Improvised Bodyweight Exercise: a tricep dip outdoors, stablised by tree branches
Bodyweight exercises are the foundation of my approach to fitness training.
I like exploring the natural movements of the body using this low-tech/high-effect combination. Wikipedia defines this form of physical fitness as “strength training exercises that do not require free weights, as the practitioner’s own weight provides the resistance for the movement.” Using your own body in this way and being free from the necessity of specialised equipment, means you can practice bodyweight training anywhere.
There’s a wealth of online videos and articles demonstrating bodyweight training and suggested exercises.
However, I feel these guides often skip the practical advice that newbies would value – teaching you how to drive without helping you out of the driveway. I hope to remedy that with a few practical pointers: » Read more: Bodyweight Exercises – practical pointers
Afterall, people across the globe would be giving up chocolate, alcohol and Facebook for 40 days. Faced with the limitations of my elimination diet, however, it seemed like I was giving up food. I cut out meat, wheat, alcohol, dairy and caffeine. My friends asked, “What is there actually left to eat?”
