Ladder Workouts & Money for Fulfillment

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Improving Fitness With Ladder Workouts

Ladder workouts can be applied to cardio or weight training workouts and are a great way to accumulate volume and increase cardiovascular fitness and build strength. A basic strength training ladder would be 1-2-3-4-5 using the same weight. It would mean doing 1 repetition, rest, 2 repetitions, rest, 3 repetitions, rest etc… The rest periods would vary depending on how many repetitions. Lower reps would require less rest than the higher reps. The goal is never to work to fatigue on any set. Other variations of ladders could be 1-2-3-1-2-3-1-2-3. The repetitions generally wouldn’t exceed 10 reps.

The same approach could be applied to cardiovascular workouts. If it’s running, do a fast run/sprint for 1 minute, rest, 2 minute sprint, rest etc…This same approach could be applied to hills. Run up a hill for 1 minute, rest, 2 minutes, etc…

Optimizing Money for Fulfillment

Bill Perkins, author of “Die With Zero” talked about optimizing life for maximum fulfillment. Some thought provoking ideas include:

• Money is less valuable as we grow older. A 1-year old doesn’t have use for money. A 96-year old on their death bed has no use for money. There is an arc to the utility of money and it’s important to figure out that arc so that money is used for fulfilling experiences at an appropriate season for life. For example not waiting until you’re in your 80s to go backpacking around Europe.
• Having a “death clock” calendar showing 4,000 weeks that you mark off every week as a visual reminder that life is finite.

7 Day Challenge to Improve Social Fitness

The New York Times has a 7-Day Happiness Challenge to start your year off feeling connected to others. The “small talk has big benefits” challenge is a fun way to learn something fun about a stranger. Tip: If you’re reading the article on your desktop NY Times requires you to create an account or log in to continue reading. You can read the entire article from your phone/mobile device without logging into NY Times.

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