A few words on burpees and working out to follow up the past two days’ posts (yesterday, the day before)
Having read that some people consider burpees one of the best single exercises, I was happy to try them out.
I haven’t tried to optimize my workouts, to build as much muscle as possible, to reduce fat as much as possible, or any big or specific goal like that.
I only exercise because I enjoy exercising, the feeling of exhaustion afterward, and the feeling of calm confidence I have long-term when I’m in shape. Also, I feel terrible when out of shape, so there’s carrot and stick.
Some people have commented ten burpees isn’t that much. I’m up to thirteen as I’m writing now and they don’t exhaust me, but they’re enough to enjoy and to improve my physique. They do leave me winded. If I increase to more, all the better.
I’m glad to have found even this minimal amount improves my body.
Also, doing them every day adds discipline, another bonus.
Being in shape can be easy, fun, and friendly. You just have to make it that way.
About Joshua
Former rocket scientist now entrepreneur, leadership coach, speaker, and artist, Joshua Spodek (PhD ’00, Astrophysics; MBA ’06; both Columbia University) has succeeded at many big things that few people even try. More importantly, he loves everything he does.
A modern renaissance man, he studied with Nobel Prize winners and helped build a European Space Agency X-ray satellite to observe supernova remnants, then started a business now operating globally based on several of his patents. He coaches leadership with the Columbia Business School Program on Social Intelligence and taught at New York University and the New School. He earned five Ivy-League diplomas; has shown his art in solo gallery shows and museums and installed large public art in New York and around the world; socializes with Academy Award winners; ran five marathons; and competed at national and global sporting events.
He has been quoted and profiled in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, USA Today, Fortune, CNN, and the major broadcast networks. Esquire Magazine named him “Best and Brightest” in its annual Genius issue.
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