Self Sufficient Training | Zen to fitness

For me though the real benefit of outdoor training comes from making the most of the environment and having it all at our disposal for free. Gym’s these days have become like industrial zoo’s for humans with people (usually) working out mindlessly either on a cardio machine or spending hours lifting weights. It is rare to see someone be creative with their workout and do something which coincides with the bodies natural movements. Plus gyms are expensive and encourage people to rely on them.

When you workout outdoors you get fresh air pumping through your lungs and get to take in the environment. Most importantly you learn to be self-sufficient with exercise giving you the ability to workout anywhere at anytime. This is invaluable – it also forces you to learn a variety of bodyweight exercises and creative ideas for working out. For me this is the key, just as it is important to cook & eat healthy food for ourselves, knowing how to safely and effectively mobilise, stretch and train our bodies without equipment is something that every person should have a basic knowledge in.

It is great article, easy to read and full of good tips.

I personally love training outside. I don’t really like running but I do understand the benefits of it so I mix running with body weight exercises and good livin (stuff done with a weighted pack and pushing me to the max) to make it fun.
I still crossfit twice a week because it is also good and I am lucky to have found a great gym with a good instructor that tend tu customize the workouts to the person doing them, so it works great for me. However whenever I can I’m outside.

Is not hard or expensive to start training.