Okay guys and gals, to be effective at providing for, and protecting or families, communities, and nation we need to be at a certain level of fitness. I know this is a tough thing to do with everything we already do in our daily lives, but come on, is it important to be physically capable of taking care of your family during a "bad" situation.
With that said, I challenge you to step up your game, ensuring that you can be part of the solution during a SHTF situation. Without the ability to carry your gear across miles of wooded/mountainous terrain you will be very limited to where and how far you can go. This puts you and yours at risk.
I recommend that everyone work out at least 30 min a day 4 days a week, then work up to more. You should get to the point where you can carry all your gear (Battle Belt, Plate Carrier/Chest Rig, and Ruck/Pack) for at least 5 miles.
Being from a military background I know that you do not need a bunch of fancy equipment or a gym to workout. The following are exercises I recommend doing on a weekly basis.
Running/Jogging
TABing (Tactical Advance to Battle) this is where you put on a pack weighing at least 30 lbs (less if you have to)and sort of shuffle run, not a full out run, but not a walk either.
Walking with gear on
Pushups (Shoulder width, Wide and Narrow)
Pull ups (Shoulder width, Wide and Narrow, forward grip and reverse grip)
Dips (Body width, and Wide)
Lunges
Lunge walk
Flutter Kicks
Leg Lifts
Crunches
Plank
Plank walk
Low Crawl
Scissor Kicks
Sun Gods (arms out to side, in front, and above head, small circles, large circles, forward and reverse)
Squats
8 count Body Builders (standing drop to ground 1 do a pushup down 2 up 3 jump your legs out to the side 4 jump your legs back 5, pushup down 6 up 7, stand 8 and repeat)
Rope climb
Walk up and down stairs
Curls with some kind of weight
I will add more information about this topic. Please add a comment at the bottom of this post if you have any input on this topic.
Bottom line is people, that we need to prepare our bodies as well as our souls, and store food, water, firearms, ammunition, medical equipment, seeds, etc... to be able to get through the up and coming difficult times.
Do you want to give yourself a better chance of survival? If you do WORK OUT!!!
