When I think of doing a workout, my thoughts are always of either popping in a tape or DVD and working out in my living room. The other setting I think of is either going to the local YMCA or gym. When it’s a beautiful day outside, I hurry through my routine so I can spend more time outdoors.
There’s no reason, when it’s gorgeous weather outside, to keep my fitness routine so rigid and mundane.

Shifting your physical workout to the outdoors makes a lot of sense when the weather’s great. The results of working out in the wonderful outdoors will energize you more.

Shifting your exercise to the outdoors will benefit you by the sunshine to elevate your mood and fresh air for your lungs. Exercises that can be done just as easily outdoors as indoors would be the simple calisthenic style that does not involve equipment or complex apparatus. Such exercises could be squats, chin ups, step ups, uphill sprints, duck walks and push ups.

Push ups are a highly effective means of toning and building muscle mass for the upper body without the use of weights or exercise equipment. Squats are great for the thigh muscles. Step ups can be done with the simplest form of equipment, even a picnic bench, and they are good for cardio and for leg muscles.

Chin ups can be done on playground equipment and are a good upper arm toner and strength builder. A fast run uphill is excellent for both the leg muscles and building lung capacity. Duck walking is simply squatting with your thighs parallel to the ground and walking. Duck walks are more of a workout than you’d expect and are good for thigh toning.

Break up the boredom and rut of only working out indoors. Next time it’s nice out, go outdoors and enjoy the sunshine and fresh air and get fit all at the same time.

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