One of the biggest annoyances of my life is the randomness of fitness goals. Log in to any application and the first thing it will always ask you is:
& # 39; What do you want me to do? & # 39;
- lose weight!
- Get muscle!
- tuning! (Whatever that means)
Why are these the only options? What are the best incentives we have in the entire fitness world? Why never: "What kind of person do you want to be?"
This is a better answer.
Ever since I saw Linda Hamilton's arms doing push-ups on an upright bed, I've always dreamed of myself like the character I see on screen. Although fitness magazines give you hope like Thor, the focus has always been on size and thickness, rather than actually imitating them in order to mimic Thor's physical realism.
I always wondered why they never considered more characters-why were there no more moves related to punching? Hammer curls, anyone? Giant measurement SuperHero lander? Or cape rotation? Well, maybe not the last one.
If I was inspired by a character, would I want to feel and move my body to look more like them, or, if I could, not even want to adopt some of their characteristics in real life?
This is an issue that I have been thinking about for many years, and because of my love for games, some seeds were planted earlier, and it wasn't until I found that my passion for fitness really worked.
I am not a person who has ever exercised-not at all. But when it finally happened, it started with home exercise. I feel ashamed to go to the gym. After smoking and drinking for a lifetime every weekend, I really felt breathless during exercise. Blushing and sweating. This is not cute. I find exercise at home very helpful in building confidence.
My first experience was a 30-day shred of Jillian Michaels. I realized that it sounded a bit prank, like Lycra's nightmare, but only if it was great. Exercise 20 minutes a day for 30 days. Everyone can find 20 minutes a day, and I worked on it for 30 days to discover that my overall view of fitness has changed forever. This is the power of the submission process, and knows that I have no excuses, as it only has 20 minutes. I told myself, just do it for a month and then I can quit. By the end of the month, I stopped. But I found that I missed it. My body feels so different and I feel unhappy mentally. My brain knows that if I exercise, I feel good. It has since become an easy habit to follow.
As someone who has everything; frustrated, anxious and annoying habit of twitching my legs under the bar table-that's it, exercise has changed my life. I've tried my best to preach the gospel to my friends and family, and it bothers them because I pushed the fitness DVD into their hands and said, "This will change your life", just make them a little dust and coffee cups Stains.
Home exercise is a powerful moment to change your life. I know I've always wanted to find a way to help others find a passion for fitness like me.
Prior to the launch of the Xbox One, "the game I wanted to train" wasn't even a slightly shaped idea in my mind (yes, that's the time I've been thinking about). Xbox has its Kinect fitness philosophy (I still think it's great), and if you remember these posters, they also have Lara Croft and Master Chief on them. I thought: Why not do Laura Croft exercise or Chief Chief? I would love to feel bad like these characters, and I know that if there is character training, gamers will like it too. I mean, we spend all our time on the characters we love, so why don't we want to bring these magics into our real life?
I started to wonder why there were no successful role-based fitness programs. The more I think about it, the more obvious this idea becomes. Some of them are involved, but none of them make you feel like a character. I mean, every character is different; from Drake / Croft-like adventurers to assassins to super soldiers. All of these represent different fitness disciplines and have different motivations and ideas after exercise.
Skip a lot of time. life.
Last year, I was talking about more and more and I was tired of myself, so I set myself a task to achieve it. Tips to get up every morning at 6:30 and proceed gradually.
A few months later, I hosted the X020 for the Xbox in London, so I set a goal for myself to make a mock Instagram page with all the exercise content to show to Phil Spencer because I knew we would hang out in the background for a few points . That deadline lit my fire. So, four months later, I have designed exercises for Adventurer, Assassin, Super Soldier and Knight, and shot, edited, designed the layout and uploaded it to the page .
For each exercise, I create custom actions for the character by playing games and watching videos about how the character moves. Also, for your own entertainment, name them proper or stupid. The idea is that if you can imagine why you are moving, you will spend longer because you see the potential benefits in real life. I mean, keep making a bunch of burpees. When the motivation is just "doing 30 seconds", it is difficult to keep the motivation to do those difficult actions.
To give you an overview of what I am talking about, here are some of my favorites.
In the adventurer, "Grenades!". First, run fast on the spot, then when you shout "Grenades!", You will run as fast as possible. It's silly, but it's fun.
In Knight exercise, "excessive obstruction." The first is to squat with your arms stretched forward as if you were carrying too many things (we've all been there).
From the Assassin, "Roof Jump". This key movement includes squat jumps and 180-degree twists. But, what's more interesting is the simple name of "kick off the ledge". Even after a hard day without anyone kicking, this gameplay is still weird.
In "Super Soldier," "gunfire" lets you lie on the floor and imagine you are holding a large gun into the sky. Then, you try to sit up while raising your "gun" at high altitude. That one is hard! I also really like the "weighbridge" in the series. Yes, as you might imagine, this is very satisfying.
Not only does each character have a specific action, but the structure of the action varies from role to role. For example, for "Super Soldier" or "Knight", you usually have better endurance than small, short brisk moves like the Assassin. Each type also has different personality characteristics, which I want to bring to the world beyond exercise. In the first test group, I embarked on a 30-day Adventurer Challenge and created “Side Quest” with exercise to perform in daily life, making them more like Nathan and Lara. Our idea is to get rid of their comfort zone in real life, making them more confident and prefer the characters they like.
I can keep talking about this, but the best way is if you see it in action. I haven't planned to release all the complete exercise plans, (I just let my first test team complete the 30-day Adventurer Challenge), but given that everyone is currently stuck at home, I think it's interesting for people One of the little things I can do is to keep people sane. This is a Hangout that we all can enjoy and do at the same time. So every day I broadcast different exercises every morning. Initially it was just live streaming on Instagram, but after leaving the first few weeks, I might try something on YouTube or Twitch.
I know the current level of anxiety is high, so one morning party, we can relax, chat, and do some fun sports every day, which is something positive that I can show to the world. Even if people don't want to hang out but just want to go to a place to relax-everyone is welcome!
I came up with a lot of interesting moves and exercised, and the feedback from my first test group was incredible, so I was very eager to publish it to the world and see how everyone constitutes.
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