The Top Five Reasons Why You Need to Start Body Weight Training Now
1. Your Gym Is Free and Everywhere
People have finally discovered that you don’t need a gym to get strong, fit and healthy. There is a new movement happening and it involves escaping the big box gyms with their underhanded contracts and endless membership fees.
With calisthenics you can get a full body working without any equipment except a bar that you’d find for free at a local park. You don’t have to pay endless monthly fees and then travel to a gym to exercise. Plus you have the benefit of being able to work out no matter where you live or travel.
2. Fewer Injuries
One of the biggest benefits of body weight training is you are working with your own body weight and not a huge stack of metal plates. Your body was built to manage its own weight so it’s less likely that you will “try and lift too much.” It’s also unlikely that you’re going to drop a heavy weight on your foot or smash a finger while racking a dumbbell since you don’t need any of those heavy things.
3. Enjoy the Great Outdoors
Getting outside is healthy and good for you. Being in the sun means your skin is exposed to solar wave lengths, and this means your body can use the light to produce it’s needed vitamin D.
In our modern world most people have indoor jobs and they don’t get outside enough.
We always think it’s funny to see people go from a desk job inside to an air-conditioned gym inside where they walk on a treadmill and watch TV.
It’s much healthier to get outside and enjoy the fresh air while you do your workout. It’s good for your body and your mind.
4. The Family
Calisthenics is becoming a real community sport. Groups are forming all over the world, including the Bar Brothers Family. We love meeting up and working out with our Bar Brothers community.
We share motivation and encourage each other to be the best we can be. Check out this video of a Bar Brothers meetup with Ivan Markioli.
5. Easy to Start
Training in a gym can seem overwhelming or intimidating. There are so many machines and so many people that have been using this for years. It’s tough to start.
But this isn’t the case with body weight exercises. The training is simple; the resistance is your body. The moves are simple and with just a few of them you can get a full body workout. Plus almost every exercise can be easily adjusted to allow for your level of strength.
One of the very best ways to start is by watching this motivational video done by the Bar Brothers. They will pump you up and get you ready for training while also giving you some details on the bar brothers movement. Prepare yourself to be motivated!
