With the warm weather finally here, it’s time to take your workout outdoors. And what better place to work up a sweat than the beach?
Along with the revitalizing feeling of exercise, you’re sure to find an extra boost from being outside near the open water. Research says just taking in an ocean view does wonders to improve your mental health. And of course, is there a better way to cool down after an intense fitness session?
If you aren’t sure what types of workouts get the most out of a beach setting, check out these three fitness gurus and their ‘made-for-sand’ moves you can try on your next outing.
Fowler makes fitness fun again, and this recent Instagram post proves it. She shares a Pilates flow performed at the edge of lapping waves on a beach in Jamaica, set to Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You.” Try not to be entranced by those killer core moves.
Kerri Verna, better known as Beach Yoga Girl to her million followers, is a yoga vet of 16 years. Even without the beach setting, that Crow Pose is what we all aspire to achieve.
“I feel that sometimes we can get caught up in the ‘I can’t’ rather than just working towards ‘I can,'” she writes in the caption to the post, which shows the full progression of Crow in easy-to-follow stages.