| Fitness is a complex term. This is why when you | | | | sport, work and life. |
| ask someone for a universal definition of fitness | | | | 1) The challenge requires you move your body to |
| you usually get something vague like this, "Fitness | | | | successfully complete the task |
| is being fit". Don't believe me, ask someone (even | | | | 2) The challenge requires you move an exterior |
| fitness professionals). But once you understand | | | | object to successfully complete the task |
| the true nature of fitness, I'm confident you'll see | | | | 3) The challenge requires you to move your body |
| why bodyweight training for fitness should be a | | | | and an exterior object to successfully complete |
| part of your over-all workout program. | | | | the task |
| So, let's begin with my definition of physical | | | | And to make things more complicated, the |
| fitness! | | | | challenge can require any of the physical abilities |
| Fitness is the acceptable and deliberate | | | | of fitness and in any combination. As you can see, |
| compromise of competence and ability to | | | | being able to move your own body is needed for |
| perform in all the areas of cardiorespiratory | | | | two of the types of challenges, and therefore |
| endurance, strength, flexibility, power, speed, | | | | should be trained accordingly. Bodyweight training |
| coordination, agility, balance, accuracy and | | | | is that important. |
| toughness to produce optimum performance | | | | Think of it this way, there are so many abilities to |
| results under the greatest amount of | | | | train in order to be fit, you need a versatile tool |
| circumstances. | | | | capable of training them all. And there is no better |
| You'd better read that again to make sure you | | | | tool than your own body. Bodyweight training can |
| get it. | | | | effectively target all of the physical abilities |
| As you can see, fitness is more than being | | | | needed to be fit. |
| strong. It is more than having powerful heart and | | | | Compare bodyweight training to weight training. |
| lungs. Fitness is the ability to use all your physical | | | | Bodyweight training is a much more accessible |
| abilities simultaneously and seamlessly to | | | | and versatile form of training. Don't get me |
| overcome physical challenges. And bodyweight | | | | wrong, I like weight training and think it superior |
| training is an excellent method for training for | | | | for some types of training. I just think |
| over-all fitness! | | | | bodyweight training has more to offer in terms of |
| Normally, people seeking fitness focus on only one | | | | improving all the physical skills of fitness. |
| or two of the physical abilities needed to be fit. | | | | So, if you want to truly be fit, you need to |
| Or, they base their training on the RESULT of | | | | improve all the physical abilities of fitness. |
| being fit, like burning fat or building muscle. You | | | | Bodyweight training for fitness should be a part of |
| see, having muscle or being lean does not | | | | everyone's physical training program. Because |
| necessarily mean you are fit! However, being fit | | | | when you are truly fit, you'll not only meet the |
| usually manifests itself as a strong, muscular, lean | | | | challenges of sport, work and life with excellence, |
| body. | | | | you'll look great too! |
| There are three types of challenges you'll face in | | | | |