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FLI Life: Horizons

The Indonesian spirit – Salam Sejajar and how we all can be

The Indonesian spirit – Salam Sejajar and how we all can be

The Indonesian riverboarding community is passionate about the sport and also about being a boarderhood – a unified group with a common love in the river, exemplified by the phrase Salam Sejajar

My secret motive for riverboarding / hydrospeed competitions

My secret motive for riverboarding / hydrospeed competitions

Is hand-paddling faster or is holding on and just kicking like they do in Europe faster? Josh’s secret motive for riverboarding / hydrospeed competitions has to do with technique and data

Open minds, slashes, and riverboarding / hydrospeed

Open minds, slashes, and riverboarding / hydrospeed

Evolution comes from synergy, which only happens where there is harmony – Josh recounts the riverboarding / hydrospeed guide certification gathering in France, and draws a parallel from his time at the RIOS Guatemala film premiere in Colorado

The biggest rapids in the world and the limits of riverboarding

The biggest rapids in the world and the limits of riverboarding

Are the limits for the sport of riverboarding the same as kayaking, or should riverboarders be more realistic to their approach with going big?

Here’s how well my creeking gear worked riverboarding in Japan

Here’s how well my creeking gear worked riverboarding in Japan

An in-depth gear review after a week creeking in Japan riverboarding waterfalls & steep canyons – including the WRSI Moment full-face and 661 Vapor Suit

Riverboarding in Japan and a true class V perspective

Riverboarding in Japan and a true class V perspective

My perspective on the river was changed after riverboarding with some bigtime class V kayakers in Japan

Pushing the limits of self and sport

Pushing the limits of self and sport

To push the limits of sport, you have to push your body to its max when training, and then use the best and easiest gear available when dealing with nature

Now let’s talk about me – a vulnerable look at what makes riverboarding meaningful

Now let’s talk about me – a vulnerable look at what makes riverboarding meaningful

Josh Galt opens up about what riverboarding means to him, and delves deeper into the powerful work Xsports4vets is doing using riverboarding as a tool

A rant about wearing helmets and PFD’s at all times on whitewater rivers

A rant about wearing helmets and PFD’s at all times on whitewater rivers

An impassioned plea to wear the proper safety equipment at all times in the river, including helmets and PFD’s even if you think it’s uncool or unnecessary

Chia seeds, Aztec warriors, and the 21st century human body

Chia seeds, Aztec warriors, and the 21st century human body

Chia seeds are touted as the only fuel of the great Aztec warriors, but Josh has a different theory about evolutionary humans and nutritional fads

Indigenous peoples still use logs to riverboard

Indigenous peoples still use logs to riverboard

While riverboarding on the Rio Pacuare in Costa Rica, Josh encountered an indigenous riverboard – a tricked out log they use for swimming through the rapids

How whitewater changes the lives of youth

How whitewater changes the lives of youth

I’ve seen youth be able to conquer their fears and believe in themselves because they began to realize their potential while having fun on the water

Pros & amateurs – a difference of refined technique

Pros & amateurs – a difference of refined technique

The focus on fundamentals and technique is one of the key differences between pros and amateurs

Appreciating bros while they’re alive & thoughts on Corran Addison

Appreciating bros while they’re alive & thoughts on Corran Addison

Thoughts about the under-appreciated and evolutionary designs of Corran Addison, and a link to Josh’s personal blog about appreciating your bros while alive

High Intensity Interval Training – HIIT intro

High Intensity Interval Training – HIIT intro

An introduction to the the HIIT system, how and why it works, and a comparison with riverboarding in terms of peaks and valleys of intensity

What I learned from winning triathletes

What I learned from winning triathletes

I had the opportunity to interview a number of winning triathletes at the Rev3 Costa Rica event, and pick their brains about training, racing, and winning

Hypoxic chambers and altitude training for face level sports

Hypoxic chambers and altitude training for face level sports

One of the best ways to get in amazing shape is through altitude training, and studies show that sleeping at altitude is the best way to accomplish it

Lessons learned in Guatemala

Lessons learned in Guatemala

Josh Galt recounts the lessons he learned in Guatemala during the hostage ordeal at the hands of angry Mayans

Salty words about freshwater competition

Salty words about freshwater competition

Three benefits of competition, and one theory about why athletes in niche extreme sports may avoid it

My sixth sense is better than my math

My sixth sense is better than my math

Everything is energy, and what I do or do not do determines how that energy acts or reacts – in other words, my sixth sense has quite a lot of control