{"id":57428,"date":"2019-07-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-28T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evofitness.ch\/blog\/uncategorized\/four-ways-workout-outdoors\/"},"modified":"2019-07-29T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-07-28T22:00:00","slug":"four-ways-workout-outdoors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evofitness.ch\/en\/blog\/evolve\/four-ways-workout-outdoors\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Breeze: Four Ways to Have a Challenging Workout Outdoors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If there\u2019s one philosophy<\/a> we live and breathe at EVO, it\u2019s that movement is not an intervention, it\u2019s nature\u2019s way<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our continuous interaction with the great outdoors us is what keeps us flourishing: something that\u2019s proven by scientists time and time again. Take us out of our natural environment and our mind and bodies dysfunction. When we return, we begin to heal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nature was the gym of our ancestors<\/strong>. Today, it still provides us with everything we need to stay muscular, lean and toned. Intense, instinctive and free: there are plenty of ways to have a challenging workout outdoors. Invigorate your mind, tone your body, and get fit in the wild by giving these a go\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n


1. Climb to the top
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There are so many reasons climbing will rock your world<\/strong>. Your entire body gets a challenging workout outdoors, especially your arms, shoulders and back – and all without lifting one weight. One surprising benefit is flexibility: reaching for holds forces you to stretch your limbs in ways you wouldn\u2019t in ground-based exercise. Europe is abundant in glorious mountains: we\u2019ve rounded up a list of the best climbing destinations<\/a>, whether you\u2019ve been climbing for five minutes or 50 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n


2. Squat in the sun
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The joy of squatting is that you can do it anywhere<\/strong>. The super move gives you a concrete core and works wonders on your glutes. You\u2019ll burn fat, boost circulation, prevent injuries, and increase your ability to carry out day-to-day activities without pain (such as bending to pick up a pen or lift heavy shopping bags). Follow our guide to perform a deep squat<\/a>, then practice a series of them outdoors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


3. Take the plunge
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A study conducted<\/a> by the University of Essex shows that exercising outdoors boosts health and mood<\/strong>, with both immediate and long-lasting effects. The presence of water improved positivity and self esteem even more. A simple run along the beach or yoga by a lake brings us these benefits, but nothing can be more invigorating for the soul than actually getting in the water itself. Whether you\u2019re surfing or wild swimming, diving in for a dip is a natural endorphin-booster that elates the senses, boosts the immune system, burns more calories than an indoor pool and works every muscle in your body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Go on the pull<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Increase your functional strength, fully activate your body and boost power, agility and coordination: it all begins with a jump pull-up<\/a>. This insanely sculpting move<\/strong> can be done anywhere there\u2019s a bar (or branch) to pull yourself up on. Even if you live in the city, you\u2019ll probably find a park with bars to pull yourself up on. If not, visit an EVO club<\/a> and use our training zones packed with specialist functional equipment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Working out in the wild challenges parts of your mind and muscles in your body that are otherwise left unused. Movements our ancestors found second-nature. From our freestyle fitness playground to innovative Kinesis Wall, <\/strong>training at EVO<\/strong><\/a> is designed so that you can experience all of the ways to have a challenging workout outdoors, indoors. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If there\u2019s one philosophy we live and breathe at EVO, it\u2019s that movement is not an intervention, it\u2019s nature\u2019s way….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"4 Ways to Workout Outdoors in the Summer | EVO Fitness","_seopress_titles_desc":"Our continuous interaction with the great outdoors us is what keeps us flourishing. Here are four ways to have a challenging workout outdoors this summer.","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[137,139,143,337,409,2066],"class_list":["post-57428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-evolve","tag-bodyweight","tag-endurance","tag-strength","tag-functional-fitness","tag-outdoors","tag-summer-workout"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/evofitness.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57428","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/evofitness.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/evofitness.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evofitness.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evofitness.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57428"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/evofitness.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57428\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/evofitness.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evofitness.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evofitness.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}