LIVING FOREVER YOUNG : the 10 secrets to optimal strength, energy & vitality.

197 Pages·2018·0.98 MB·English

by  Skip Archimedes

PRAISE FOR THIS BOOK
“I have personally benefited from putting Skip’s strategies into place and
feel that every other reader will too!”
Dr David Hamilton PhD,
author of bestselling books including
How Your Mind Can Heal Your Body
“Skip is a force of nature and is the real deal to learn from.”
Wim Hof, “The Ice Man”
“He’s such an interesting guy, with an experience of magnitude. He
educated me, helped me lose my belly, got me fit, made my skin better,
got my jawline back, stopped me smoking and got me focused. I was in a
dark place in my career, relationships and within both my mind and
body... and Skip really helped me turn all these areas around. Now I am
really loving life. I can’t thank him enough.”
Tamer Hassan, TV & movie star
“Skip is so inspirational – a great wave of energy... with his powerful,
inspiring supercharged content (about) healthy exercise, nutrition, mind-
set and all the rest. It’s life-changing.”
Rachel Elnaugh, businesswoman,
former investor on BBC’s Dragons’ Den
“Skip saves lives, transforms lives, extends lives. His principles are
simple. I consider him one of the few enlightened human beings I’ve
met. It’s been a gift having him in my life. Welcome Skip into your life,
everyone will thank you for it.”
Joel Bauer, top US persuasion guru,
known as the “Mentor’s Mentor”
LIVING
FOREVER
YOUNG
The 10 Secrets
to Optimal Strength,
Energy & Vitality
Skip Archimedes
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Skip Archimedes is an empowering and transformational holistic health coach,
motivational mentor and international speaker. Having overcome serious illness,
a family break-up, obesity and depression to become a Gymnastics Champion,
he then, at the age of 18, broke his back during a training session. Specialists
said he would never walk again, but, unwilling to accept this, Skip went on a
mission to find a cure. With intensive research, he had returned to full fitness
and gained the English Sports Acrobatics Championships title within 18 months.
However, he now had a wealth of knowledge about health and vitality from the
best in the business in both the East and the West – and, most importantly, the
power of the right mindset.
Now 45, he dedicates his life to helping people worldwide step into this same
positive space, overcoming adversities, whether physical, emotional or spiritual,
and living “forever young”. For more information, go to:
www.skiparchimedes.com
PUBLISHER’S NOTE
The information in this book is not intended as a substitute for professional
medical advice and treatment. If you are pregnant or are suffering from any
medical conditions or health problems, it is recommended that you consult a
medical professional before following any of the advice or practice suggested in
this book. Watkins Publishers, or any other persons who have been involved in
working on this publication, cannot accept responsibility for any injuries or
damage incurred as a result of following the information, exercises or
therapeutic techniques contained in this book.
AUTHOR DEDICATION
I would like to dedicate this book to my wonderful mother
who has always been there for me – with love, support,
guidance and a belief that something great is always on the
other side of every challenge. Without her, I would not have
learned what I’ve learned and be both living forever young
and helping others around the world to be doing the same.
It’s been the greatest gift to be able to get my Mum to be
living forever young too. There was a time when she was
overweight, with high cholesterol, low blood pressure,
having a lot of operations and not even that mobile, never
mind feeling up to many adventures in life. And now she’s
got a dog that she walks every day, she swims about 100
lengths a day, and in the past 18 months alone she’s been
walking with lions, riding elephants and swimming with
dolphins.
As somebody in her 70s, she is absolute proof that it’s
never too late to start your journey to living forever young.
Mum, I love you so much.
CONTENTS
Foreword by David Wolfe
Introduction: The 10 Secrets to Living Forever Young
Secret 1: Breathe
Secret 2: Move
Secret 3: Nourish
Secret 4: Rest
Secret 5: Love
Secret 6: Shine
Secret 7: Believe
Secret 8: Learn
Secret 9: Commit
Secret 10: Live
Useful resources
Acknowledgements
FOREWORD
I first met my friend Skip in London at an event with Dr John D Martini and Dr
David Hamilton, and I saw him energize an audience like very few people can
do. This is a gift not many share and I knew he would go on to do great work
around the world.
We got to know each other and bonded like great brothers. Like myself, he
has dedicated his life to making a difference and helping people wherever he
goes.
Skip is really authentic and amazing, truly speaking from his heart, so I
encourage you to check out the “living forever young” lifestyle that he has
developed and encapsulated within this book. We call him “The Miracle Man”
because he has come back from excruciating defeat all the way to becoming a
champion several times in his life. When someone bounces back like this, they
can teach you things they have learned on their journey that you can normally
only learn by walking that path yourself.
Skip walks his talk, he is a lot of fun and, by applying the techniques
contained within this book, he will leave you with an empowering vision and
feeling in your body unlike anything you’re likely to have experienced before.
Although he often works with celebrities and top CEOs, what he is sharing
are forgotten truths that will be invaluable to absolutely anyone, as they are
insights into many areas of life that are needed more than ever in today’s busy
modern world.
I love hanging out with him, we have shared many adventures together and
I really feel like it’s worth experiencing some of his magic. He is a world-class
coach and I have no doubt that by reading this book, you will learn things about
yourself, life and others that will open you up to a lifestyle where you can reap
the many varied benefits of truly “living forever young”, from experiencing
more joy in your every-day experiences to feeling generally more energetic,
lighter and full of zest for life.
Skip is the real deal and I’m excited for you that you have this book to read
because it holds many powerful secrets that you can unlock and bring into your
life. And if you ever get the chance to go to one of his live events, then you’ll be
in for an even bigger treat because you’ll experience his magic at an even deeper
level.
I’m signing this off from Sacred Precincts in Hawaii, and I’m wishing you
the best day ever,
the best day ever,

