minded people and prepare for whatever life may throw at us! And of course we can drink some Mocean Mate' which is a energy tea created specifically to help you Energize Your Adventures!

Mocean365 can design a custom program for you as an individual, as your own small group of friends and family, as a custom class or we can come to your school, workplace or home and help you move the body the way it was designed. Have fun far away from any gym or "scene", in the great outdoors with a leader dedicated to taking you to your next level, whatever that may be.


Contact us today to get started, we can come to you or you to us but we only work with dedicated people who have made the decision that they want to live a movement adventure 365 days a year. We work on a sliding scale financially as well so NO ONE is excluded due to financial standing. We are looking for passion, not money. Email Mocean365 at mocean365@gmail.com and check us out on the web at
http://www.mocean365.com/  and friend us on Facebook

Mocean365 and The Confluence

We are stoked to be working with the non-profit movement organization called The Confluence. Great people with some complimentary visions to my own and we are going to unveil some big stuff real soon.

I began leading some outdoor classes for them this week on the Statehouse Lawn as well as a private workplace session up at National Life. Check out a free class if you are ever in the area and want to move that body for a half an hour. I will also be leading a Crossfit session on Wednesdays at 2 pm if you want to really get that body shakin!

The Confluence Offers Complimentary Fitness Classes on Statehouse Lawn

When was the last time you had fun working out?

This summer join the experienced staff of the Confluence from 11:30 am-12 noon Monday –Friday  for thirty minutes of free instruction and play!  The summer schedule of guided workouts offers a variety of fitness opportunities for all levels, ages  and abilities.  Children are welcome as well!

The weekday offerings are as follows:

Monday :  Cardio Core led by Richarda Ruffle; Director of Illume Fitness

Tuesday:  Kettlebells led by Abdul Mujib: RKB Certified Level 2 Instructor

Wednesday:  Outdoor Action led by Skye Nacel;  Outdoor Fitness Expert

Thursday:  CrossFit led by Nick Petterssen; CrossFit certified Instructor

Friday:  Hula Hooping led by Lizzie Brood, certified Hula Hoop Instructor

The Confluence is a nonprofit organization that provides an affordable, high quality fitness environment for adults, youth and children in Central Vermont. As a facility and community, The Confluence offers a social and family experience, life and physical skill-building activities though sports, and sustainable pursuit of fitness or athletic performance goals.  Call 229.4131 or visit www.theconfluencevt.com for questions or more information.

Short Form Movement Sequence Video

Hey guys,

Here is a video i put together of the Exuberant Animal Short Form Movement Series. Pretty simple and effective way to get some blood flowing. Mixed in are some snowboard shots i got with my GoPro headcam in some of the fun snow we've been having here in Vermont.
Do try this home!

Getting Exuberant 365 days a year! from Mocean365 Media Production on Vimeo.

Night Workouts

Yeah its getting darker earlier and cold up here in VT and New England but...there is no reason to let that hold you back. great time of the year to get in some night workouts with crisp clear star filled nights and once your warmed up can be perfect temp to work out, not too hot.

I count on my Princeton Tec Headlamp to work everytime and light the way. If you need a light, dont buy a piece of $%^t one from some box store but do yourself a favor and support a real lighting company.

Here is a workout i did where i used some of my own equipment then some of my surroundings as i love to do. It was on the bank of the Connecticut River so you all know can say i "live in a van down by the river" ha ha!

Start with dynamic warmups of course and some brisks movements to warm muscles, joints etc to prepare them for moving dynamically. this included some jump rope, some work on the Indo Board, and then moving the major joints and muscle groups through their ROM. Usually work each movement 5 times in each direction and think about all 3 planes of movement...simply, twisting(spiraling), forward and back and side to side.

. This includes arm swings, hula hoops, one leg balance while moving ankle, then knee then hips in circular rotations. side to side stretches, rolling on back in tight ball. then some skips to side, and skips with hand raises at same time.

Then moved into Indo Board warmups. get loose on board and move the board in a circular movement on the Indo Cushion, then hold medium squat for time then lock knees and work hips for time not letting the board touch. focuse on breathing here too!(and contact me if you want to pick one up!)

Next time to move like an animal baby! Inchworms(walk hands out then walk feet to hands), crabwalk(elevate hips and move forward like a crab) frog walk(stay low and pivot right to left moving forward), bear crawl(walk on all fours) then Spider walk(stay low and move forward bringing opposite knee to hands switching sides).

Worked on some balance before my muscles got too worked. walked on posts, gate tops, and some Indo work

Now time to work some pure strength. Squats including one legged squats using the TRX Suspension Trainer. one leg jumps. Then Atomic pushups, then lunges in all 3 directions. Then back row with TRX. then Back Row with old gate that was onsite. Then a matrix of Reaching, BEnding, lunging and rolling all in one fluid movement. Lots of planks in all directions(front, side, on hands and forearms)

Then some combo challenges..jump over stone barriers, jump up onto gate and over, get ready for Death Race etc.

