Go Soft This Summer

Want to stay fit at the beach this holiday season? Try a soft-sand workout.

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• Make the most of your time at the beach this summer with a soft-sand session, which is ideal for boosting fitness.

The increased resistance of soft sand makes any workout tougher. Jogging, walking or sprinting on soft sand is good for:

• Leg and core strength
• Burning kilojoules
• Improving agility
• Boosting cardiovascular fitness and endurance

Depending on your fitness level, try a combination of:

• Sprint up sand hills
• Back-and-forth and side-to-side jumps
• Walking lunches, 10 to 20 in each direction
• Depth jumps. Jump forward as far as you can using your arms to propel you
• Squat jumps
• Work the upper body with push-ups on your knees or toes
• Find a railing and work your back with inverted rows

Family Fun

Get the family involved in soft-sand workouts with the following:

• Frisbee throwing
• Cricket
• Volleyball

Source : Good Health : December 2010