Long Distance Running and the Bike are BAD NEWS

 I still enter large health clubs to watch and view trainers and also members from time to time. It's the same old thing,  trainers not watching their clients and members doing the same exercises and wondering why they aren't getting healthier.  What about the guy that sits at his desk all day and answers the phone?  He comes to the gym and performs some more flexion crunches and then sits on the stationary bike.  Hey, I wonder why your back hurts after 8 plus hours of the same posture.  You enter a gym or health club and get a pre-made club program that sticks you on the machine line and a trainer who doesn't care because he or she isn't getting paid to take you through the assembly line. Do you guys see a problem?  I went off the subject a little but the point is what is your membership and club really giving you?   A bike ride and treadmill program?

If you watch any one sport on TV or in person certain people were made to perform certain sports better than others.  It maybe hard to believe for some but its true.  I love the people that prove this wrong but for the most part all runners look the same all football players by position look the same and so on.  Are you ever going to see a Lebron or Dwight running marathons?  The answer is no they aren't made for those type of activites.  Could they both do a marathon, maybe but the pain and injury they would put themselves through would be extreme.  I'm not trying to turn people off of certain sports or exercises but just think for a minute about what your make up is and what your goals are in life and your sport.  If your a business guy and sit all day don't you think something to open up your hips and avoid tons of squats might be a good choice?  Don't ride the stationary bike or do lots of bench press this isn't what you need.  You are already are in this position all day so why do you want to reinforce this pattern and make yourself become more rounded? 

I'm an average female and don't have a tiny dancer frame and have average hips, what should I do?  I want to train for a marathon so I start running and increase my distance every week like the magazine said and trainer told me.  I'm getting back pain and shin splits but I'm getting skinner.  You see this is fine but at what cost are you looking better and how far will this take you?  Are you making money doing this and is your life depending on this pain?  The answer is no, so choice exercises that are better suited for your body type and can still get you the results you need and want.  Running isn't bad but this female isn't made for super long distances week after week.  The long distance is BAD just like the bike is BAD for the business guy who sits and then sits some more on the bike.  I think you get the idea now.

I will never look like Arnold or dunk like Dwight but I can sure reach my potential in activities that my body can become better at.  For kids don't listen to this you play every sport you want to and have fun but for you adults or higher level thinking athletes your exercise choices need to be smarter.  A short story I want to share about a dancer I trained two years ago.  Great girl, super athlete but she wanted to run a marathon and had never run longer then 3 miles before.  She was use to 3-5 minute intense dance practices and game performances.  What do you think happened to this young lady?  She ended up with very bad shin splits and back pain but did finish her first marathon.  I'm all for trying new things but she would have less pain and more success in picking a challenge that suited her body type and fast twitch fiber makeup instead of long distance running. She just wasn't made for this event plain and simple.

 Try new things but also learn and listen to your body as you progress and get past the high school level. You can still run and bike and do whatever but we have so many choices of competitive events and workouts that can suite you better and not get injured. 

I'm sure I pissed off a few people by saying this but I'm in the same position as a lot of you that are reading this.  I'm not getting younger and still play every sport and run but my body type is better suited for activities that my body make up is made for.  I'm always trying to make you think when it comes to fitness so train smarter the older we get.

This looks like fun doesn't it?