Time to hit the bars for the Cape Town summer
Ok so I'm afraid I have tricked you. I lured you in with the prospect of some kind of Bar guide for Cape Town this summer with the leading title and the pretty cocktail picture but it was all a clever rouse. What I actually want to show you is the other side of summer, the one that we all hate to confront but we know we will have to at some point. There are few things less attractive than being that fat old weathered looking person sipping cocktails at or near the beach. It really takes the romance out of it.
So what's the solution? well you have to hit the gym! *puke* After 16 years of lifting some or other weight in a gym I personally just can't stomach the thought of being cramped up inside a stuffy building, with the smell of steroids, sweat and testosterone hanging like a thick mist on the weights floor, when it's a beautiful day outside. But I think I have found the answer. Something you can do almost anywhere, out in the open, in the sunlight and fresh air! I've always heard about calisthenics but until now I haven't really looked in to it and certainly not the way the guys in the video you're about to see do it. But after not lifting a weight for 3 months I will swear by it now! This is a short story on the evolution of 2 guys over a year putting these principles in to practice, try ignore all the american hoopla, chest pumping and general use of cheesy slogans and look to what they actually do and achieve!
Ok so I did warn you about the cheese factor but it's pretty impressive stuff. Trickiest thing I have found in Cape Town is to find place to do the bar work. There's a spot on the Sea Point promenade and another in the Green Point park next to the stadium that kind of work but they're not perfect. It would be great if Cape Town City Council and Parks popped a few of these places up around Cape Town especially in the poorer areas. It's such an accessible way to stay in shape and gives people something to do other than getting in to trouble. Plus the installation looks really low cost and robust! Hopefully we see more of these in the near future. Until then I'll catch you on the prom getting some sun and shape! *Bar Brothers for Life* ;)
p.s for those of you who are big readers, here is a little more info on calisthenics.



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