You don’t have to go to the gym several times a week. You don’t have to run a marathon. You don’t have to do yoga or meditate each day. Fuck all the hip types of exercise if you feel they’re a hassle. But I have a challenge for you.
Push-ups.
The difference between push-ups and going to the gym is that you use your body weight and not weights or strange machines. It is you and your body and you can do them anywhere.
1. Start by doing 25 push-ups. Or as many as you can. Rest. Then do the same thing three more times. Do this for one week.
2. Do 50 pushups. Rest. Then do 50 more. Do this for one week.
3. When you do your 100 push-ups it is important to breathe properly. Inhale when you push your way up and exhale as you ease yourself down. Don’t fall down, maintain control all the time. It's all about balance and technique. Muscle power is less important.
Bonus: Hundred Pushups iPhone app http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hundred-pushups/id301174591?mt=8
Required time:
1 hour or less
Cons:
It is sweaty, heavy and feels impossible at first.
Pros:
It is entirely possible. And remember that you can do it. 100 push-ups. You’ve never thought you could do it. It is not just you. What else out there, that you didn’t think you could do, is also doable? The world is opening up like an oyster of possibilities.
