Why I workout outdoors?
Why I workout outdoors? When I was a mother of preschoolers (3. Under the age 4) I was horrified at a simple gesture my eldest daughter made. She popped on the scale and asked if she was fat? "What??" This was totally caught by being in the locker rooms at a gym. The little ladies and guys that come up after us are listening and mimicking everything we do (the good and the bad). I thankfully found a running partner and traded sleep for a good workout. Tag-team parenting when I couldn't have a babysitter. Life is different now. I could just jump to a gym not carrying the little ones in tow. But, my attitude is so different. Surrounded by the nature, I am drawn into a peace that is not mandated by the mirrors in a gym. I can hear, smell, and experience life as it happens. Not watching TV that is removed. Being engaged in the natural world, I not only get a workout to promote a healthy body, but I can see the delicate handiwork of nature. For example, the