At what time in your life did you feel best? This is something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. I’ve had some pretty drastic highs and lows in my life, and as I reflect on these cycles I noticed a trend… inspiration. The times in my life when I’ve been healthiest are generally the [...]
Sports Conditioning with SAQ
September 22, 2011 By 13 Comments
Remember how quick and agile you were as a child? You ran flat out on the playground, darting and dodging the other kids in games of tag. You were having fun, but you were also building valuable sports skills. Speed, agility and quickness (SAQ) are basic fundamentals for alpine sports performance, as well as the [...]
Geocaching: Will Hike for Treasure
August 23, 2011 By 4 Comments
Ask a child if they want to go for a walk through the woods and you will likely get a less than enthusiastic response. Tell them that there is a hidden treasure involved and you have clues and the tools to find it and you will experience a vastly different reaction….they will probably beat you [...]
Yosemite: My First Trainer
June 13, 2011 By 5 Comments
My first time doing any type of endurance activity came when I worked in Yosemite National Park when I was in college in 1956. I had fallen in love with Yosemite when I first went up there in the late 1940’s. I had wanted to work in Yosemite and I was offered a job working [...]
Multi-Site Workout: Urban Neighborhood or Downtown Plaza
June 3, 2011 By 6 Comments
Workout Snapshot Time: 45-60 minutes Location: Urban Neighborhood or Downtown Plaza Props: Steps and stairs, low wall or bench, and a curb or parking stop. Purpose: Muscular Strength and Endurance, Cardio, Full Body and Core Strength, Multi-Directional Movement, Balance and Agility, Proprioceptive Awareness, Kinesthetic Awareness, Mental Focus. The props you’ll need for this multi-site workout [...]
Urban Outdoor Fitness
April 11, 2011 By 7 Comments
Blast into Spring and Get Ready for Summer with Urban Workouts It may come as a surprise, but urban workouts can be inspiring places to exercise, full of challenges and stimulation, along with the results that no gym can deliver. There are lots of reasons to take your fitness regimen out of the gym: fresh [...]
Reduce Stress in the Great Outdoors
February 23, 2011 By 14 Comments
It’s the first nice day in more than a week. After days and days of rain, people on the street seem to be less stressed — smiling more, interacting more, and making eye contact. What is it about being outdoors—especially on a nice day? There’s Power Out There! Why is it so important for us [...]
Outdoor Fitness Winter Workout
December 8, 2010 By 3 Comments
by Tina Vindum, Outdoor Fitness Expert | Winter sports are a blast! They’re even more fun when you’re fit for the challenges of the terrain. The following workout uses simple strength exercises that are incredibly effective—and efficient—because they demand that your body works across many planes of motion…
Winter Fitness: Adapting to the Elements
December 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
by Tina Vindum, Outdoor Fitness Expert | We have a saying at Outdoor Fitness: There’s no such thing as inappropriate weather, only inappropriate clothing.” Since 1995, I’ve canceled only two classes because of weather—one due to high winds and the other due to lightning. Outdoor Fitness is made for all seasons…
Outdoor Fitness: 10 Base Moves
September 24, 2010 By 7 Comments
by Tina Vindum, Outdoor Fitness Expert | The base moves are the foundation of the Outdoor Fitness program; the “base” on which you’ll build your strength, flexibility, endurance and mental focus, from the core out. These moves are designed to get you strong — physically, mentally, and emotionally…
