Outdoor cardio training - what should you know about it?

Outdoor exercise as part of your cardio training - what's worth choosing?

The basic criterion for the choice of physical activity in outdoor cardio training is above all your own preferences and current fitness level. What some people find enjoyable may be too difficult for others. Remember that sport is first and foremost fun and a form of recreation! Exercises performed outdoors should properly engage the body, but also have a beneficial influence on our mood. It is difficult to expect results from a workout which turns out to be a source of frustration for the exercising person.

What should an outdoor cardio workout look like? In general, it can take any form! Of course there are better and worse ways to exercise outside the home. However, the following list of activities should suffice and there is something for everyone to choose from it:

• jogging
• walks
• climbing
• skating
• cycling
• jumping rope
• ice skating or skiing
• swimming in open water

Outdoor cardio - the benefits

Although it may seem that outdoor cardio training is no different to working out in a gym or a fitness club, the opposite is actually true. Coaches point out that outdoor physical activity provides many additional benefits that are difficult to obtain when working out indoors. One of the most important is, of course, access to fresh air. Thanks to this, those who train outdoors can count on a much faster improvement of physical fitness, which will result in a more efficient work of the respiratory system and the circulatory system.

In addition, outdoor cardio workouts support:

• improvement of skin condition
• improvement of motor coordination
• increase in resistance to fatigue
• fat burning and weight loss

How to prepare for outdoor cardio workouts?

It is advisable to spend several minutes warming up before starting to exercise. Outdoor cardio workouts, just like those performed in a gym, require that you prepare your musculoskeletal system properly, which will reduce the risk of injury. After completing the activity, it is necessary to cool down the body, regulate breathing and take some time to stretch.

And don't forget that clothing plays an important role when it comes to outdoor training! Workout clothes should ensure maximum freedom of movement, facilitate breathability of the skin and not cause excessive perspiration accumulation. Sports clothing by the Olimp Live and Fight brand has been created from the highest quality materials. Thanks to this, the products ensure the optimum level of stretch and the necessary comfort during exercise, while the body is not exposed to irritation.