All the Equipment

There are so many fitness toys out there… medicine balls, kettle bells, barbells, rowing machines, jump ropes. Why? Why not simply do push ups, pull ups, and outdoor obstacle courses?
It’s an excellent question. Given our mission to support the everyday activities of life, what are we doing with these pieces of equipment that don’t appear in daily life? Shouldn’t we be deadlifting garden rocks, sled pushing garbage cans, and doing farmer’s carries with toddlers? Maybe.
Turns out the purpose of idealized equipment is so we can have durable equipment that allows us to overload our capacity. We want to be able to move more weight in the gym than we’ll ever have to lift in our daily lives – thus making our bodies resistant to injury.
Plus, barbells and medicine balls store a heck of a lot easier than bags of garden waste.