Here is a fun and uncomplicated outdoor routine designed by Love Your Age Kinesiologist Gillian Hogg:

It’s summer and I don’t want to exercise inside, I want to be out in the sunshine! Any suggestions?

We don’t get warm, sunny and inviting weather all year round so if you want to make the most of it while it is here, try out these simple outdoor workout ideas!

Warm-up: start with some gentle walking for 2-5 minutes followed by some gentle shoulder rolls

1) Cardio/aerobic training

Equipment: Stairs or a hill

Try and pick a step of stairs that are a good length for your fitness level (longer set for higher fitness level, or steeper hill for higher fitness level). Execution: Walk up the stairs at a good pace, if your fitness level is higher walk quick. When you reach the top head back to the bottom as your recovery/rest and then repeat again! Depending on your fitness level repeat one or two more times.

2) Agility/gait training

Equipment: two objects placed about 3-4 feet apart

Execution: walking in a figure 8 pattern around the two objects. As you feel comfortable increase your speed.

Variation: walk the same pattern but keep your body facing the same direction the whole time. This will force you to move sideways and backwards which is good agility training. Make sure to reverse directions. 

3)Sit to stand

Equipment: Park bench

Execution: sit on the bench with arms crossed over your chest, feet hip distance apart. Pushing through your heels stand up tall then sit back down with control.

Progression: Don’t sit down all the way, just touch your bum to the bench and then stand up again.

4) Push-ups

Equipment: Park bench

Execution: place your hands on the back of the bench, about shoulder width apart. Walk your feet back until your body makes a straight line form your head to your toes. Keep you stomach muscles engaged and bend your arms to gently lower your chest towards the bench, then push back up. Repeat 6-10 times.

Progression: place your hands on the seat of the bench. This will be harder as gravity will be working against you a bit more.