2663: The Pros and Cons Of Body-Weight Exercises AND The Talk Test: How To Determine How Hard You Are Exercising by Marc Bilodeau of FitTrend

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🗓️ 11 August 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 2663: Marc Bilodeau explores the benefits and limitations of body-weight exercises, emphasizing their convenience, ability to improve functional strength, and flexibility. While these exercises are great for overall fitness and beginners, they may not suffice for those aiming to build significant muscle mass, highlighting the need for varied resistance training based on individual fitness goals. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.fittrend.com/pros-and-cons-of-body-weight-exercise/ & https://www.fittrend.com/the-talk-test-how-to-determine-how-hard-you-are-exercising/ Quotes to ponder: "Body-weight exercises are a great way to build and maintain fitness around functional strength, flexibility, and overall health." "They are also a good option for beginners or anyone wanting to add variety to their workout routine." "You can perform them anywhere, such as in your living room, in the park, while traveling, or in the gym." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Optimal Health Daily, episode 2663, the pros and cons of body weight exercises, and
0:07.6	the talk test, how to determine how hard you are exercising, both by Mark Biladow of FitTrend.com,
0:15.8	and I'm Dr. Neil Malik, your host. Welcome back to Optimal Health Daily. Remember, this is the podcast where I read to you
0:22.9	from some of the most popular health and fitness blogs online. Now I'm going to keep this intro
0:28.1	nice and short so we can get right to today's two posts as we optimize your life.
0:44.3	The pros and cons of body weight exercises by Mark Bilido of fitTrend.com When you think about building muscles, your first thought may be to lift weights.
0:49.3	However, body weight exercises have a lot to offer to help improve your functional strength,
0:55.2	stability, and flexibility.
0:58.1	They are also a great way to get started with strength training and add variety to your
1:02.2	workout routine.
1:04.2	What are body weight exercises?
1:07.0	Body weight exercises are activities that use your body weight to provide resistance against gravity
1:12.2	without any additional equipment like weights. Furthermore, many body weight exercises can be modified
1:18.6	so they can be done in many ways to challenge your muscles. Some more commonly known exercises
1:24.5	are push-ups, pull-ups, dips, planks, crunches, leg raises, mountain climbers,
1:32.7	squats, lunges, burpees, and jumping jacks. Each has its own movements and works different
1:39.6	muscle groups in your body. In fact, you certainly can get an effective full-body workout. You can combine
1:45.8	several of these types of exercises into a single workout. You can also modify them to match your
1:51.4	current fitness level by adjusting how you do them for how long and how many. With that said,
1:57.9	let's look at some of the pros and cons of body weight exercises.
2:01.8	The pros of body weight exercises.
2:04.8	The great thing about body weight exercises is that all you need is yourself.
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