You Don't Need a Gym to Fulfill Your New-Years Resolutions

Before you read this blog post, CLICK on the image above ^^ and enjoy the video.

With the first month of 2018 nearing its end, peoples New Years resolutions have either come to fruition or fallen by the wayside.

If your goal is to exercise more this year, then, this post is meant for you.

Studies show, that, to have consistency, in the long term, one needs sufficient intrinsic motivation to perform a task [1].

Sometimes, however, our will to exercise is trumped by TIME, life's greatest commodity. A review, on 66 academic studies, found that; 60% of Europeans and 50% of Americans are unwilling to sacrifice family, career and leisure time for exercise [1].

I get it, traveling to the gym, doing a routine, then, going back home, can become an inconvenience which disrupts our daily routines.

You end up with two choices:

Put 'training' above other things.
Exclude exercise from your daily routine.

More than half of us will choose the latter.

What if I was to propose a third option?
Would you consider it?

(3) Exercise whenever you want, without, the need for a gym.

Human movements should not be confined to four walls and machines. Any environment is conducive to exercise. All we need is a little guidance and some creativity.

The video above is a snapshot of the many forms of exercises you can perform without a gym and specialized equipment. Some of these movements, however, do need a little practice to complete them safely.

In the field of Sports Science, for example, Biomechanists focus on the moving parts of the body. Using their understanding of gravity and physics helps them to correct techniques [2]. The right movement strategy not only improves the efficiency and performance of movement but also preserves the structures involved.

In future posts, I will analyze each of the exercises, demonstrated above, using this biomechanical approach.