{"id":623,"date":"2010-11-18T11:30:30","date_gmt":"2010-11-18T03:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jz88.com\/jz88-blog\/?p=623"},"modified":"2010-11-18T11:30:30","modified_gmt":"2010-11-18T03:30:30","slug":"minimalist-fitness-from-zen-habit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jz88.com\/jz88-blog\/2010\/11\/minimalist-fitness-from-zen-habit\/","title":{"rendered":"Minimalist fitness from Zen habit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today I receive this email from Zen habit<\/a>, it is so great and matching the principle of JZ88 so well that I just have to share it.
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\"Children
Children is the best gym<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

Minimalist fitness: use your kids as a gym<\/a><\/h2>\n

From Zen Habit, written by Leo Babauta.
\nI\u2019m a big subscriber to using whatever you can find to work out: pullups on trees, throw big boulders, flip logs or big tires, jump over things, sprint up hills (see Minimalist Fitness, part 1 & part 2).
\nAs a parent and a minimalist, I\u2019d like to share my ultimate minimalist workout secret: my kids are my gym.
\nFellow parents, if you\u2019re not doing this yet, I can\u2019t recommend it highly enough. How are they my gym? Instead of paying hundreds of dollars (even thousands) a year for a gym, I use my kids to get in shape.
\nHow? Every way I can, but here\u2019s a few:<\/p>\n

  • I carry them on my shoulders as we walk around town.<\/li>\n
  • We race each other to the corner, sprinting. Often up hills.<\/li>\n
  • I do pushups with them on my back.<\/li>\n
  • I lift them up in the air \u2014 it\u2019s like lifting weights.<\/li>\n
  • I\u2019ll let them hang on me as I do chinups.<\/li>\n
  • We climb and jump around in the playground.<\/li>\n
  • We play with the soccer ball \u2014 getting lots of sprints in as we do.<\/li>\n
  • We jump around in the ocean. A great workout.<\/li>\n
  • We wrestle.<\/li>\n
  • We challenge each other to do pistols (one-legged squats) or handstand pushups (what they sound like). Mostly we can\u2019t, but it\u2019s fun.<\/li>\n
  • We do lunges while walking up a hill.<\/li>\n
  • I carry them slung across my shoulders \u2014 a fireman\u2019s carry \u2014 which is a great workout btw.<\/li>\n
  • I\u2019ll carry one on my back, piggy-back style, while racing another kid up a hill.<\/li>\n

    Yes, I love hills. Awesomer than a gym<\/p>\n

    So why is this so awesome?<\/p>\n