Want Perfect Health? No Gym Needed!

I’m 35 years old and I’m in the best shape of my life. When I go out, people often make the comment, “You go to the gym don’t you?”, to which I resoundingly respond, “No!” Here’s the thing. I don’t go to a gym. Haven’t in years! The times I did go were on a buddy pass with friends, and I went just for moral support.

You Are Your Own Gym

I tell people that they are their own gym. I’ve never seen the sense in getting a gym membership unless you are trying to develop extreme amounts of muscle, or take a fitness class.

For the average person NOT trying to hoist 500lbs. above their head, or spin (cycle) their way to cardiovascular health, a gym just isn’t needed. Calisthenic (body weight) training is more than enough.

Read that last sentence again.

Around the late 70’s and early 80’s, back when one of the original kings of weightlifting, Arnold Schwarzenegger, was wowing audiences with his perfected body image, a switch went off in people’s heads.

People — mainly men — reasoned that to be in shape and good-looking, one had to attend the gym. The goal? Look like Arnold.