The Organic Exerciser

Exercise within your means. That is organic exercise. No, this post is not about food.

For the beginner, you have to exercise within your means; otherwise, you will fall out of fitness very quickly. Well, unless, of course you have a strong support team or support system (i.e., family, friends, neighborhood exercisers, co-workers who exercise, etc.)

For the advance exerciser, there may be space to exercise out of your means. But, keep it under control. For example, you do not have to sprint on Monday; do a heavy weight workout on Tuesday; sprint again on Wednesday; think about resting on Thursday but instead go for a long run; swim on Friday, and so on. Again, you do not have to; but if you are training for something then this schedule might happen.

There is nothing wrong with organically exercising. In fact, an organic exerciser most often will use a lot of body weight exercises to achieve fitness success. Yes, it includes walking, running, biking, and swimming. The organic exerciser might use weights, but he/she does not get too extravagant with movements. The organic exerciser may participate in group training or in group exercise.

A mix of doing normal exercises and exercises that are out of your means, when performed safely, can produce great results. It's like the person who never runs hills all of a sudden run a hill one day and feels fine!

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From the blog on "Best Outdoor Equipment" name the street of the closest hill to you.

With heart,
Derek

Derek Arledge, MS, CSCS        www.teempt.com          TEEM Performance Training