David “Avocado” Wolfe

Author, adventurer, organic and biodynamic farmer,
environmentalist, nutritionist and herbalist

Also US spokesperson for the Nutribullet and
co-founder of TheBestDayEver online health magazine
INTRODUCTION
THE 10 SECRETS TO
LIVING FOREVER YOUNG
Dear Friend
Congratulations on purchasing this book that I believe holds secrets that
will greatly enrich your life. If you follow my suggestions, by the time you finish
reading you’ll be feeling and looking remarkably younger, and enjoying a more
focused, energized life.
What qualifies me to know all this? In short, conquering challenge. I have
been a top-level gymnast and now work around the world as a successful holistic
health coach and motivational speaker but, not that long ago, I faced challenges
in my life that I thought would break me. However, through digging deep, I’ve
learned that if I face my challenges and don’t back away from them – and even
learn to recognize them as disguised gifts of empowerment – I can emerge
stronger, better, healthier and with even more energy.
When I was a young kid I fell into a coma with pneumonia. I was covered
with eczema, suffered chronic asthma and chest infections, and was nearly
always on medication. Doctors told me that I shouldn’t do any exercise, because
I kept having asthma attacks, but a family friend – who was also asthmatic and
was a gymnastics coach – disagreed. His mum ran a swimming club and they
both firmly believed in the benefits of exercise, at the appropriate level, to
improve anyone’s health. They had seen and experienced this first hand on so
many occasions. On their advice I started basic swimming and gymnastics, and
very quickly the worst of my problems fell away. I found myself doing
gymnastics everywhere I went. I didn’t have that much natural talent compared
with some of the others kids, but being active in this way made me feel really
good, so I kept doing it. I started competing and, before long, I started to get
better, so much so that my coaches suggested that I could go on to compete at
the very highest level. My life was amazing. Then, when I was 11, my mother
left my father for my gymnastics coach and I wasn’t allowed to do gymnastics
anymore.
Many of my health problems came back, my emotions were all over the
place, and I became overweight. I hated my life and was in a sad, dark and
lonely place. When I turned 18, though, I decided to take charge of my life – to
lose the weight and to go back to gymnastics. I just knew it was the right thing to
do. It had been years since I had practised, and I needed more strength, more
balance, more flexibility and better techniques. It was a huge struggle, but I was
persistent and my efforts were paying off. Then, one day about six months later,
I was training with my coach and working on the high bar when I had an
accident and broke my back. Doctors and specialists said I would never walk
again.
I spent six months in traction in the hospital. I went to an even darker place
than I’d ever been in before. For four months I was pretty unreachable but my
mum, my rock, didn’t give up and, one day, told me she had found out about the
story of Bruce Lee – US martial artist turned actor – who had broken his back,
but had refused to accept his diagnosis. Instead, he set out to defy doctors and
experts and he came back stronger and fitter than before. He gave me hope. I
started to study Lee’s philosophy for life (he died in 1973) and the philosophies
of the people who inspired him, such as Confucius and the Buddha. I devoured
everything I could about these inspirational figures and started to explore the
power of the mind, body and spirit through both Eastern and Western
approaches. Before I knew it, a world I hadn’t even known existed opened up
before me. My connection to life changed and I started believing anything was
possible.
When I changed, everything else in my life changed too. Without it making
any sense to the experts around me, I was able to stand again. That’s when I
learned true gratitude, because when you think you’re never going to stand again
and then you do, you appreciate it so much more. That soon led to me taking my
first steps again. Even as I write, I can feel the emotions of that time flooding
through me. Over the following weeks and months, bit by bit, I started walking,
climbing, jumping, running and, before I knew it, I was independent again.
My mother then asked me what I wanted to do with my life. If the
experience of breaking my back had taught me anything, it was how important it
is to do what you love. Well, I loved gymnastics. Even though it was through
practising gymnastics that I’d been to the darkest places possible, and logically it
should be the last thing I’d want to do again, Bruce Lee’s philosophy had taught
me – don’t think, feel. I went back to gymnastics and within two years of
training with a double World Champion, together we won the English Sports
Acrobatics Championship title. Why am I telling you all this? Because no matter
how you are challenged – or how tired, unwell or lacking in energy you feel
right now – you can rise up higher and stronger than before. And I’m going to
give you the secrets as to how.