I don’t mean to offend anyone, and I realize that this is a sensitive topic. Here are some humble suggestions I offer you if you are motivated to get into shape in 2018, each with its own “overly complicated” plan, and then a “keep it simple, stupid” plan. When you are faced with information overload about getting back to fitness, I recommend opening up the “Journal of Common Sense” and asking yourself if what you are planning 1) is reasonable, 2) is practical, and 3) is sustainable. I am now convinced that keeping it simple works! I have been guilty many times of being “stupid” and overly complicating a training plan, diet routine, or injury. Not because you’re stupid, but more because we 21 st century humans are overthinking things to the point of unnecessary and unproductive complexity. I love the KISS principle and find it so very important to reflect on here in 2018. With all of this special stuff, you hardly even have to exercise!Īsk most long-time veterans of endurance sports or exercise their opinion on how to get in shape however, and they will likely answer more simply-“Just run.” “Get outside every day.” Or, “keep it simple, stupid!” Someone who is motivated to get in shape and starts doing a little research on the topic may soon be convinced that they need special shoes, socks of a particular fabric, a special and painfully restrictive diet, just the right GPS watch/fitbit with all the latest features, a coach, the perfect smoothie recipe, and a crazy-detailed training program that has you scheduled for the next six months. Between the explosion of social media information sharing, new “studies” that are constantly trying to show us the best way to add a few more days to our lives, and a million and one products to make you better, stronger, faster, and thinner, it can be difficult to find your way through all the muck! Now more than ever, people are making getting into shape a far-too-complex undertaking. The KISS principle (keep it simple, stupid) states that most systems work best if they are kept simple rather than made complicated therefore simplicity should be a key goal in design and unnecessary complexity should be avoided – Wikipedia
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