Spring Forward: How Start Your Warm Weather Workouts on the Right Foot

Whether you want to tone up before bathing suit season or you're striving to lead a healthier lifestyle, the spring season is a good time to begin an exercise routine. If you’re struggling to find the motivation to begin your spring workouts, these tips can help.

  • Put it on paper. If you write down your fitness goals and a loose schedule, it will help you to remain accountable and stay on track.
  • Start slow. Remember to keep your schedule light at first and work up to more difficult workouts. Begin with 30 minutes of moderate cardio exercise three or four times per week, and be sure to switch up your workouts to keep things interesting.
  • Enlist a partner. If you’re still feeling sluggish, ask a close friend to work out with you and help to keep each other motivated.
  • Invest in new workout gear. If your sneakers from last season have seen better days, invest in a brand-new pair that will get you excited to exercise.
  • Get outdoors. Now that the cold weather is over and the days are longer, you likely want to get outside as much as you can. Schedule early morning runs before work, go for weekend bike rides, or even sign up for yoga in the park.

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These Hiking Apps Can Help You Explore the Great Outdoors

Many people love hiking because it offers an opportunity to get outdoors and leave technology behind, but a number of new smartphone apps aim to make your hiking experience even better. Lace up your boots, grab a canteen, and set out into the wilderness with these great hiking apps.

AllTrails
Discover all of the hiking and biking trails in any given area with the AllTrails app. This app features detailed maps of your area with the national parks and hiking trails marked with pinpoints, and it even provides lists of information about each place. Reviews written by fellow hikers make it even easier to choose the perfect trail for your activity.

Map My Hike
If you’re an avid hiker, keep tracks of each hike you take with the Map My Hike app. Log details like pace, route, distance, and elevation in the convenient log book, and even keep track of the calories you burned if you hike to lose weight.

Walkmeter GPS Pedometer
This app operates just like a pedometer for your smartphone, but it also offers a number of other information as well. Start the GPS when you begin your hike, and the app will provide graphs and charts of your calories, pace, and distance at the end of the trail.

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