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How to stay fit with calisthenics
Could it be the perfect workout routine?
Over the Christmas period and into January of this year I suffered from the worst viral infection I’d ever had and when it finally went it left me physically weak with very low energy. But I had a plan to restore my health. At the time I still had a gym membership so created a daily gym workout.
When the lockdown came and gyms closed, it was important to keep going with my workouts as they were really working. So I searched on YouTube and found a great calisthenics workout that didn’t need a gym. It develops strength using your body weight. Simple. It was brilliant.
The workout I used can be found here if you want to try it out. Google defines calisthenics as, ‘exercises that don’t rely on anything other than a person’s own bodyweight’. The workout I chose was 15 minutes long and had 8 different exercises. I did two complete cycles, which took 30 minutes.
What are the benefits of calisthenics over other workouts?
You don’t need expensive gym memberships. You can do it at home in a small space and it doesn’t have to take up much time in your day — great if you are very busy. Do we really need gym equipment to stay fit?
