Hot summer fun!!
Cell phones, IPods, Lap tops and Skype have brought our world into our homes and have stopped us from going out into it. June is such a beautiful month in Idaho, are you outside enjoying it or are you spending your workout time inside on another piece of electronic equipment? P90X, Cross fit , boot camps and ultimate challenges have shown us that we don’t need a lot of equipment to get a good workout. This style of exercise open the door for so many opportunities to get out and breath fresh air, fire up some more brain cells and get some sun!!
So this month FREE UP YOUR OPTIONS…..and get outside. Here are a few good reasons why…..
1. It’s Free
One of the greatest benefits of exercising outdoors is that it’s free! While a gym membership could cost $30 or more per month, no one’s going to make you pay to walk outside, go for a bike ride or go hiking. There’s more space, more freedom and you don’t have to pay a dime to experience any of it.
2. Exposure to Vitamin D
The sun is a great mood booster, and the vitamin D it provides is wonderful. It makes your bones stronger, strengthens your immune system and helps protect your body against cancer. Although vitamin D can be obtained from other sources, the sun is still the best source for the human body.
3. More Fresh Air
No one likes the musty, sweaty smell of gym air, and we know that it’s dirty, too. Environmental agencies in the United States predict that indoor air is two times more polluted than air outside. Who doesn’t prefer the smell of nature to the smell of their treadmill partner’s sweat?
4. Mental Stimulation
Exercising outdoors provides mental stimulation that indoor workouts can not. Whether you’re working out at home or in a gym, you’re surrounded by the same four walls for your workout – and they probably aren’t very exciting if you exercise there regularly. On the other hand, going outside gives you constantly changing scenery that stimulates and excites your brain, your mind can get a workout at the same time your body does when you exercise outdoors.
5. New Exercises
Although video games may claim that their exercise simulations are just like the real thing, it simply isn’t true! Hiking outdoors is physically more demanding than a treadmill on an incline, and bicycling on a biking path gives you more opportunities to push yourself than setting a program on a stationary gym bike. There are more exercise types to try if you are willing to go outside, so give them a try.
6. Mood Improvement
Exposure to sunlight is a common treatment for depression and other mood disorders. Studies show that depressed exercisers who go for a walk outdoors feel happier and have better self esteem than those who walk on a treadmill indoors. Endorphins, which can raise your mood and keep it stable, are released when you spend time in the sun. A walk outdoors is the perfect fix for a bad mood!
Don’t forget to stretch
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