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THE SILVER LAKES OUTDOOR GYM

ur beautiful outdoor gym was Cost their slimmer counterparts. In addition,
installed in front of the Golf The cost of exercising outdoors is zero compared vitamin D has been proven to lower your
OAcademy, next to the stream. to going to the gym – and you can exercise risk of contracting certain cancers, including
This provides relaxing background noise anytime you want. breast cancer.
as water courses and glides over the
rocks. Easy access Health improvement
Outdoor fitness equipment is always there at The aim of exercising outdoors is to tone
A big thank you goes to our environmental the beginning and the end of your exercise up and improve your health. Parks are ideal
director, Leah. Thanks also to our programme. The equipment is suitable for all locations for an enjoyable workout in a natural
operations manager, Mike, and our climates, and people enjoy the health benefits of environment. Some people just want to kill
operations team, especially Geoffrey and exercising in the fresh air. time in the park rather than exercise – but
his team for all their hard work. if they keep their legs moving while chatting
You don’t get bored to friends, they feel good about themselves
According to greenair.co.za, the benefits The outdoor environment is beautiful and because they are actually exercising.
of having an outdoor gym include the stimulating, so you’re less likely to get bored and
following: may even want to exercise for longer. You wouldn’t In general, heading outdoors for fitness not
want to be in the gym all the time when it’s only provides you with the benefits that
Stress reduction sunny, would you? And if the wind starts blowing come from working out, it also offers you a
Spending time outside is good for while you’re working out, you’ll be burning more change of scenery and more variety in terms
stress reduction. That’s because there’s calories through resistance training. of your activities.
ample oxygen, so you’re exercising in
a healthier environment. Also, being Free vitamin D Enjoy exercising outdoors and may 2022 be a
outdoors keeps you in a good mood, Outdoor exercise is a good way to get vitamin D, healthy year for you and your family.
say researchers. They claim that these thanks to your exposure to sunlight. Scientists
workouts save time and can make people have found that overweight people are almost Nienke Moolman
feel much better than exercising indoors. twice as likely to be deficient in vitamin D than Marketing Manager

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