Body Weight Exercises For Dads

With jobs to go to, businesses to run, kids to put to bed, homework to check, dishes to get done, and wives to spend time with, it’s really difficult for most dads to find time to workout.The easiest way I’ve found to stay in shape is to practice body weight exercises, including isometrics and plyometrics.Here’s why you should be doing body weight exercises if you’re a busy dad…

Effectiveness – If you’re wondering how effective body weight exercises are, 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’ll ever come across, but they’ll be among the strongest. And that’s the only thing that matters. If you feel like you’re starting to plateau, you can add weights, increase the reps and do variations. You can use weighted vests to add more resistance to your situps, pullups, etc.

Efficiency – Body weight exercises are both effective and 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 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 energy on something if it’s not necessary to do so. Focus on the task before you and complete it with the least amount of effort.

Speed – Body weight and isometric exercises are fast. It is said that an isometric contraction can last for as little as 7 seconds for you to benefit from doing it. Isometrics, when done properly, recruit more muscle fibers than more isolated exercises, leading to more strength. If you stay focused, your full workout can be completed in under 30 minutes.

Obviously, lifting weights is important if you want to get stronger and build lots of muscle. If we could spare an hour for the gym everyday we would. But with a lifestyle that makes staying fit so difficult, body weight training is the best route for the rest of us.

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