Welcome Professionals…
…how to find your perfect exercise? In “Be your own gym – part 1” I postulated four principles for a management consultant’s workout:
- Have equipment with you anytime!
- Independent of weather and day light conditions!
- Independent of other people!
- Perform on a fixed schedule!
But how can you stick to all these principles in order to make your exercise a sustainable habit that fits your work schedule? I used to go running, but it is quite limited on cardio training and it is certainly not independent of weather, day light and other surroundings. The build-in gym of hotels I stayed in usually costs to much time for me getting familiar with the equipment or would not be open at the time I wanted to work out.
I found a solution. A friend made me aware of this. It is called “You Are Your Own Gym”. This is a bodyweight exercise by Mark Lauren who developed the program for US SpecOps soldiers. He transferred it to the civil life. All you need is your own body. For some of the exercises you will need a table, a chair or the door frame – available in every hotel room. It is the perfect allround fitness program for the consultant, matching all principles.
Bodyweight fitness is as old as mankind, everyone knows the classic push-up and pull-up. There are many variations of the same idea and thousands of programs available. Great about Mark Lauren’s program is that he offers an app for your smart phone that leads you through it. You do not have to read books, remember exercises or even configure your own set. The app leads you through the workout like a personal trainer. 150 different exercises are varied in ladders, interval sets, supersets, stappers and tabatas. This variation and periodization stimulates your body for continuous development.
Go and try it! You can download the app on www.marklauren.com.
Let me know how this works out for you
Malte
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