Men’s Health : Why Body Weight Training Is Ideal For Busy Dads
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 if situps, pushups, dips, and pullups are good enough for the Navy SEALs, then they’re good enough for me.
Here are some reasons 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 do them on a daily basis. They won’t be the biggest guys you’ve ever seen, but they’re all about getting the job done. 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 pushups, dips, etc.
Efficiency – Body weight exercises are effective and incredibly economical, so there’s no excuse not to do them. Just think, you can finally start saving for that pony your daughter has always wanted! Not only are isometrics and body weight exercises financially efficient, they are time efficient too. In certain martial arts there is a big emphasis on “economy of movement”, which means you shouldn’t exert energy on something if you don’t have to. Focus on the task at hand and get it done with an appropriate amount of effort.
Flexibility – Body weight exercises can be done anywhere. Why should we be tied down to bulky gyms and exercise equipment? It’s a lot easier to do 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. When done properly, isometrics recruit more muscle fibers than more isolated exercises, and the more muscle fibers that are used, the more you build up your strength. Your workout can be done in under half an hour.
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