Hello. This is Dr. Mercola, and today, I've got a little exercise tip for you, something that I've learned in the last few months that I really thought I should share with you.

You see, I've been exercising since 1968, when I first read Dr. Cooper's book, Aerobics, and for the most part, I've done cardiovascular, aerobic, long-distance running. But in the last few years, I've shifted away from that, and tried to adopt more strength training and more anaerobic types of activities.

One of these strength-training activities I'm using now is just a simple pull-up, or a chin-up. These are very effective exercises. In fact, many personal trainers think this is one of the best exercises you can do, and one of the great benefits of it is that it doesn't take very long. It takes literally a few minutes, and you're finished with the exercise. When I started, I could only do about four. But over the last few months, I've been able to progress to the point to where I can do 12 now. This is an exercise you can do pretty much every other day.

So, I want to show you a little pull-up bar that I picked up, and actually demonstrate how I do these exercises. This piece of equipment I've found is only $15. I found it on Amazon, and it's just an amazing piece of equipment. I remember when I did these in high school, there were these bars that were attached to the wall, and those can cost $400 to $600. But, you can pick up the same type of pull-up bar that I'm using now. It inserts right into your door jamb, and it's and it's really wonderful.

[Dr, Mercola demonstrating pull-ups on video]

Okay. Now, as I mentioned, when I first started these chin-ups a few months ago, I could only do four. I'm going to see if I can do 12 or more today. So, I just grab onto the bar, and I bend my knees, and come on up.

[counting to 12 pull-ups]

[Dr. Mercola pointing out how bar attaches to door jamb]

It looks like there's a little bracket that this bar goes into, and it's really important that you drill that into the door jamb, because if you don't and you just tighten this up into the wall, it'll definitely fall out. So, make sure you put one on both sides.

Hopefully, you can start doing these chin-ups and pull-ups, because I think it'll really make a big difference in your total health. So, you can start to take control of your health.

PLEASE NOTE

I purchased the bar seen in the video for $15 at Amazon but as soon as the video went out this UNSCRUPULOUS vendor, Fitness Giant, increased the price to $32.  I would NOT recommend buying it anymore from this Amazon vendor as they are obviously a VERY low integrity vendor.

GoFit Chin Up Bar