If you don’t like lifting weights in a gym, don’t do it. If you don’t like running on treadmills, don’t do it. To truly stay fit, the most important thing is to get yourself to enjoy exercise and find a way to do it every day, if going to gym and doing the same routine is not your thing, we’ve got some great to outside the gym work out ideas that benefit your overall health and well-being after all.
Just skip happy hour, head outdoors and hike with friends, so you can socialize and get in a workout at the same time. Studies have shown that working out with a friend makes physical activity more enjoyable and motivating. Seeing incredible scenery, talking about life and business with friends, as well as exercise over various elevations, sounds like a plan, eh?
If you don’t have time to hike, simply go for a walk. It is easy to do, required nothing but a pair of comfortable shoes, and the result is tremendous mental and physical benefit. Walking help burn calories and build muscle, it also lowers your blood sugar levels and your overall risk for diabetes and chronic disease. Going to walk can even spark your creativity.
Besides working out with your friends, enjoy a day out with your furry friends is also a great way to exercise. Research has shown that owning a pet is good for your heart, help lower blood pressure, provide companionship and reduce the risk for depression, so it means make you healthier in every way. Pets, especially dogs are great exercise motivation as well, go outdoors and play a game of fetch, or go for a run side by side, you can stay fit and healthy with your furry buddy together.
