Get Fit For The Apocalypse

Get Fit For The Apocalypse

It may happen in our lifetime, it may not. Martial law, hordes of angry, smelly and hungry infected roam the streets.

They want to eat your brain... you don't want them too.

In order to survive any kind of zombie invasion fitness is key, I've outlined a few points below in the hope they might keep you alive a day longer.

Cardio

Everyone knows zombies are slow, so being able to even jog at a moderate speed for any length of time will keep you alive longer. We're not talking marathons here, but if you can job 2 or 3 miles at a medium pace you'll last longer.

Add hill spirits or circuit sprints in once a a week to build some intensity.

Tip: Always make sure you can outrun at least one other person.

Squat Jumps / Box Jumps

Doing squat jumps and box jumps will condition your legs for that quick leap over the fence, jumping across gaps in destroyed roads and leaping from building to building.

Ever seen a zombie jump?

Pull Ups

Pull ups are one of the best exercises for upper body strength. If you want haul your own weight over a wall then you can't some malnourished civilian to do the same.

Start low and build up, try to hit at least 10.

Sledgehammer Swings

Over head, side to side, under arm. Figure out new combinations to condition your arms and shoulders. You'll be doing a lot of swinging when you finally run out of ammo.

3 Ideas For Zombie Fit Workouts:

5 Squat Jumps
5 Press Ups
5 Pull Ups
5 Overhead Sledgehammer Swings
5 Sprints ' 25 ' 50 meters is fine

Take a minute between each round, repeat 5 times. You can time yourself and set a time to beat, you could also get friends involved.

Zombie Tag

Get a group of friends together half are zombies and half survivors.

Survivors have to avoid zombies for as long as possible, if they are grabbed, touched or even bitten they to become zombies.

For the purpose of the game zombies can run (unlike traditional zombies.)

Swap after 15 or 20 minutes if there are any survivors remaining.

You can adapt on the idea with weapons.

Survivors get given bean bags or tennis balls and can throw these at zombies, if a zombie is hit he is stunned for 10 seconds. Survivors can pick these bean bags back up but cannot move while the are holding one of them.

Games like this not only increase your fitness, but are great to play at family events, in the park on sunny days and can even be adapted for swimming pools.

Hike

Plan a couple of days away camping, carry your own tent and rucksack hike up a mountain and build a camp fire.

Hiking will increase your stamina and strength and are great fun. Take some zombie themed food with you, brain burgers, blood sauce and intestine sausages are all great names for standard camp fire food.

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