Body Weight Exercises - Why They Are Perfect For Dads

With jobs to go to, kids to put to bed, homework to check, dishes to get done, and wives to spend time with, it's really difficult for busy dads to squeeze in a workout. For example, I have a 3 year old son, a working wife, and a number of business ventures I'm involved in. To say my life is hectic is an understatement.

The easiest way I've found to stay in shape is to practice body weight exercises. They probably won't bulk you up as quickly as lifting weights, but if pushups, situps, dips, and pullups are good enough for army commandos, then they're good enough for me.

Here are some reasons why you should be doing body weight exercises:

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 start benefiting from it. When done properly, isometrics recruit more muscle fibers than isolated exercises, and the more muscle fibers that are used, the more you build up your strength. Your workout can be completed in just half an hour.

Effectiveness - If you're wondering how effective body weight exercises are, just ask the firemen, police officers, and elite fighters who do them on a daily basis. They won't be the biggest guys you've ever seen, 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, 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 isometrics and body weight exercises financially efficient, they are time efficient. In certain styles of martial arts there is a strong emphasis on "economy of movement", meaning you shouldn't exert a lot of energy on something if you don't have to. Focus on the task before you and get it done with an appropriate amount of effort.

Mobility - You can do body weight exercises 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. Once you've learnt some of the exercises, you'll see how easy they are to fit into your daily routine.

Obviously, weight training is important if you want to get stronger and build lots of muscle. If we could spend an hour in the gym everyday we would. But with a lifestyle that that has to accommodate so many non-exercise related tasks, body weight training is the best route for the rest of us.

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