Then a nice warm down with some yoga type movements and a bit of breathing and quiet time.

Total time 1 hour. Worked with very little rest as i stagger movements so while my upper body is recovering, i work a more lower body dominant movement.

Drink a recovery shake to tie me over, drive home and eat some good yummy food and drink water.

Any questions let me know!


peace

skye

Princeton-Tec blog on Mocean365

Vange rocking the Princeton-Tec headlamp!


Our friends over at Princeton-Tec have put up a nice little blog about us. check it out here and buy your next headlamp or bike light from them because they ROCK!

http://www.livingonthedash.com/?p=1082

IdeRide and Mocean365 take your riding to the next level!

The Northeast Kingdom is getting lit up this summer with the addition of a exciting new company that offers DH biking shuttles and bike camps, trailbuilding and custom adventures. Run by Sinister Bikes Factory rider Knight Ide and his brother Linden Ide, this venture brings more to a booming area in the world of bikes. Bike Magazine recently named the trail network as flowiest in the nation and the region is regularly featured and profiled as a world-class destination.
IdeRide will be working in conjunction with the Kingdom Trails Association to continue to add trails and expand freeride options in the area including new dirt jump areas.
Sign up today for an exciting camp taught by pro's in some of the best terrain in the world. Or come sample the areas good and let IdeRide Shuttle you back to the top. And of course, you can always make your own adventure where you pick your destination and IdeRide gets you there and back!

Mocean365 is stoked to be a partner with IdeRide as the official Photography and Video Production crew for this venture. Mocean365 will be on hand for professional production for camps and custom adventures. Hell, we can even produce a mtb video for you and your crew or make a new coffee table photo book through Blurb. The options are limiteless depending on your time and budget.

We are very excited and proud to see IdeRide get the wheels off the ground running and hope to see you all up here soon!

Peace

the crew

F-stop Gear has new location and new gear!

F-Stop gear is rocking it in a new location with some new gear coming up. The Satori which I use extensively and the Tilopa have been replaced with complete makeovers and additions to improve the performance and not the weight and bulk.
F-Stop gear is committed the best gear for us working photographers and filmers and we are proud to have them as a partner!
Check them out today!
peace

skye

New stuff

Today, after cutting a bunch of wood for the morning workout(and neccessity with winter coming) am off to work on a project for Old World Masonry, a company i do part time work for as a mason tender. They are run by two awesome dudes, Knight Ide from the Sinister Bikes Factory team and his partner in crime, vintage motorcyle racer extraordinaire, Dylan Eustis.
Gonna get some shots for their website and for promotional ads to show potential customers. These guys work on amazing projects so stand by to see some shots.

Tonite off to see Jedi Mind Tricks, one of my favorite hip hop acts led by "Vinnie Paz" at the the Middle East In Boston. Wake up in the am and get a surf in before heading back up here to the artic tundra...snow has been here and it won't be long before we're shredding!

Be in touch soon and don't forget to give a shout out if you like(or don't) the shit we're doing. You know, we're just two guys chasing our dreams, we work other jobs to make this work. Mark installs security alarms and as of late, i'm his laborer. Before this i was doing stone masonry tending, deliveries, and whatever else i can to make ends meet. But we want to produce inspiring quality pieces of work whether its film or photos and regardless of the medium or genre. And mainly we NEED to be out there doing what we love...surfing, kiteboarding, snowboarding and biking, being with good friends in good places working our asses off and chasing the dream...our dream. Whats your dream? Whatever it is, don't lose sight of it and don't ever give up. Fall down 7 times and get up 8 kind of shit you know??!! GO GET IT!

i leave you today with some words from Paulo Coelho's classic, "The Alchemist".

"Whenever we do something that fills us with enthusiasm, we are following our legend"

peace

skye

Skye's recent shoots

Just finished up some shoots with 2 rad clients. One was Princeton Tec, the makers of the sickest headlamps out there and the first one i ever had. We did the shoot in downtown Philadelphia with bikes and gear. The shots will be used in their upcoming product catalog and possibly in some of their tradeshow materials as that season kicks in.
Really great guys to work with and look forward to doing more with them in the future.

After that headed to Highland Mountain Bike Park to shoot with Jason Lalla who is a former paralympic gold medalist and current ripper on a mountain bike. What is even more amazing is Jason rips with one leg! He is also a prosthetist with Next Step Orthotics and Prosthetics.
They needed some shots of Jason in his element, ripping it up and showing everyone that ANYTHING is possible. Jason is a rad dude and this was a seriously inspiring shoot and reminded me why i love PerpetualMocean and the projects i get to do!


peace

skye