hiking

I hate fitness clubs. I hate the smell. I hate the zillion television sets. I hate the cost.

However, I love exercise. Not the 12-sets-of-10-reps kind of exercise, but the kind that makes me feel like a kid again. Riding my bike through the woods. Running along a river. Kicking a ball around in a field. Diving into a lake.

By The FIRM Master Instructor Kelly Branning

When I lived in Alaska, I went from my heated house to my heated car to my heated exercise room. Now, in South Carolina, there are days that I go from my air-conditioned house to my air-conditioned car to my air-conditioned exercise room. If you find yourself gazing out the window mid-workout, lingering just a little longer when you retrieve your morning paper or volunteering to walk the dog … don’t fight it! It’s time to get outside.