Summer Workouts

Summer is finally here and it’s time to enjoy the nice weather, get those running shoes on and hit the outdoors.

This time of year opens many opportunities for outdoor exercise.

Here are some suggestions:

1. Walking- 30 minutes a day

2.  Jogging- jog for 5 minutes, walk for a minute and repeat. Great way to give your body an “interval training (change of speeds) workout”.

3.  Hikes- go out with the family for the day and enjoy the outdoors! This will give your legs a tremendous workout.

4. Hill training (a park would be a great place to do this)- running up hills, lunges, do continuous squats till the top of a hill. All of these are great work- out ideas for hill training.

5. Swimming at the beach of pool.

6. Try a more exciting workout- rollerblading, biking, volleyball or any other out doors sport.

7. You could also have a workout session outdoors (just ask your personal trainer in advance).

Just remember to hydrate between sets and bring a towel with you because…

YOU ARE GOING TO SWEAT!!!!!!!!

Why do I need a personal trainer?

If you are already asking yourself this question you have probably found yourself attempting many times to stick to a workout schedule and have for some reason or another not achieved success. For many people it is very difficult to follow a regular workout regime. This is where the personal trainer comes in.

A personal trainer can:

• Help you set realistic goals for yourself

• Create a workout plan to meet your needs

• Monitor your workouts to ensure you are doing the exercises correctly, and to provide you with feedback and motivation.

• Make sure you are doing the exercises using the correct techniques in order to prevent injuries.

• Assist you with their expertise in using new equipment.

• Assess your execution of the exercises to ensure-

• you are staying within in your body’s limits

• or challenge you with more difficult exercises

• provide creativity and a fun factor to your workouts (no one wants their workouts to become boring or mundane)