Last week I wrote about longevity with health and autonomy. I read and reread. And I couldn’t stay there. Sometimes we have to get ahead. Set an example. Or, in the more routine expression, influence. But here, I believe, for the good. Not to sell a product, but just to try to call for action. The very clever popular saying that says “don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today.” Addendum: “what you should do today”.
As a result of the reflection I made – and believe me, I had a week to put it into effect or remain silent forever –, the decision came to put back into practice a movement that I launched nine years ago and which, curiously enough, stopped during confinement. This is the #3porsemana. Yes, with hashtag and everything! Something that started with me and, in a short time, spread to a good few hundred people across the country.
The idea is so simple that it almost seems revolutionary: move your body three times a week. It’s not a marathon, it’s not a miraculous transformation in 30 days, it’s not an aesthetic obsession, it’s just a minimal commitment to your health, well-being, longevity…
Three times a week fits into a normal life. It fits between meetings, children, traffic, deadlines, late dinners and weekends that disappear in an instant. It fits because it doesn’t require perfection, it just requires intention.
O #3porsemana It changes the framework and appears so that neither I nor you insist on making excuses for doing nothing. It doesn’t ask for heroism, it asks for consistency. It doesn’t ask for six days in the gym, it asks for three moments in which the body remembers that it was made to move. It can be running, weight training, swimming, brisk walking, fell, surfbicycle or even that football which has been postponed for months.
The important thing is not the sport itself, it is regularity. And there is a small scientific truth hidden in this simplicity: three weekly sessions are enough to improve cardiovascular condition, strengthen muscles, reduce stress, sleep better and, most importantly, create a (healthy) routine that fits into your weekly schedule.
Three times a week may seem little if you are also looking for an athletic/aesthetic ideal, but it is huge if we talk about the dangers of a sedentary lifestyle. Between zero and perfect there is a huge territory, and that is exactly where most people live. Now, the decision is yours!
How to join the movement:
Look at your calendar and reserve the most convenient days and times. You should start by choosing one or more sports that you like to practice. If you already have a partner to train with, even better. After each workout, you should post a photo or video on your Instagram account and always write the hashtag #3porsemana. Yes, this is proof that you have made a commitment to train at least three times a week.
Let’s do it?
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