Instead of doing your same old workout in the gym or at home, mix it up by going to your local park and improvise. There’s probably monkey bars, slides, and other things for the kids to play on, and you, too, can be a kid with your exercises. You can do pull-ups on just about any overhead structure, and if you can’t do a pull-up, then improvise and do an incline pull-up. This can be done with a bar chest level or lower. Get under the bar, and with your arms and legs extended so that your feet are on the ground, pull your chest into the bar. You can also do a simple modified lunge with one foot higher than the other just using a railroad tie or park bench. If you’re up for the challenge, try an upside down sit-up while hanging with your knees over a bar of some sort. You get the idea, just get creative! You can make your workout as hard or as easy as you like. Just pick three to five exercise and do three circuits of them. This is a great way to shock your body and really mix things up. This will be the final post of the outdoor exercise series we’ve been covering, so check back next month for the stability ball series we’ll be starting up!
Melissa Allen, BS, CPT, CES. Please visit my website at http://www.optimumcondition.org/fitness-center/mission.html
