Playground workout

Have you ever been at a park with your kids and wanted to make the most of your time outside? Why not work out while they play?

Depending on the play structure, there are LOTS of exercises you can incorporate into your routine. Plan on breaking it into 10 minute sections and try to repeat 3-4 times. Pick any of the exercises listed in both the cardio and strength sections and mix and match as you please (10 minutes combines both strength and cardio exercises).

Cardio: Run around the play structure alternating jogging and sprinting
Invite your kids to play tag and run as much as possible
Quick taps on a step/ tire/ slide
Run up and down the stairs (or run up the steps and slide down :)
Squat down low and jump up

Strength: Cross the monkey bars as many times as you can (it's harder than I remember!)
Using the end of a slide, do as many tricep dips until fatigue
Using the end of the slide still, do as many push-ups until fatigue
Using the end of the monkey bars, turn your palms towards your body and 'pull-up'
Using two parallel bars, hold yourself up and draw the knees in using the abs
Lunge around the perimeter of the play structure/ park
Using the end of the slide, place one foot on the slide, the other on the ground and
quickly squat down three times then jump and switch sides

Enjoy playing like a kid... it's a great workout and a lot of fun!