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‘SPRING’ UP YOUR WORKOUT

Who needs a treadmill? Enjoy the fresh air and sunshine while engaging in a NEW type of workout outside. Do you normally do yoga? Or do you have a yoga mat? Switch up your routine by doing a full body workout using your mat.

• Try doing long jumps the length of your mat, shuffle back to the start position and repeat.
• Do some pushups to get your arms looking toned.
• Try implementing some sumo squats for strong legs.
• To get those abs engaged, do some mountain climbers and bicycle crunches.
• Finally, get yourself glistening a little sweat by doing (everyone’s favorite) burpees.

Have a basketball court near you? Instead of shooting hoops, HIIT it up.

• Using the length of the courts, do sprints.
• Sprint to the other side of the court and jog backwards.
• Do lateral hops by jumping over and back the full court line, facing forward the whole time.
• Finally, do some shuffles the full length of the court and back to the start.

Do as many as you can for each exercise for a cardio blast.

Do you have a competitive spirit? Challenge yourself.

• Map out a route in your neighborhood (one you might normally walk or jog) and find landmarks you could use to implement various body-weight exercises.
• Jog/walk to each landmark and perform the various exercises (pushups, burpees, squats, crunches, lunges, etc.). You’ll determine the amount of repetitions for each exercise.
• Challenge yourself by increasing the repetitions, trying to improve your time each day or even doing more than one route.
• If you have a stadium with a track near by – skip the laps, and take the stairs. Jog up the stairs at the quickest pace you can and jog at a slower pace back down the stairs. Repeat these two exercises as long as you can for a fat-burning cardiovascular workout. Modify the pace as necessary.

Are you into CrossFit? Try these exercises outside to implement an outdoor version.

• For workout one: 5 pushups, 10 sit-ups, and 15 squats and repeat 5 rounds.
• For workout two: 10 burpees, 20 tuck jumps, 30 pushups, 40 squats, and 50 lunges – repeat 5 rounds.
• Alternate workout one and two with one-minute rest between each round; you will complete 5 rounds. Modify exercise as necessary.

The best part of all of these exercises is they’re little-to-no cost. Remember to stay hydrated and well-nourished.  [/bs_col][bs_col class=”col-sm-3″]

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MAMMOGRAMS AND HEART DISEASE
Mammograms are important diagnostic tools when it comes to detecting breast cancer. A new study says they also could help detect potential heart problems as well. The research being presented at the American College of Cardiology’s annual meeting says that visible calcium deposits in the arteries supplying blood to the breasts may signal calcium deposits are building up in the arteries leading to the heart – a very early sign of heart disease.

Read more here.

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