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Turn Your Outdoor Cardio Into a Total Body Workout

Joseph Coupal - Tuesday, October 04, 2011

By Heather Hawk

The Fall is a beautiful time to get active outdoors. Many people enjoy walking, running, and hiking in local parks. These cardio sessions are invigorating by themselves however a few simple changes can take these workouts to a total body training session:

  • Many parks have strength stations along the paths for push-ups, pull-ups, and other movements. Take advantage of these stations along the way.
  • Create your own strength stations by doing circuits of body weight exercises every 5-8 minutes during your cardio session. Perform walking lunges or step-ups on a bench for the lower body, push-ups for the upperbody, or plank holds for the core.
  • Bring your resistance cords to the park and stop every 8-10 minutes for a total body circuit. The resistance cords provide you numerous exercises for the upper and lower body
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