8 Ways to Keep Workouts Exciting — Without Spending Boutique Money

Simply taking your workout into the great outdoors can provide an invigorating change of scenery. You may also find that exercising outdoors offers new challenges, such as running on the pavement or a hill versus a treadmill. Consider group exercise classes that are held outside, like Joanna Paterson's Bodiesynergy Outdoor Bootcamp, which has participants doing push-ups on park benches, doing core work on playground swings, and running stairs built into the natural hills of Prospect Park. It's all done with the goal of getting you fit while allowing you to be out in the elements.