Whatever you have been told; fitness does not need to break the
bank. In fact, staying in shape requires no equipment at all. All you need is
your own body weight and a little bit of room to work in. I’ve been there, and
when I say “there” I mean the poor house and when I say “house” I mean my car
or whatever friend was letting me stay with them at the time.
When the long, winding road of
life took me to the lowest depths I have visited the first, and most valuable,
step I took was starting a regular workout routine. All I had was some old
sneakers and myself. I
looked up workouts online, I followed along with YouTube videos and eventually I got myself
into a fit enough state that I needed to step it up from squats, jumping jacks,
push-ups, and crunches. To the backyard, I went!
I used tree branches for
pull-ups, I did sprints, spider-man push-ups, dive bomber push-ups, hanging
rows, yoga and several other things. Eventually, of course, I did get a gym
membership, but to this day I still do at least one body weight day every week
to maintain that functional fitness level I had achieved all those years ago.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not
trying to sell anyone on a purely calisthenic workout routine (although if you
know me, you know how highly I value functional strength from bodyweight
routines). I am only trying to say that sometimes a gym membership doesn’t fit
the budget and there is no need to think that you can’t get in shape. Sometimes
when the money is tight, and the stress is high we require a fitness routine
more than ever in our lives. I don’t care what equipment you have access to, a
fit you can be achieved no matter what your budget.
As always, if you have
questions or want help reaching your goals feel free to shoot me an email and I
will be in touch as soon as I can.
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