IвЂ™ll throw sandbags around do pullups from tree branches do sprints race my kids up hills hike on trails push sleds do a pushup challenge (100 pushups in 5 minutes is a good one) or a jumping lunge challenge (see how fast you can do 300) swing kettlebells play basketball or soccer or just generally play with my kids. I will lift weights but IвЂ™ll also do intense bodyweight exercise. I run but I also bike (and used to swim a bit but havenвЂ™t recently).

I agree with all of them except I donвЂ™t scoff at anyone. A Crossfitter might scoff at others who donвЂ™t go as intense as they do while a triathlete might sneer at those who canвЂ™t go as long. So a bodybuilder might scoff at runners who run long and slow and have no muscle and a runner might scoff at a bodybuilder who lifts iron every day but has a big gut. A minimalist in that I donвЂ™t believe you need much (or any) equipment to get fit a maximalist in that IвЂ™ll do almost anything and everything. IвЂ™m generally a minimalist and a maximalist when it comes to exercise. This week IвЂ™ll share my exercise program. This is a brief guide not for those who want to walk exactly in my footsteps but for those looking for useful information. IвЂ™m no superhuman - IвЂ™m a regular guy with a megaton of kids (6) and a wife. IвЂ™ve turned it around - and if you too are a couch potato with more than a couple pounds to lose then so can you. The most activity I got was lifting a beer to my mouth or walking to the fridge. I was a smoker and ate junk food and never exercised. Because just five years ago I was in terrible shape: I was 65 pounds heavier and couldnвЂ™t run for more than 10 minutes. I say this not to brag but only to show that itвЂ™s possible. Best of all: I can play with my kids and keep up with them and challenge them to keep up with me (I usually win). I can do a reasonable amount of pushups and pullups. I can run for a couple hours if I want or hike all day. They can run faster and longer lift more and do more intense workouts ride and swim much much better play any sport better than me.Д«ut IвЂ™m pretty fit. ThatвЂ™s not impressive - while IвЂ™m fitter than most of the population there are a ton of people who are way fitter than me. And because itвЂ™s my life.ДЄs I said last week: I am in the best shape in my life. I donвЂ™t train for bigger muscles or a six-pack. I donвЂ™t train to beat anyone or impress anyone. I donвЂ™t train to lose weight or look good.

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