By Molly Rausch, MS ATC, CPT, CES
Hello everyone! This week’s “Fitness Tip of the Week” is about fall workout tips. The mornings are getting chilly. The leaves are changing. We know winter is coming, but this doesn’t mean we need to give up all hope for staying active outside. Although we may know of a lot of activities we love to do outside, many of our schedules are so packed this time of year. We spend most of the fall running between events and miss out on time for our workout. Now, we know the best way to be successful is by developing a habit of a fitness routine. Sometimes; however, life requires us to get creative.
There are definitely the more obvious fall activities that are more physical in nature, which helps multitasking. This time is especially wonderful to go for a hike or bike ride and enjoy the perfect temperature and beautiful scenery. Let’s not forget about going on trail runs either! What do you do if you don’t have time to escape for a hike or run, but you really need to get a workout in? Lucky for you, I found a couple of very clever ideas inspired by some very common fall decor: the pumpkin!
Pumpkin Workout:
The first workout involved using the letters of the word pumpkin to pick exercises to perform that starts with the same letter. You can do a reps or time. The choice is yours!
P- pushups
U- upright row
M- mountain climbers
P- plank
K- kickbacks
I- inchworms
N- narrow squat
The second workout is a little more fun, in my opinion. I wish I could take credit for coming up with this, but I can’t. A lot of other people have beaten me to this idea. There are a lot of different workouts with a similar idea, so have fun exploring. When the family is busy carving pumpkins, save yourself a whole one and get that workout in!
If you have any questions on this topic, please feel free to contact me at mmagunga@healthworksfitness.com or comment below!
Molly’s Fitness Tip of the Week 