Exercises At The Park
IntoFit | August 4th, 2009 | Workouts - Strength | 3 Comments »
It’s summer time and you don’t need a gym to get a great workout in! Have a jog down to your local park and try these fun exercises on for size!!
- Step Ups: Find a park bench. Step up onto it with your right foot (pressing down through your heel). Bring your left foot up to follow. Then, bring your left foot down, followed by your right. Repeat on one leg 12 times and then switch legs!
- Push Ups:
You can either do these on an incline or a decline. On an incline is a great way to insure your form is correct and to work towards a proper push up. Once you have the form, can try a push up flat on the ground and then on a decline!
- On an incline:
Position your hands wider then shoulder distance apart on the seat of the park bench. Bring your legs behind you so that you form a straight diagonal line from the top of your head to your heels. Allow your body to come down towards the bench by bending at your elbows and leading with your chest.
- On a decline:
This presents more of a challenge! Bring your toes up on the bench seat and your hands on the ground wider than shoulder distance apart. Perform a push up leading your chest to the floor- trying to maintain a straight diagonal line with your body. Try not to let your back sway or your butt creep up!
- Triceps Dips:
Hold onto the seat of your park bench so that your fingers are pointed away from the bench. Bend at your knees and step your feet out in front of you. With your elbow straight back behind you, bend at your elbows so that your butt dips towards the ground as far as your range of motion will allow and come back up to your starting position. I like to keep my toes lifted for this one.
- Pike:
Find a swing! Bring your feet up onto the swing seat and your hands on the ground as you would have them in a plank position. With the tips of your toes move that swing closer to your core and then back to your starting position. Repeat as many times as you can! This one is tough!
- Pull Ups:
Find a stable bar. Hold onto the bar with your hands a little wider then shoulder distance apart. Begin by squeezing your shoulder blades together and then pull yourself up so that your chest touches the bar. Repeat! Your instance here to to just use your arms, by starting the motion squeezing your shoulder blades together your back will help out making you stronger and more able to lift yourself.
- Monkey Bars:
Just like when you were a kid! I will say this- try to allow you back to do some of the work, don’t rely solely on your arms and shoulders. I was not able to take a picture of this one as there were so many kids around! But you don’t need to see me on the monkey bars to know how to do them 
- Single Leg Squat:
Lift one leg up on the park bench so that the front of your foot rests on the seat. Step away from the bench with your opposite leg. Pushing through the heel of your front leg, bend your knee to 90 degrees and come back to standing. Squeeze your butt at the top. Repeat 12 times on each leg!
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