As I stare out the window of the gym right now, the sun is shining brightly and we just came off a weekend in the 80s. Feels great, doesn't it? I always love this time of year because it means you can start adding some serious outdoor activity into your lives, work on your tans, and just feel much better in general. There is a downside to all of this nice weather in my opinion as a fitness guy. As soon as you have temps creeping skyward into the 80s, every Tom, Dick, and Jane dust of their running shoes and begin pounding out miles after spending the previous few months hibernating. When you take a body that is not conditioned properly to the stresses of running and jump right into the "fire" you are creating a recipe for injury. No, you aren't going to blow your knee out jogging (or is it yogging with a soft J), but I promise if you start upping miles early on you will start getting achy in your achilles, knees and your hips. So if you must run, add miles slowly.
If you hate running, try this one on for size.
Playground workout
Park bench jumps (jump up, step down) x 3
Pullups x 3-5 reps
Sprint 40 yards and back
Do 10 sets, resting when you need to. If any 9 year olds get in your way, leave cleat marks up their chest.
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