Top 5 fat burning outdoor exercises

Adding some variety to your workouts is a great way to break routine. Outdoor workouts can be fun, exciting, and good for a metabolism boost! Here are 5 outdoor exercises you can try to mix things up.

1. Sprint/Jog Interval

Due to its explosive nature, sprints are a great muscle builder. They help maintain a healthy metabolism and promote heart health. Ideally, you want to perform sprints on a track or a soft field. but treadmills are also a good choice.

Warm-up: 20 slow air squats, rest 2 mins, 10 lunges each leg, 20 jumping jacks. Rest 3 mins.

How to: Choose a distance that you can jog in about 10 seconds. Mark the start and end of the path. Start at the beginning and do a full sprint all the way to the end and immediately jog back. Do this 3 more times back and forth and rest. That is 1 set. Do 3 sets total with 60 sec rest in between each set.

2. High Knees

High knees are an intense exercise that builds explosiveness and requires maximum effort. It engages your legs, core and abs.

How to: Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart. Raise one knee and touch it with your opposite hand and quickly switch knees and arms. Imagine running in place but raising your knees higher than normal. Do this for 30 seconds, pause for 30 seconds and go again. 2 rounds equals 1 set. Rest for 1 minute and perform 1 more set.

3. Short Circuit

Circuit training is a combination of three to four different exercises performed with short rest periods, One completed set is when all exercises have performed once.

How to: Perform these 3 exercises in a row with no rest. When all three exercises are completed, rest for 45 seconds. 10 Burpees, 15 Squat Jumps, 20 second mountain climbers.

4. Boots and Glutes

Here's a lower body focused glute circuit that is a good alternative to the circuit mentioned above.

How To: same rules as the circuit above also apply here. The Exercises are -- 12 squat/lunge combo (perform a full squat then 1 lunge each leg), 12 donkey kicks.

5. Ab Blaster

We love circuits here at WHMAX. Here is an ab circuit that is sure to make you go insane.

How To: Same circuit rules apply: The Exercises are -- 15 Russian twist (touching each side is 1 rep), bows & toes 30 seconds, Plank shoulder touch -10 per touch.