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Do You Prefer to Work Out Indoors or Outdoors?
Now that the weather is slowly turning to Spring some of us may be hitting the great outdoors again for our workouts, while others may opt to keep it inside. So which do you prefer?
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Do You Prefer to Work Out Indoors or Outdoors?
Where Do You Primarily Work Out?
I'm grateful that there are so many different ways you can exercise your body. We can run outside, use cardio machines, take dance classes, lift weights, learn Kung Fu, and use fitness DVDs. With all those options I was wondering, where do you usually exercise?
Which do you find more difficult: running outside or on a treadmill?
I know a lot of you run. I like to run outside and on a treadmill - different forms for different moods. Some runners have really strong opinions when it comes to where they run.
Taking it To the Streets After Running On a Treadmill
It is that time of year when folks move their workouts outside since the weather is so dang nice. If you have been running indoors on a treadmilll and are looking to move your runs outside there are a few things to take into consideration.
- The surface of the treadmill is more forgiving to your joints so suddenly shifting all your runs outside can be jarring to your ankles, knees and hips.
Asthma and Winter Don't Mix
There's nothing fun about having asthma. Your chest gets tight, you can't catch a good breath, you have coughing attacks and you have to pump yourself silly with steroid inhalers and pills just so you can breathe.
But if you have asthma that's triggered by allergies, you may find that getting your heart rate up helps - all that huffing and puffing gets the mucus out of your lungs.
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Cold and Flu Tip: Get Outside at Least Once a Day
For many of you, wintry weather doesn't exactly inspire you to spend time outside. It's so nice to stay inside where it's warm, but remember that it's also cold and flu season. So give yourself a break from all those germs floating around, and make time to get outside at least once a day.
Get Your Vitamin H: Outdoor Hockey
I spent three days deep in hockey country of the twin cities of Minnesota. In those three days I was inundated with hockey — starting with a late night viewing of the movie Miracle about the 1980 gold-winning Olympic team, followed by cheering for my nephew in a game of pee-wee hockey, and culminating in playing a game of hockey with kids ages 5 to 45. Yes, when you're skating outside on a rink made in the local park by flooding a baseball field, you become a kid again.
Swimming Blind
When learning new physical skills, you sometimes need to train outside the box. In my quest to learn proper swimming technique, Hannah, my swim coach at Equinox, has had me swim dog paddle, told me to imagine I am a chicken roasting on a spit, and most recently, told me to swim with my eyes closed.
Like a trust exercise used in theater classes but in the water, I closed my eyes and swam a few laps in an attempt to really "feel the water."
Do You Listen to Music When You Exercise Outside?
Sometimes, going for a run is just an excuse to listen to my favorite playlists on my iPod. The beat of the music keeps pushing me along and the lyrics entertain me. Other times, I like to run without music and listen to the birds chirping, my stride and my breath.
Fitness Download of the Day: Treadmill Workouts
This week's Get Fit For 2010 challenge is all about inspiring you to move. Since the weather is too chilly for most people to enjoy a run outside, many of you are turning to the treadmill. To beat boredom and burn major calories, I developed four different treadmill workouts: Beginner, Intermediate Intervals, Running Hills, and Sprint Intervals.
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