Here's a look at the 8 Tests of Overall Fitness, excerpted from The Better Man Project, along with my score after trying the self-checks. After trying the tests, it was a wakeup call that I still have a lot left to do when it comes to being a fit runner.
It contains thousands of ways to improve your life everyday, including how to sleep soundly, how to keep your brain sharp, and, this being Men’s Health, how to improve your fitness.Īs a former editor for the Men's Health website, I admittedly took a giant gulp when I turned to the following series of tests about where the average guy should be when it comes to overall fitness. This really hit home when reading The Better Man Project, the new book by Men’s Health Editor-in-Chief Bill Phillips. It can be a cycle that helps you become a better runner, but it’s easy to forget-or flat-out ignore-that you should be doing other exercises to stay in the best overall shape. As a runner, it’s easy to enter a training bubble: sleep, eat, run, repeat.
