Sometimes reading about fitness
can make us crazy. Well, me,
anyway. Exercise articles tend
toward a couple of themes: back to
the basics or new revolutionary technique, all of them equipped with enough
exclamation points to weigh down all but the strongest stick figures. What is a body to do?
Shockingly, the answer is: both. Some basic exercises are crucial. Squats, lunges, pushups or bench presses, and rows make my
list. We need to do some kind of
cardio and everyone has a favorite basic, whether it is walking, running,
biking, swimming, or the like.
However, doing the same routines
over and over again forever does not serve us. Personally, my brain gets bored before my body does, but the
boredom is a real problem, whichever kind comes first. Our bodies learn what we do; we grow
from new movement patterns.
Yes: do the squats and run the miles. But also, every once in a while, do a heavy weight workout,
a Tabata routine, or a jump rope session.
Happy bodies are engaged bodies.
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