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Originally Posted by nycfem
I loved when I got to do some of my exercises on the beach last summer's vacation and use the sand as my "mat." It was really the best times of the trip for me. I'm looking forward to it again for our week this August. For this summer's vacation I went in with family members and a friend on a house in Fire Island that has it's own little pool. We've never done that before, and I'm excited about it.  |
This sounds like a great vacation! Don't forget to look around for things to be creative with like a chunk of driftwood or some dune or structure you can turn into great bodyweight exercises. Getting into the soft stuff can make for a surprisingly good cardio workout. Just bring a towel so you don't get wandering sand. Just sayin'
Something I like about the beach I go to is that it is a "workingmans" beach, at least that is how I think of it. It isn't fancy and neither are the people, not at all what comes to mind when saying "California beach". It's on San Francisco Bay, not the coast, so it is rather like a really big lake that has tides. No fancy people or pristine sands. During the week it is just folks like me going to do exercise or stopping for lunch. Birds, seaweed, and coarser sand.
On the weekend it's common to see personal trainers bring out small groups for boot camp type classes and there a three volleyball nets in pretty much constant use with regulars, kind of reminiscent of bowling leagues. Lots of families bring their kids but there are all types of cultures and lifestyles also, quite a few gays too.
This time of year the schools come out quite a bit with athletics like track coming out for sand training and all the biology classes spend a few days out when the kids get antsy for the end of school.
I used to get a bit self-conscience when I started there but with other folks doing everything from yoga and morning prayers to a couple of guys that bring their kettle balls in wheelbarrows, I may not be the oddest one.
