WORKOUT
BODY-WEIGHT WORKOUT
FOR EVERYBODY You don’t always need a gym to get your sweat on
BY LO U I S E G R E E N VA I R DY F R A I L VAIRDY_PHOTOGRAPHY Celebrated author, influencer and one of Canada’s Top Fitness Instructors 2021 in Vancouver, B.C. LOUISEGREEN_BIGFITGIRL
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ith the uncertainty of gyms and people resorting to staying home to do their workouts for ease of mind, body-weight workouts have been a long tried, tested and true way to exercise when the added bells and whistles of equipment aren’t options. Whether you are doing body-weight workouts or prescribing them to your clients, an important factor to consider is, the more you weigh, the more difficult it can be. Some body-weight workouts simply aren’t suitable for higher-weight folks or for those with injuries. There are ways to add adaptations to avoid excessive joint loading on the wrists, shoulders, or knees and to make body-weight options available to those who may have challenges getting up and down off the floor. Body-weight workouts, when done right, can be for every body.
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