Weight Loss - Exercise - the 14 minute a day habit

July 6th, 2009 • Related • Filed Under

    • Reinhard Engels is the author of Everyday Systems and the book The No “S” Diet.  One of the things I admire the most about the SYSTEMS he has developed is the exercise system he calls the “Shovel Glove”.  Reinhard says the most important piece of exercise equipment is a timer.  He recommends a 14 minute a day muscle strengthening routine every weekday.thinwomanpants.jpg

    I agree with him that habits are all important.  It is important that your habits are easily sustainable for the long term and that you do them regularly just as you plan them.  Exercise is an important part of being well. Over Exercise or over enthusiastically doing too much to start and burning out and quitting is not going to get you far. This plan is intended to fit into your life long term.  It is complimentary to a life eating plan and a planned way of sustaining your health and energy.

    Reinhard has a series of YouTube videos on the various movements he recommends.  I have embedded one below.  I suggest you look at them and read his information contained on his site Everyday Systems.  He recommends that you start very light. The idea here is to establish a habit. Getting sore or injured won’t help you do that. Begin light using just a broom stick or maybe the handle for a sledgehammer or pick.  As you progress, you can increase the weight you use.  The idea is to develop strong muscles in a useful way so that if you had to shovel snow or dirt, hammer some large spikes or lift and pull repetitively as in moving, you can do it.

    Take a look a the video and tell me what you think in the comments section. Remember I offer a free membership in my personal empowerment program. I encourage you to sign up to receive 20+ mp3 audio files to help you in your quest for the leanest strongest body you can have and to improve and sustain your health and wellness for the long term.

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    1. Comment by Kathryn Merrow - The Pain Relief Coach on 8 July 2009:

      Hi Bruce,

      These would be good exercises to do outside! Seriously, it would be good for people to start with something light, as you suggested. These movements could even be done with nothing in your hands at all, for beginners. It does become aerobic, too, as weight is added. The benefit of lighter or no weights is it will allow one to pay more attention to form rather than to controlling the shovel. Perfectly performed low-weight movements are more beneficial than than improperly done movements with more weight; less likely to cause injury, too. I like that he gets his legs into the movements, too. Kind of reminds me of tai chi. A good whole body workout.