Filed under: Fitness , Motivation and Inspiration , Diet and Weight Loss Tina Vindum , author of ” Outdoor Fitness ” Here, Vindum gives a sneak peek of some of the workouts and tips from her new book ” Outdoor Fitness: Step Out of the Gym and Into the BEST Shape of Your Life ” out this month. That’s Fit: Do you think exercising outdoors is more beneficial than working out at the gym ? Vindum: Absolutely! First, it’s a blast in every way — physically, mentally and emotionally. People find that exercising outdoors feels good to them, they get results and it’s easy to stay with it. When you do it repetitively, your brain rewires for it — and you will literally own that feeling and want to exercise. This type of training [like

the workouts found in my book] pulls in more muscle fiber and burns more calories — up to 12 percent more calories and 32 percent more fat. It also causes your brain to focus more and pair up with your body in a way the gym can’t — so you stay super present, focused, coordinated. Compared to machines and a flat gym floor, the outdoors challenges your muscles in every way — climbing up, down, laterally, and diagonally; moving you forward, backward, squatting, lunging, rotating on every imaginable surface — grass, dirt, sand, gravel, pavement, snow, etc., and working in all planes of motion. Continue reading Think Outside the Gym – Best Outdoor Workout AdviceHealth | Health | Health

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