Shake up your routine and find new ways to train with these alfresco fitness options.
Racks of dumbbells, rows of treadmills, and virtually led cycling classes have their place, especially when it’s cold, gray, and damp outside. But when warmer and sunny weather comes, you feel an inherent need to get into the outdoors—and that includes your workouts.“Humans have this natural instinct to be in nature, and when we aren’t we start to feel unwell,” says Tina Vindum, founder of the Outdoor Fitness Institute, which focuses on training outside of the gym.
“It’s amazing to be able to just get out of that concrete box,” says swim coach Dan Simonelli, founder of Open Water Swim Academy. “Swimming in open water gives you an unmatched sense of opportunity.”Get started: To stay safe out there, make sure you are familiar with the water in question. “Don’t just jump in and go,” Simonelli says. “You should have a sense of the water temperature, winds, and terrain, as well as whether there are any currents, or if there are things like boat traffic.
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