So what happens to just about anyone who has been hitting the gym for months on end is they walk in one day and just say “I am over this PLACE!!”!! Well, don’t distress because I must have done this 100 times; the good news is you just need a fitness vacation from the gym,  not a vacation from fitness. It is time for you to grab your running shoes and do some ‘road work’. Now before you put on your orange vest and join CAL-Trans, I am referring to running outside. Nothing will refresh your workout like being in the wide open world. Remember, the whole reason you are in the gym is to make a better body for outside of the gym. I do my best running during October and November in So-Cal; the sun is out, the air is clean, and it is not 103* in the San Fernando Valley. Forget the treadmill, there is no substitute for pushing pavement under your feet on a sunny day. I have a ton of reasons but here are a few.

1. Your brain is visually registering distance, which gives a far higher sense of accomplishment.
2. The air you are breathing is natural and more pure so you lungs have richer fuel.
3. You will get all of your vitamin D from the sun, (a more effective source) which will put you in a more positive mood.
4. Instead of that stale sweat smell of the gym, you can enjoy pure fresh air.
5. You don’t to have to drive back and forth to the gym, wasting half an hour over the commute.  You just run out your door and start your work out from step one.

So whether you run, bike, hike, or simply walk, taking your workout outside may be just the change of pace you need.

Watch this video example of a great way to stay fit out of the Gym.

This is the running GPS app I use RunKeeper

http://runkeeper.com/

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