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Should you do a newspaper workout?
[Updated content toward the end] The New York Times just published a “Scientific 7-minute workout” claims: “In 12 exercises deploying only body weight, a chair and a wall, it fulfills the latest mandates for high-intensity effort, which essentially combines a long run and a visit to the weight room into about seven minutes of steady discomfort — all of it based on science.” “Based on science” is a great term, isn’t it? A bit like the “based on a true story” claim we see in many blockbuster movies. When you read this piece please remember the notion that “based on a true story” and “true story” are very different.
It typically works the front side of your upper body, and includes exercises like push-ups and bench press. Extension and anti-flexion core: Glutes are all the rage these days, which has helped this category gain popularity. [1]”HIGH-INTENSITY CIRCUIT TRAINING USING BODY WEIGHT: Maximum Results With Minimal Investment”, ACSM Health & Fitness Journal, May/June 2013 – Volume 17 – Issue 3 – p 8–13.
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