Body Weight Exercises : Ideal For Men With No Time On Their Hands
The easiest way I’ve found to stay in shape whilst fulfilling my commitments at home and to my kids is by doing body weight exercises around the house . They don’t bulk you up as quickly as lifting weights, but my philosophy is that if situps, pushups, and pullups are good enough for army commandos, then they’re good enough for me too.
Here’s why you should be doing body weight exercises if you’re a busy dad…
Effectiveness – Are you wondering if body weight exercises are effective? Just ask the firemen, police officers, elite fighters, and special forces commandos who live and die by these exercises. They won’t be the biggest guys you’ll ever come across, but they’ll be among the strongest. And that’s the only thing that matters. If you feel like you’ve hit a plateau, you can add weights, increase the reps, do variations, etc. You can use weighted vests to add more resistance to your situps, pullups, etc.
Efficiency – What could be better than free? Body weight exercises are both effective and economical. Just think, you can finally start saving for that pony your daughter has always wanted! Not only are body weight exercises and isometrics financially efficient, they are time efficient too. In certain martial arts there is a big emphasis on “economy of movement”, meaning you shouldn’t exert a lot of energy on something if it’s not necessary to do so. Focus on the task before you and get it done with an appropriate amount of effort.
Flexibility – Body weight exercises can be done anywhere. We all have cell phones and laptops, so we know how important it is to be able to move around. Why should we rely on exercise equipment and gyms? It’s a lot easier to do situps and pushups in the basement or living room than it is to drive to the gym and wait around for equipment to be free.
Speed – Body weight exercises are fast. It is said that an isometric contraction needs to last just 7 seconds for you to start benefiting from it. Isometrics, when done properly, make use of more muscle fibers than isolated exercises, leading to more strength. If you stay focused, your full workout can be completed in just half an hour.
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