Bodyweight Exercise

I discovered the magic of bodyweight(BW) exercise two years ago and discussed it in this post.

For those who grew up during the Jack LaLanne era, we called these exercises calisthenics.

BW exercise removes many of the excuses needed to begin an exercise program next week.   No equipment, no gym membership, no new clothing, no peer embarrassment and no specific time schedule is required.

Darn!  I’m going to be the only thing in the way of success???  Might have to open a bag of chips and discuss this with myself.

Even the “how to” is minimized in BW exercise.   The interwebs are filled with BW videos and websites.

Turbulence Training by Craig Ballantyne is one of the websites I like.  Craig is superfit, but, he explains his program in simple terms and also offers diet guidelines.   Sure, he’s got some stuff to sell.   But, lots of his exercise info is available for free.

BW exercise has endless variety.   Monotony can be motivational sludge for exercise programs.  BW variety easily adapts to couch spuds or professional athletes.   Beginners can do portions of the movements at lower frequency and fewer repetitions.  If you are highly trained, you can design a program to kick your bunz and have your heart thumping in 30 minutes.

And the variety can be fit into only 10 minutes when you are really short on time.  40+ minutes is ideal, but, some days or attitudes just can’t handle that.

Morning exercise works best for most.  Ever notice how creative the excuses get later in the day?

JustDoIt.