| Men and women differ in opinion on many topics. And | | | | I have seen guys with the body of Hulk Hogan, that |
| one big issue is how they approach exercise. For the | | | | couldn't bend over to touch their toes to save their |
| most part I think men can discover some powerful | | | | lives, or walk up a flight of stairs without breathing |
| body transforming keys by observing women. | | | | like a race horse. In fact when I first jumped into |
| For instance when you talk to a man about getting | | | | bodybuilding I was one of these guys. |
| into shape, what is the first thing that you hear. I will | | | | My problem was that it was an uphill battle for me to |
| bet you dollars to doughnuts that pumping iron, | | | | bulk up. I stopped doing cardio so that I could pack |
| especially the bench press and barbell curls will be the | | | | on 20 pounds of muscle. This turned out to be a big |
| topic of conversation. And after that he will probably | | | | mistake. The results of cutting cardio from my |
| talk about running for 5 to 6 miles 3 days a week to | | | | workouts reared it's ugly head when I tried to play a |
| get rid of his pepper gut. | | | | game of basketball at the YMCA. |
| But when you talk to a woman you get a whole | | | | After 2 minutes of play I was doubled over with my |
| different picture. She will tell you about the Pilates | | | | hands on my knees, gasping and wheezing like a 300 |
| class that she just joined, or the high energy mega | | | | pound man trying to run a marathon. I felt like a |
| calorie burning spinning class that she goes to 2 times | | | | show pony. Big and buffed but no physical ability. So |
| per week. | | | | my suggestion to men is to take the same approach |
| What it all boils down to is men and women strive | | | | to exercise as women do. |
| for a different kind of fitness. Now they both want | | | | Go for the whole package... aim to improve your |
| to be healthy and have a great body but the focus is | | | | flexibility, your cardio, your overall strength, and your |
| a tad bit different. Men want to see how big and | | | | core strength. |
| muscular they can get by lifting heavy weights and | | | | Now I know there are a few men out there that will |
| running. While women strive for the total package | | | | not feel very masculine working out with a group of |
| (great looks, great flexibility, core strength, and | | | | women or will be easily distracted by the attractive |
| cardio) by using pilates, yoga, aerobics, and weight | | | | women in the yoga, aerobics, or pilates class, so I |
| training. Maybe that's why women on average live 20 | | | | suggest that you take the same route that I did and |
| years longer than men do. | | | | try a martial arts class instead. |
| Even in the area of exercise they have outsmarted | | | | If you practice a martial art that focuses on giving |
| us men. Now don't get me wrong, it is ok to lift | | | | you extraordinary athletic ability and longevity such |
| weights and run. It just shouldn't be your only form | | | | as Kung Fu, in as little as two short months you can |
| of exercise because before you know it your | | | | be on your way to losing weight, boosting your |
| flexibility and other key areas in your physical fitness | | | | strength, restoring your flexibility, and enhancing your |
| will suffer. | | | | endurance. |