Outdoor Group Fitness Training

Author: Mark Frangiosa 

Hi All

Mark here from Alltone Fitness & Butts n Gutts Boot Camp for this weeks blog.

Before you know it, spring will come around and hopefully we will see an improvement in the weather. Spring is the best time to head outdoors to exercise and dust off those winter cob webs. This weeks blog will cover the benefits of getting fit in the great outdoors... Enjoy! 

Are you an outdoors person? Do you prefer to exercise outside in the great outdoors rather than inside in a gym? What environment motivates you? Today I will be discussing some of the benefits you can experience taking your workouts outside amongst Mother Nature.

As the weather improves,  there's no better time to ditch the 4 walls of your local gym and head out to experience how outdoor group fitness can motivate and push you that little bit further.  Below are some of the differences you can experience taking your exercise routine outside.

Time will go faster when exercising outside. Going for a run in your neighbourhood, taking in the scenery, and exploring what your local parklands have to offer will combat workout boredom.

Using the same machines week in, week out can become demotivating and result in your body hitting a plateau. You will burn more calories exercising outdoors as your body will need to adapt and move in more functional and complex ways. Ditching your gym and joining a boot camp or outdoor group fitness class is a great way to meet like-minded people who help motivate each other to constantly improve.

The biggest advantage of heading outdoors is you can do it whenever you like. No class schedules, no waiting for machines, and my favourite, fresh clean air. This can be empowering and extremely motivating not to mention a lot more cost effective for you. You will be surprised how even a 20 minute high intensity bodyweight workout at your local park will do the trick. Studies have shown that short high intensity workouts are 3 times more effective burning fat that longer endurance workouts.

It is know that your mind responds much better when breathing in fresh clean air. Think of it as organic Prozac, you will have more clarity, and release a lot more of those feel good endorphins afterwards.

I could go on all day about the benefits of getting fit in the great outdoors. You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to realise exercising outdoors is simple, cheap, good for your body and mind, and encourages you to meet new people who share the same interests as you.  At Butts n Gutts boot camp we offer outdoor group fitness inGreensborough and boot camps in Bundoora which cater for all ages and fitness levels.  So what are you waiting for?? GET FIT NOW!