Earth, Water, Wind, & Fire

     Utilize the elements to add variety and excitement to your active lifestyle -- take your workout from the land to the sea!  The warmer weather allows you to mix things up and engage in more outdoor activities, especially water sports.  If you are fortunate enough to live near the ocean, take advantage of this aesthetic playground and head for the shores to get your fresh air and fitness.  Last Memorial Day weekend, I headed to the coast with some friends and paddled out to sea for an afternoon of ocean kayaking.  At only $15/hour for rentals, this was a relatively inexpensive, fun, and different way to get a great workout.  Spending the afternoon on the open ocean with endless blue skies, fresh air, and sunshine was exhilarating and refreshing -- an hour's worth of exercise flew by.  You'll find that paddling against the waves and currents is an excellent upper-body workout, engaging arms, shoulders, chest, and even core.  Competing with the wind and tides is also an effective source of cardio, making ocean kayaking an overall great and adventurous workout, and just one of many beach-related activities you can try!

Who wouldn't want to take their exercise outdoors and take advantage of a picturesque location such as this?

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