Get Outdoors

Get Outdoors

Welcome May 2014!!! Great things happen in May, it’s a time for growth and new beginnings. Baseball is in full force, the lakes are filling and pants are getting tucked away in the closet, in place of shorts and skirts. In the month of May the Empire State building, Brooklyn Bridge and Golden Gate Bridge here in California, all opened for their first time.

Now that spring is Ripping its way across the state it’s time for you to put on the shades and get outdoors.  

Take a morning run to a local park and work on those pull ups, you just might feel energized by the sun the way SuperMAN is and add a few extra to your set. Take up paddle boarding or make it more interesting and take up yoga on a paddle board (classes exist no joke). This time of year we have warm weather and cool breezes that offer the perfect environment for almost any activity. Hikes are a fun easy way to get in some great heart strengthening cardio work with the whole family; you never know what the fresh air will do for you. 

Maybe you feel as though you didn’t quite hit the mark over the winter and you’re still looking to rock the sexy swimsuit at the beach after schools lets out for the year. Swimming is a great way to shed those last few pounds and it’s just warm enough to jump in. Try this simple interval workout in the pool: 

1) Warm up on dry land with some mobility work then make your way to the water. 

2) Swim 200-400 meters at an easy pace and feel free to mix it up a bit with the style of strokes you use. 

Once the warm up is complete you will complete this circuit. 

A) Freestyle swim 50 meter sprint 

B) Back stroke 25 meters at an easy pace 

C) Freestyle pull sprint 25 meter (arms only) followed by freestyle kick sprint 25 meters (feet only) 

D) Back stroke 25 meters at an easy pace. 

Repeat this circuit 4 times. Finish the circuit with 2 minutes of treading water and some ground based Abs work. This should leave you toast if you don’t swim often. 

Get outdoors and take advantage of the great weather an open perspective on broadening your training and recharge you superhuman solar battery.

Ryan Canon

We learn We grow We conquer!

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