8 Fitness Routines You Must Try This Spring

8 Fitness Routines You Must Try This Spring pixabay.com What are you waiting for? Here are eight fitness routines you must try this spring. 1. Outdoor  Boot Camp With spring cleaning comes spring fitness. If you’re really looking to get that winter body into summer shape, you might be looking for something like an outdoor boot camp. A class like this is sure to work your whole body and kick yourself into high gear! Many of these classes are held outdoors (weather permitting) to utilize large amounts of space for running and other exercises. Plus, if you’re going to be sweating in the newfound spring heat, you may as well be burning some calories! 2. Sunrise Yoga If winter took a serious toll on you, you might be wanting a fresher, calmer outlook for spring. Adding some yoga and meditation to your life might be just what you need to get your body and mind back in shape. It’s relaxing, and if you take a sunrise yoga class to start your day, it’ll set a great tone for the hours of work ahead. If you’re lucky, some sunrise yoga classes are even held outside at actual sunrise so you not only get to enjoy the benefits of yoga, but the beauty of a sunrise as well. 3. TRX If you’re looking for something to work out your whole body in a totally new way, you may be looking for a TRX class. These classes often combine lots of different techniques from body weight exercises to weighted interval exercises. They also use various suspension training techniques to target things like balance and flexibility. The benefits can range from arm and leg strength to core and overall muscle tone. 4. Parkour Are you a daring individual? For someone on the fearless side, spring might urge you to take up some parkour. As a series of jumps, runs, flips, and twists, parkour is not for the weak hearted. Getting really good at this fitness exercise will ultimately take some practice, but the benefits include getting outside and being able to utilize your surroundings in a productive way, as well as perfecting some serious moves to impress your friends. Parkour can be done alone, but many towns and fitness centers have clubs that meet often to train together. 5. Kickboxing Ready to kick those winter blues? If you’re looking for a class that really brings the intensity, a kickboxing class could be the class for you. For many people, kickboxing is a great stress reliever and helps knock out all the frustrations of someone’s day. With a great instructor, you’ll be motivated to give it your all during a kickboxing workout. In fact, you’ll probably end up surprised at how much tougher you are than you originally thought. 6. Zumba If something aggressive and intense isn’t really your style, you may enjoy a fun dance-based class like Zumba (and who doesn’t want a dancer’s body?). Zumba isn’t necessarily a new fitness craze, but a tried and true class that always leaves its participants smiling while they sweat. Who knows! Maybe if you’ve got some tropical vacation plans over the summer, you’ll be able to show off some of your Latin-based Zumba moves down on the beach. 7. PiYo If yoga is putting you to sleep, but you want all the benefits of yoga, you should check out a class called PiYo which stands for Pilates Yoga. These classes utilize classic yoga movements like sun salutations and downward dog, but combine them with fast-tempo Pilates movements to really push up the cardio. A PiYo class is just about as relaxing as a roller coaster. The upbeat pace of the class is sure to keep you engaged and sweating bullets. You’ll have that summer body in no time! 8. Ultimate Frisbee You may be searching for something a little more oriented toward play rather than games. If you like working as a team, I suggest searching out a unique sports group to play with outdoors. Ultimate Frisbee is a sport that most people can pick up and that anyone can get into. It will really get your blood moving and maybe even get your competitive juices flowing. Remember, not everything has to happen at a gym to be considered fitness. Whether you love dancing or riding bikes, enjoying spring and getting in shape is as easy as you want it to be. Don’t be afraid to get creative when it comes to keeping yourself healthy. Learn more about Kaplan’s test prep options and start building the confidence you need for Test Day.