Welcome to the Get Fit Guys quick and dirty tips to get moving and shape up.

My name is Brock Armstrong and I'm the Get Fit Guy.

If you really want to kick some butt, well, it's certainly necessary to train in ways that are specific to your chosen sport.

But cross-training is also an extremely beneficial training component, and one that I

believe can benefit you all the way down to your DNA. Now, traditionally speaking, and likely the

first way that came into your head when you heard me say the words, cross-training is thought of

like this. If you're a runner, well, you can throw in some cycling or some swimming one or two days a week between your running workouts.

Or if you're a cyclist, well, you can toss in a strength day or some yoga twice a week to break up the cycling workouts.

Other examples of some cross-training activities include swimming, yoga, cycling, resistance training,

calisthenics, hiking, or even a sport like soccer or basketball, mixed in with your regular

training each week to help improve your overall aerobic capacity and build muscle mobility

and flexibility and balance and strength. But the benefits of cross-training go beyond that.

And, as I will explain in just a little bit, cross-training actually affects you on a genetic

level. But first, including cross-training in your fitness programs, well, it can allow you

to vary the stresses placed on your specific muscles

and your cardiovascular system. It's also been known to reduce the possibility of an overuse or

a repetitive movement injury that can come from doing a single sport every single day. I mean,

let's face it, after months of performing the same movements again and again,

your body will become very efficient at performing those specific movements,

and while that's advantageous for your sport in your competition,

well, it severely limits the level of your overall fitness,

and it also limits your potential for health and wellness in general.

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