1. Greenspace Workouts

There are a variety of places that I use for outdoor workouts, but these can be done pretty much anywhere – backyard, local park, etc.

If you want a bodyweight workout, try this one:

Warm up: 25 jumping jacks, 10 Inchworms

Workout: 

• Squat Lunge Combo – 10 reps
• T Push-ups – 10 reps
• Superman Hold – 20 seconds
• Single Leg Glute Bridge Pulse and hold – 15 reps per leg
• Cross Body Toe Crunch – 10 reps per side

x4 sets total

Cool down: stretch

If you have a TRX, or another form of suspension trainer you can use a soccer net, or a sturdy tree, to add more variety of possible exercises and to make the workouts more challenging.

If you have a workout bench and a set of dumbbells, click here to download a full workout program for workouts you could use; you can also use that link to download a full bodyweight only program.

2. Stairs

There are quite a few sets of stairs in Edmonton, mostly localized around the river valley. You can do the stairs just by themselves, with different ways to mix it up, or you can add exercises to do along the way – at the top, bottom, etc.

Here are some of the stairs I like in Edmonton (see google map below for specific location):

• Rowland Road, difficulty = 3/5
• Royal Glenora, difficulty = 3.5/5
• Fox Drive, difficulty = 4/5
• Hotel Mac / Funicular series, difficulty = 4/5 (park at Rossdale Brewery and walk over)
• Wolf Willow, difficulty = 4.5/5

Here is a workout you can try:

Warm up: up and down stairs 2x, walking

Workout: 

• Up, 15 sit ups at the top
• Down, 10 push ups at the bottom

x8 sets total

Cool down: stretch