Sober, Clean & Quit?
Now What.
FITNESS improves recovery
The human body is ‘built to take it’ — and nobody proves that better than using alcoholics and addicts. Creating extremes of poor fitness, weight problems, diminished capabilities and shortened lifespan with a poorer quality of life become ‘normal’. The 12-StepGym can be part of healing and better overall health and wellness.
Ongoing, regular workouts are a great way to get into shape. And it’s better have a buddy to work out with so we can help each other to the gym and bar accountable. 12-StepGym workouts are simple, and best worked with a buddy.
Tracking progress and goal setting is important in helping get better. While there are thousands of awesome workout methods and practices, 12-StepGym utilizes simple, machine-based workouts along with ‘counting approximate pounds’.
see your doctor. Check out workouts here. GEt to the gym!!
Get a Workout buddy.
12-SepGym workouts are better with a buddy:
It’s great to work our regularly with a friend — but you can do these workouts by yourself. Each workout take less than an hour with a workout pal.
12-StepGym primarily uses weight and exercise machines:
Machines facilitate discipline, develop good technique and help to prevent injuries. You can always add free weights and dumbbells once you get a good routine going.
12-StepGym discipline utilizes ‘counting approximate pounds’:
Weight x Reps x Number of Circuits = Pounds - a method of measurement, progress and goal setting.
ReAD ABOUT “counting pounds”.
Try these weight circuits: get started!
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Core Circuit
Core strength is really important - especially as we get older. This circuit utilizes the Crunch Machine, Leg Lifts and Plank. Really good basics.
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Upper Body
This shoulder and chest circuit includes the Chest Press, Shoulder Press, Fly Machine and Hammer Strength Chest Press. More great basics that work.
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Lats & Arms
This circuit is basic work for your arms and lats that includes: Seated Row, Lat Pull-Downs, Curl Machine, Cable Rope Pulls, and the Tricep Machine.
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Leg Circuit
Don’t skip leg day! This circuit includes lunges and Angled Leg Press, Leg Extension, Smith Machine – Squats, Seated Leg Curl, and Calf Extensions.
See the circuit here.
12-Exercise Full-Body
workout
This workout is made up of twelve exercises from the four basic circuits and utilized as a whole body work out you can put into your personal workout schedule. It’s really great to do with a buddy. We do three sets of each exercise - taking turns on the machines and get the workout done in just over one hour. Guys can compare total pounds lifted and apounds-per-hour. We don’t like getting manic about the weight totals, but counting pounds on this is great way to set goals and measure improvement.
See the full body workout here!
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Shape Up!
Really taking advantage of the amazing new life we get through recovery requires taking care of ourselves physically.
Find a buddy, then get to the gym and help each other get started!
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Be MIndful!
Better thinking includes better routines and willingness to do ‘simple but not easy’ workouts to live your best new life!
Connect with friends who are interested in conditioning!
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find truth!
We are spiritual beings given the opportunity to experience an amazing physical life. Take care of yourself!
Working out is part a disciplined, rich spiritual life. Get busy!
12-STEPGYM “SEcond Chance” SWEATS: a CLOthing DO-OVER!
Recovery is another chance. And everyone and everything deserves one. One day during a thrift shopping excursion we decided to put some old sweatshirts to work in the 12-StepGym by screening over the old “stories” they have to tell, helping them get a fresh start. You can usually see what they were like, what happened — and what they're like now.
Every 12-StepGym garmet is a thrift store purchase that has been through a recovery process that includes a 12-StepGym logo, a sewn-on embroidered 12-StepGym patch and usually a “12 3-Stripe” somewhere on the garment.
When You purchase a a 12-StepGym garment, you’ll be making a contribution to the 12-StepGym fund that helps people in early recovery get to the gym and start a to work on healthier routines and a better life.