Tips for Building an Outdoor , Workout Routine.<br />Associated Press recently spoke with <br />experts about the benefits of exercising <br />outside compared to in the gym.<br />Spending time in nature has long been known to <br />improve both physical and mental well-being, <br />similarly to the known effects of regular exercise.<br />According to Debbie Rhea, a professor in kinesiology at <br />Texas Christian University, the combination of the two <br />doubles down on what helps keep adults healthy. .<br />We’ve got to get outside. <br />We’ve got to be active. <br />If we’re going to live long <br />lives, this is what it’s about, Debbie Rhea, professor in kinesiology at Texas <br />Christian University, Colorado, via Associated Press.<br />Connie Sciolino, founder of the Alpine Training Center in <br />Boulder, Colorado, suggests that those looking to start an <br />outdoor workout routine look back to activities they used to enjoy.<br />People who enjoy hiking or biking <br />could use that to build an aerobic base <br />by taking longer and longer walks or rides.<br />Once that becomes easy, Sciolino suggests <br />increasing the intensity of those <br />workouts to build strength.<br />If jogging is their main activity, <br />I would send them to bleachers <br />or do some up-down on stairs, <br />either in sprint format or <br />put a pack on their back, Connie Sciolino, founder of the Alpine Training <br />Center in Boulder, Colorado, via Associated Press.<br />According to the National Recreation and Park Association, <br />one-third of park agencies have outdoor exercise <br />equipment, ranging from pull-bars to rowing machines.<br />According to the National Recreation and Park Association, <br />one-third of park agencies have outdoor exercise <br />equipment, ranging from pull-bars to rowing machines.<br />This equipment, combined with body weight <br />exercises like push-ups and squats, can help <br />you build a complete outdoor workout routine.
