HEALTH

We have great ways to help ya get fit on your getaway. Check out our mini workouts below, then share your tips for shapin’ up no matter where ya are.

DESTINATION: Hotel Nowhere
LIFESAVER: The Pool

THE WORKOUT: Warm up with a coupla laps, then switch to sculling. Float on your back, arms out to the side. Sweep your arms together, pushing the water in front to propel yourself across the pool. Repeat! Try some ab curls. Lie back with your head above water. Keep your arms underwater and sweep ’em back and forth to keep you afloat. Crunch your upper body up while drawing your knees and legs toward your belly button. Repeat 10-15 times.

DESTINATION: The Beach
LIFESAVER: The Sand

THE WORKOUT: Trainer Missy Beaver tells us, “Sand adds a stabilizing component, so your stomach has to stay tight.” Missy recommends a running/walking combo. Walk for one minute and then sprint for 30 seconds. Repeat. Aim for 30 minutes. Add a strength component by doing some major jumps. Stand with your legs apart wider than your hips. Bend at the knees, touch the sand and jump up, reaching as high as you can. Repeat 10-15 times. 

DESTINATION: Camping in the Woods
LIFESAVER: The Picnic Table

THE WORKOUT: Stretch for five minutes, then jog up and walk down a hill five times. Sub in sprinting, skipping, running with your knees high and giant leaps for 20 minutes. Walk for five. Head to a picnic table for strength training. Standing an arm’s length away, grasp the table edge and do 10-15 push-ups. Next, sit on the bench with feet on the ground. Plant your arms on both sides of your hips. Slide your butt off the bench. Slowly lower yourself until your arms form a 90-degree angle. Repeat 10-15 times.

-Katie Abbondanza

6/27/2008 7:00:00 AM