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(StatePoint) If you work out a couple times a week, you are on the right path to good health. But experts say this can and should be just the beginning of your fitness journey.
\n\u201cOur bodies are designed to be fast, powerful and agile,\u201d says Paul \u201cCoach\u201d Wade, fitness expert and author of the new book \u201cExplosive Calisthenics.\u201d \u201cHowever, modern Americans have become the slowest, least agile members of our species in all history.\u201d
\nWade says a vanishing percent of people even attempt to unlock their body\u2019s full athletic potential. To help, he is offering tips to take your overall fitness to the next level.<\/p>\n
Ditch the Excuses<\/strong> Ditch the Fear<\/strong> Stay Focused<\/strong> (StatePoint) If you work out a couple times a week, you are on the right path to good health. But experts say this can and should be just the beginning of your fitness journey. \u201cOur bodies are designed to be fast, powerful and agile,\u201d says Paul \u201cCoach\u201d Wade, fitness expert and author of the new […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3763,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-web-exclusive"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3762","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3762"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3762\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3764,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3762\/revisions\/3764"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nGetting in great shape requires consistency, and it\u2019s all too easy to make excuses for missing a workout. Whether you\u2019re always on the road or can\u2019t afford to renew your gym membership, Wade says such excuses don\u2019t hold water.
\n\u201cWhile modern training methods involve equipment like barbells, balls, boxes and gymnastics gear, the superior way of building maximum speed, power and ability is the old-school method of using just your body\u2019s own weight, nothing else,\u201d he says.
\nWhether you\u2019re crunched for time or crunched for space, don\u2019t let these circumstances prevent you from getting a great workout. Pushups, squats, leg raises, bridges and jumps are just a few fundamental exercises that can be performed in a small space without any gear.<\/p>\n
\nTraditional calisthenic moves used by gymnasts, martial artists, athletes and tumblers — such as flips and kip-ups — may seem intimidating. But Wade says that most people have the inherent ability to master such moves by working on each one in progressions.
\n\u201cMovements like these have been handed down from generation to generation,\u201d he says. \u201cThey should not be the exclusive domain of gymnasts.<\/p>\n
\nDon\u2019t try to take shortcuts. Successful athletes don\u2019t leap ahead and tackle moves they aren\u2019t ready for — they find ways to make the stuff they can already do work even better for them.
\nFor more tips and information, visit www.dragondoor.com<\/a>.
\nWhen it comes to physical fitness, don\u2019t settle for halfway decent. No matter what your level of fitness is today, take a cue from the fitness experts to use more of your full potential.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"