Turn the terrain around your neighborhood into the ultimate gym.
One of my favorite workouts is what I call "terrain training." Terrain training is simply taking advantage of whatever type of terrain you have and using it to your advantage. So for example, in the mountains, I like to make my way up a hill and use the downhill to slalom the pine trees (and sliding on their needles) to mimic skiing. Or using a dry riverbed for intense drills, by loading my legs and springing boulder-to-boulder. Other types of terrain training can involve grassy knolls, urban steps and sandy beaches. This is the first post in a series about terrain training - how to scout it, how to create workouts for maximum benefits, and how to keep it safe.
This is a post from RealAge.com with tips from my book Outdoor Fitness.
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"Tina, your Outdoor Fitness training has helped me keep my job in perspective. Every session is an achievement, a blessing, a gift."
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"I feel so alive in this workout. The smells and the birds. You look up at the redwood trees on the trail, and it's magnificent. When I'm out there breathing the fresh air, all my stress is removed. It's a tremendous cleansing process."
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"Many Thanks for your continuous motivation and enthusiasm in your OF program. You have helped me find a much needed element in my life, dominated by those roles of mom and wife!!"
Turn the terrain around your neighborhood into the ultimate gym.
This is a post from RealAge.com with tips from my book 
