Five Fall Fitness Tips
Courtesy of the Health & Fitness Professionals at Ultimate U Total Health
Tip 1 - New to Fitness? Pursue Pleasure.
Fall is a great time to engage in movement solely for pleasure. Explore back roads on a bike, paddle a quiet lake, stroll through a park, hike in the woods or jog down a country road.
Tip 2 – Fitness Buff? Apply Surprise.
Fall is a great time to spur increases in strength, hypertrophy and power by applying the principle of surprise. Change your training style and/or split to stimulate muscle fibers in new ways. Try circuit training, giant sets, super sets, drop sets or holistic sets. Switch your split: if you’ve been doing a two-day push/pull, switch to a three-day split pairing chest & back on day 1; shoulders & arms on day 2; and legs on day 3. Shake things up to get results.
Tip 3 – Kids in Sports? Practicize!
Back-to-school time means sports for the kids. Take advantage of kids’ practice time to get fit, too. Commit with other parents to exercise during practice or “practicize!”
Tip 4 - Youth Athlete? Fuel Victory.
As fall sports kick into gear, most young athletes underestimate or are unaware of the importance of proper nutrition and adequate hydration. To increase speed, agility, strength or stamina, drink lots of water, consume plenty of lean protein and eat loads of vegetables and fruits.
Tip 5 – Outdoor Enthusiast? Plan Ahead.
Lovely as it may be, fall is short and winter is long. If you’ve been exercising in the great outdoors, your fitness routine won’t fall apart when the cold weather rolls around if you make time now to plan for the winter.
- Courtesy of Zoe Guirlinger and the health professionals at Ultimate U