Our 5 Best Ways to Get Fit While Having Fun

Bye-bye, boredom!

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By Katharina Klein
January 18, 2022

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Are you feeling bored with the monotony of the gym? Know your running route so well you could do it with your eyes closed? Sounds like you could use something new to break up the routine! Even the best workout won’t get you anywhere if it starts feeling like torture. After all, having fun is the most important thing you can do to stay healthy and on your A-game in the long run. Read on as we reveal 5 activities that are guaranteed to help you get fit while having fun. Need a sweet snack in between? Pop our Protein Balls in your pocket. Made with just 7 ingredients, they’re the perfect source of protein for your active routine.

Bouldering

Did you know that bouldering is a full-body workout that works almost every muscle group at the same time? Step away from the squat rack and get up the walls!

Bouldering is a form of climbing that is done on relatively short walls (around four meters high), so you don’t need a harness or belay to get fit while having fun. The goal of bouldering is to climb a given route from its starting point below to the top. There are different grip shapes and sizes and difficulty levels from beginner to advanced.

Since bouldering requires you to lift all your weight, this workout is incredibly efficient. Your whole body benefits from the complex movements, which also increase your coordination and flexibility. Plus, it keeps your brain working constantly. After all, you have to figure out how best to climb the route and how to use your hands and feet to reach your goal – and once you’ve reached the top with your own strength, you’ll want to keep going back up again and again. Bouldering is an all-around exciting workout, is addictive, and will help you get fit while having fun with a smile on your face!

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Discgolf

Find walking a bit humdrum? Give disc golf a try! In this sport, you’ll not only cover a lot of ground, but also work on your aim. You’ll be trying to toss a Frisbee so it lands in a basket along a course set out in advance. Just like with any type of golf, the fewer tries it takes, the better. If you don’t hit it on your first try (a hole-in-one), all further throws are made from the point where the disc fell to the ground beforehand, like in golf.

And that’s exactly what makes this trendy American sport so efficient. The distance between the baskets can be as much as 250 meters, making this sport an endurance-based way to get fit while having fun. The built-in extra challenge, i.e. Frisbee throwing, is also great fun and keeps you focused.

Throwing the disc activates all the muscles in your upper body as well as your glutes and thigh muscles. The more stable you are, the more cleanly you can carry out the movement with your upper body. You also need a good amount of coordination to get the Frisbee on the right track and not to sink it into the nearest pond. Another benefit: you’re out in the fresh air the whole time. And that makes it an absolute win-win situation to get fit while having fun!

Trampolining

Do you remember how much fun you used to have as a kid when you bounced around on a trampoline? Good news: Trampolines are just as effective for adults, making them a great way to get fit while having fun.

Trampolining not only puts you in a good mood, but also torches through the calories: up to 700 per hour! You’ll also get fit while having fun with a full-body workout, as you’ll be working your back muscles, abs, legs, glutes, and arms in equal measure as you’re constantly going up and down.

The best thing about it is that, unlike the hard impact of jogging, the trampoline cushions the shock of the movements and protects your spinal discs and joints. Jumping on a trampoline is not only easier on the joints than jogging, but according to a study published in the International Journal of Sports Science, it also boosts fat burning by around 50 percent. Bet you won’t even notice that you’re exercising!

Axe Throwing

Still wondering how to get fit while having fun, and none of the above activities convinced you? Then you might like our next suggestion.

Axe throwing is a trendy sport from Canada and Scandinavia, and it’s a challenge for your muscles!

Axe throwing, as the name suggests, involves hurling an axe at a target. Sounds like a great way to relieve stress AND get fit while having fun! But it’s more than just flinging willy-nilly. The rules for this sport are precisely defined: The equipment is long-handled double axes weighing at least 500 grams, and the distance between the thrower and the target must be 6.1 meters. It goes without saying, but we’ll say it: Only practice this sport in appropriate facilities and under the guidance of a trained coach.

You can probably already imagine that throwing axes for a while makes for a sweaty workout. Not only does it work your shoulder, chest, and abdominal muscles; it also works the deep muscles throughout your body. The best throwing technique keeps your legs in a firm stance (squeeze your glutes together to support your stability!), meaning your butt and thigh muscles get in on the workout – not to mention the fun factor of the throwing.

By the way, the movement sequence for axe throwing mimics a well-known exercise from the gym, the “wood chopper.” But thanks to axe throwing, you don’t need a gym to get fit while having fun. On a machine, you’d be using the cable pull. You pull the cable with both hands over your head to one side, then pull it down diagonally to your opposite leg, rotating your upper body with the movement.

Hula Hoop

It looks like an easy way to get fit while having fun, but anyone who starts trying to swing their hips around again as an adult will quickly realize how hard it is to get just right. You’ll likely have to practice a fair bit at the beginning before you can get that hoop circling weightlessly around your hips and waist as easily as when you were a kid.

But as soon as you get the rhythm right, hula hooping will strengthen not only your core muscles, but also your legs and glutes, endurance, and even coordination. Above all, however, it will give your abs a great burn. Talk about a nice side effect: it can melt up to 300 calories per hour!

Even 10-15 minutes daily on the hula hoop will already bring you benefits, and it’s quick enough to easily incorporate into your normal workout. It’s a great way to add variety to your routine. So turn up the music, move your hips and have fun – after all, that’s the best part!

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