As the summer comes to an end have you had a chance to take your workouts outdoors? If no why not? Mixing up your workout scenery not only helps you get a change of pace for your workouts, gets you new found motivation and lastly is usually a lot more scenic than working out indoors. For instance most people prefer going for a bike ride outdoors rather than inside on a spin bike. Yoga can be the same way.
I personally have taken my yoga practice outdoors this summer on numerous occasions. Some went well others not so much. The first time I took my PiYo class outside we were at a park that did not cut its grass very well. It was fine for our bootcamp class a few days earlier but yoga in the tall grass we found out not as inviting. We than changed our park locations which made a huge difference. We went by a pond with a water fountain in the middle, it had mowed grass and had a beautiful experience. Bugs were the only issue we have ran across doing it by this lovely pond. My last experience with outdoor yoga this summer was in the sand. Now this seems like fun but your mat sinks, the sand starts to get hot, balancing becomes an issue. So after hearing my outdoor yoga examples whats a girl to do?
Well my suggestion for you is to research where you will be doing the outdoor yoga class at? Is it scenic, what time of the day will the class be held, is there water nearby (thinking about mosquitos for those Minnesotans) and is the class on sand or grass? With those thoughts in mind take care and have fun doing your outdoor yoga classes this summer.
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In Good Health,
Andrea
