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Warm Weather Workouts - What are You Looking Forward to?

Posted on Mar 10th 2009 11:00AM by Maggie Vink

Filed Under: Your Turn, Fitness

Spring is just around the corner. I don't know what the weather is like where you live, but outside my window, the snow is finally starting to melt, and the birds are starting to fly back to their summer homes. When this time of year arrives, I always get a bit of spring fever. It feels so great to be outside and not bundled up under layers and layers of winter clothing.

While I get about the same amount of dedicated exercise in warm weather as I do in the winter, I get a lot more joy out of warm weather workouts. Fitness DVDs are a great standby during the snowy season, but there's something invigorating about being outside when exercising. So, while enjoying my walk around the neighborhood, it made me wonder if your fitness habits change with the warm weather.

Do your fitness habits change with the warm weather?
Yes. I'm always more active when I can spend more time outdoors.	58 (57.4%)
Kind of. I'm as active in winter, but I do different activities in spring.	28 (27.7%)
No. I work out at the gym no matter what the season is.	12 (11.9%)
Other. Tell us in the comments.	3 (3.0%)

Now that the weather is getting warmer, what is your favorite outdoor activity?

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Tags: activities, activity, outdoor, outside, spring, your-turn

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Will 3-10-2009 @ 12:17PM

Yes I agree when the weather is warm outside it motivates me to go biking, hiking or play basketball outdoors. I am in NC and we have already seen days in the upper 70s so I already have spring fever. I believe fresh air and exercise can improve your health but that's just my opinion. Check out http://www.myfavoritestyles.com for some great outdoor gear.

Vionna 3-12-2009 @ 5:48PM

I am a fitness professional, so I work out all the time, but I LOVE to workout outside. This weekend it was unseasonably warm outside so I went out to run each day. I can not wait until it is like that every day!

Baron 3-11-2009 @ 11:54AM

I am looking forward to riding my bike to work 3 days of the week (the other two involve a 5:45 AM spin class and I have a hard enough time getting to that in my car, much less on my bike). Of course, by the time summer gets into full swing down here in Mississippi, riding gets a lot hotter.