When was the last time you went for a hike or bike ride? Why not look up a local park and try a leisure, biking or fitness trail once a week to mix up your workout while the weather is nice. Like many of you, I get my exercise the same way each week; a little yoga, the treadmill and lifting weights. To mix it up and make it family time we have been picking a different park each week to visit for a bike ride.
www.monmouthcountyparks.com
www.ocean.nj.us/Parks/parklist.htm
www.co.middlesex.nj.us/parksrecreation/parks.asp
Most recently we spent the morning riding 5.1 miles around Manasquan Reservoir. This mostly shaded, mostly level ride was cool, fun and great exercise at about 250 calories per hour even at our leisurely pace. We added a picnic as a stop along the way and visited the environmental center too. Most of us don’t take advantage of the preserved lands around us. If you try this, and get out to a different park each week, you’ll feel like you are in on a great secret and you‘ll be getting great exercise at the same time!
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