One of the many reasons why I starting Stress Free Fitness is to help people eventually break free from relying on fitness programs to achieve long term fitness; to look towards the fitness future, 10, 20 or 30 years down the road; to gain self-confidence and self-awareness; to walk in any fitness facility and know exactly what needs to be done and to adjust and adapt your fitness program in order to meet your lifestyle. I believe in the "practice what you preach" philosophy and would not be writing this if it did not work, so in case anyone is wondering, that is my photo taken June 2011, could be better but I like to enjoy my calories every now and then:).
Canned Fitness Programs or Videos
These programs play a positive role in motivating people to get fit. They provide a good foundation on proper form, exercise techniques and help boost confidence. I’m not here to bash these programs, in fact I support any program that gets people interested in fitness; developing programs that work for a wide range of people is a very difficult thing to do, but it’s my opinion that these programs can only take you so far. Of course, like any good marketing strategy, the program’s marketing team will continue to push new content in order to keep you dependent. This dependency can slow you down as quickly as it got you started, I realize it's much easier having someone telling you what to do, but try to break fee eventually and develop your own program.
Custom Routine Development
Everyone's fitness levels are different, so while following a canned fitness program be sure to take good mental notes of any exercises that apply towards your future fitness goals. Of course some exercises are more efficient and more long term friendly than others, so some adjustment will have to be made as time goes on and as we age.
The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.
~Muhammad Ali This stress free fitness (SFF) base routine is geared towards normal working folks, that have a busy schedule and not for professional "gym rats". So, what you want to look for are body weight exercises, that when combined with others, provide a total body base routine you can do every time you workout. This base routine should include some aerobic activity "cardio."
The SFF base routine should include a set of exercises that hit the whole body or most of it, do these after your "cardio", with little rest between exercises or reps <30 seconds, <15 if feeling froggy. By not resting between exercises, you're stimulating your anaerobic process. This base "total body routine" should be done every time you workout, swap out other body weight exercises if you need to. Why body weight? Because they require no extra equipment and can be done anywhere. Depending on your body shaping goals, a body part my need extra attention during the base routine activity. This base provides consistency and a fitness foundation, just about everything in life needs some form of consistency. After your base routine, perform focus area exercises using resistances.
This method will wind your body up like a rubber band driven propeller on toy airplane, so if you miss a day or two, don't worry you will come back even stronger than before, Stress Free Fitness! Remember don't rest longer than 30 seconds. Your strength will fluctuate as will your reps, there is no need to log reps and get disappointed. By not logging your reps and walking around without a notebook and pen, you will work on your self-awareness connection. Set your rep goals high, eventually you will achieve them.
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