One Exercise to Rule Them All
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I write about exercise and the need for high intensity exercise several days a week. Got very limied time? Not motivated to join a gym? I hear you. If you are able to touch your toes without strain and can see your toes when you look down, you are in good enough shape to start doing Burpees. What the heck is a Burpee? Lets let Mike of Dirty Jobs fame show and tell.
I started a 100day Burpee challenge. Day one was April 10 and I did one. Today is April 21 but you are reading this on a delay of 3 days or so. So on 21 Apr I am scheduled to do 12. I will do two sets of 6. On my last day, July 19, I will do 100 in that 24our day and I will film and post it here and on YouTube so you can see me do one set probably of 10.
The fascination came from an article about how prisoners in solitary confinement stay in shape in a small cell. Descending sets of Burpees is the answer. Starting with 20 at one end, they cross to the other side and do 19 then 18,17… You get the picture. Watch Mike do a couple then if you pass the above test, try a couple. I assume if you do you know you assume all risk, I’m not there and can’t say if you should or should not. If you try you will know what I am talking about. OK, click on the link to see this YouTube video on how to do a Burpee.
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