MARIKA SBOROS: Bodyweight training is near the top of fitness trends, but it’s not a fad
Bodyweight training zoomed to the top-10 list of fitness trends for 2017. Expect it to stay there in 2018 and beyond. There’s no magic exercise bullet to keep you fit in body and mind. There are essential elements to training regimens that you overlook at your peril. Aerobic (with oxygen) training is one of them. It builds stamina and helps to keep cardiovascular disease at bay. Bodyweight training is another. The experts define it as the art and science of using your own body weight as resistance against gravity for a workout. They say it’s one of the best ways to build and maintain lean muscle. That keeps you fit and able to grow stronger as you grow older. Despite what medical prophets of doom always say, growing older and declining physical (and mental) strength are not constant companions. Bodyweight training has myriad benefits. Ask Sean Tangney, head coach and programming director of CrossFit ProForm in Johannesburg. US coach Greg Glassman developed CrossFit over decades. Its...
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