Working out outdoors can be a lot of fun and a great way to break up your routine if you are used to working indoors at a gym or in your home. Find a park, particularly one with a playground that has monkey bars, swings, picnic tables, etc. There are a variety of exercises that you can do with what’s in a park/playground.

Here are some exercises that can be done:

Walking lunges – You’ll have plenty of room to do several reps of walking lunges. Remember to keep good form!

Sprint – You can combine sprints with your walking lunges or do them separately.

Pull-ups – Utilize those monkey bars by doing pull-ups.

Dips – If there are dip bars in your park, you can get in a good tricep workout.

Swing lunges – Place one foot in a swing and get into the lunge position. Do about 10 reps for each leg.

Swing push-ups – Place both feet into the swing and get into the push-up position. You can also add in a jack knife move by bringing your knees in after each push-up.

Step-ups – Find a bench and perform step-ups for each leg.

There are probably tons of exercises you could come up with on your own just utilizing the equipment in a playground. Below are links to other resources to help you generate more ideas.

Men’s Health Playground Workout
Playground Workouts on YouTube

For those of you who want even more of a challenge, check out this Bar-Barians requirements video. All done in the park:

• 40 dips
• 20 pull-ups
• 50 push-ups
• 5 muscle-ups