The THT 2.0 Training Cycle. Chest & Triceps Day (part 10)

Many people who maintain their fitness routines during the cold months of the year, will also want to pursue their fitness activities during the summer months. There are many people who will seek out physical activity during the warmer months so as to develop a slimmer and well-toned body that will look good in their warm-weather clothing.

With the summer, however, comes hotter, more humid weather and longer days. A change that must be made to your fitness routines, if they are performed outdoors, is to adjust the timing of the routines to the periods before the sun rises, and just before or just after the sun sets. In this way, you will enjoy the coolness of the early morning or the late evening for your activities. Swimming Workouts

If the heat and the humidity of the summer months make it very uncomfortable to continue your fitness routines, you may consider making a change to the activity that you pursue. Taking up swimming and aqua fit classes are good ways to provide you with full-body workouts that will utilize muscles you may not already be working in the course of your normal routines.

Swimming will provide tremendous muscle-toning, endurance and also cardiovascular benefits for the body, and in the cool temperature of the water, you will receive a low-impact workout while burning calories and improving your health also. Because of the lower resistance you experience in the water, swimming is especially well suited to overweight individuals. Swimming and resting in periods of 30 seconds each is a good routine to establish when you are first starting out, and you can build up from there as your endurance increases. Kicking the feet as you swim and using a variety of strokes such as overhand, breast, and backstroke can be used.

Being active in this way for up to three times a week will go far to help with developing greater stamina, cardiovascular fitness, better health as well as weight loss.

Exercising in Groups In the warmer months you will find many group activities at various outdoor locations such as:

• Outdoor group spinning classes
• Running on stairs at recreation centers
• Yoga “studios” at parks or other spaces
• Pools for swimming or water aerobics

Walking Routines If you enjoy walking, you can create for yourself a walking routine that will take advantage of the cooler temperatures of the predawn hours, and the post sunset hours of the day. For starters, walking can be done up to 3 times weekly. You can build up your walk routine from walking for 1 mile to up to 5 miles, per walk workout, over a period of about 3 months. Walking is an excellent, low-impact way to tone muscles, boost the cardiovascular system and the stamina, while burning calories, losing some weight, and improving your health in the process.

Participating in Sports There are a number of sporting activities that you will be able to participate in while enjoying the company of your friends and family.

This is an excellent way to achieve greater muscle tone, build your cardiovascular strength and increase your stamina. The aim here would be to have fun with the process so it would be less likely to appear to be exercise. Another great benefit of these sporting activities is the social interaction it provides. You can enjoy these activities about twice a week to keep your body in flexible condition and in good shape. Possible sporting activities include:

• Playing basketball
• Roller-blading
• Playing Frisbee golf
• Playing tennis

About the author: Diane Johnson primarily writes about online classes and anything else that interests her. She enjoys sports, running, and traveling.