So I have doubts that this question is hypothetical, but that's how it was presented to me. And now I'm curious, so asking here. The numbered list is mine as he did not have as clear questions and I like lists, but these are his general questions. A friend is wondering:
If an overweight individual who has not exercised in years/a decade worked up to: 20 pushups, 20 mountain climbers, 20 situps and 20 (bodyweight) squats every morning...
But then stopped there. Once he hit that, he did not increase the frequency (staying at once per day in the mornings), the quantity, never going past 20 of any of them, the intensity (so plain pushups/etc, never doing incline situps, knuckle pushups or holding the pushups), and never adding/rotating exercises:
Would he
A) get "in-shape", however that may be defined
B) lose weight
C) be overall healthier
D) be more prepared for other physical activities after a year of doing this.
Adding to the hypothetical, let's add that this person is doing an office job that has them sitting most of the day, so it's not one of those that "don't exercise", but really get all their exercise through work. Also going to add no changes to diet as I think that would have a bigger effect on all of these than the exercise listed.
I'll add my thoughts below, but curious what others are.
If an overweight individual who has not exercised in years/a decade worked up to: 20 pushups, 20 mountain climbers, 20 situps and 20 (bodyweight) squats every morning...
But then stopped there. Once he hit that, he did not increase the frequency (staying at once per day in the mornings), the quantity, never going past 20 of any of them, the intensity (so plain pushups/etc, never doing incline situps, knuckle pushups or holding the pushups), and never adding/rotating exercises:
Would he
A) get "in-shape", however that may be defined
B) lose weight
C) be overall healthier
D) be more prepared for other physical activities after a year of doing this.
Adding to the hypothetical, let's add that this person is doing an office job that has them sitting most of the day, so it's not one of those that "don't exercise", but really get all their exercise through work. Also going to add no changes to diet as I think that would have a bigger effect on all of these than the exercise listed.
I'll add my thoughts below, but curious what others are.