Keep It Simple, Stupid!

When working out, some fitness "gurus" like to participate in all sorts of exotic routines where they do moves most of us normal people have never heard of. Even in P90X, the most current workout fad, there are all kinds of moves and positions that are somewhat complicated and make us wonder if they are really worth doing (Superman-Banana anyone?). Now I'm not trying to bash P90X, because I know for a fact that it works from my own experience. However, to maintain a healthy lifestyle and a toned body, do we really need all those long fancy workouts?

What about taking the K.I.S.S. principle (Keep it Simple, Stupid) we all learned in school and applying it to our workouts every day? Sure, there's the whole "muscle confusion" craze that requires a person to do a handful of different moves throughout a longer workout in order to keep from reaching a plateau. But what about all the people out there who don't have the time nor the care to look like Tony Horton?

I say let's go back to when workouts involved nothing more than your own body weight. No more weights, no more machines, just you and a pair of tennis shoes (well and hopefully some clothes too...). Back when working out didn't require you to spend 2 hours at the gym carrying around a gallon of water and trying to look like you knew what you're doing. Let's try to keep it simple people.

I'll leave you with the ever simplistic words of the great Confucius:

"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated."