When might you have to carry something large and awkward in an emergency?
Here are some thoughts on the physical attributes and skills you probably need to survive an emergency. Not a three stitches in my finger emergency but a real, “Oh crap” situation. They are listed in no particular order in fact I don’t think you can really put them in an order of importance because whichever one you don’t have will probably end up being the one you needed the most.
1) The ability to lift something heavy, as well as awkward and move or carry it as well.
2) The ability to sprint short/medium distances.
3) The ability to negotiate obstacles and be agile.
4) The ability to cover a long distance under imperfect conditions
5) The ability to keep going for long periods
6) Health, the ability to resist disease
7) The ability to fight very hard for short periods as well as the skills to do so and the ability to repeat as necessary.
8) The ability to resist a blow and or injury
9) The ability to use multiple weapons and tools
10) The ability to think clearly under physical stress
11) The will/skill/ability to not quit.
If you really think this through there are many specific “skills” you need but these are meant as basics of broad physical abilities. In these some are both “abilities” as well as developed “skills” or they blur the line between both.
Fortunately many of these abilities are often covered by simple exercises that train multiple areas at the same time. Also the truth is that for most people to get real results in training, even in how they “look” they are going to have to do the exercises that train these abilities and do enough of them to really “go somewhere” to see results.
Find out more tomorrow.
God bless,
Bud Jeffries
3 Comments
I agree on these attributes and look forward to tomorrow’s piece. Not only are our school’s physical education programs deficient in programming for these skills but in the circles I run in I don’t know too many adults who would be getting it done.
If you’re going to talk survival, then a basic knowledge of how to sustain yourself in outdoor areas you might find yourself in would be helpful. This would probably be limited to the type of ‘wilderness’ you’d find in your close proximity or that you’re likely to encounter on vacation. At the least, it would include knowing when not to go out wandering without supplies.
Bud,
Great list of survival attributes. In your opining what is the best way to improve #8) The ability to resist a blow and or injury? Thanks.