Mel C is always impressing her followers with workouts that transform her body shape and amp up her fitness \u2013 even on hot, heatwave days. Now, she\u2019s taking her workout outdoors in preparation for her tour \u2013 not only getting stronger, but also benefitting from a flood of natural light and fresh air. <\/p>\n
On Instagram, she shared a post wearing a sunhat and sunglasses, using a beach-side, outdoor gym \u2013 and convenient nearby bench for a series of perfect press-ups. Mel performs a series of challenging strength moves including leg lifts, single leg squats as well as press-ups \u2013 but despite the heat, stays cool, calm and collected throughout.<\/p>\n
\u2018Working out alfresco brings with it plenty of benefits and can take almost any form,\u2019 says GH fitness expert Kim Hawley. \u2018Whether it\u2019s power walking, tennis, jogging or, as Mel demonstrates, strength training, the best workout is the one you\u2019re actually enjoy doing because then you will keep doing it. As an added bonus you also get fresh air, natural light and a welcome break from the four walls of the gym and queuing for the treadmill.\u2019<\/p>\n
Many parks now have free fitness equipment including benches, balance beams, pull-up bars and parallel bars \u2013 but if there isn\u2019t an outdoor gym near you, there\u2019s no problem, says Kim. \u2018You don\u2019t need equipment to get a great workout. A good old park bench is enough. Use it for push-ups, Bulgarian split squats (perfectly demonstrated by Mel in the clip), triceps dips and step-ups; just try to avoid muddy trainers if you don\u2019t want to make yourself unpopular!<\/p>\n
Mel\u2019s workout is intense but it doesn\u2019t have to be \u2013 try this simple full-body circuit:<\/p>\n
\u2022 1 minute of star jumps
\u2022 1 minute of push-ups
\u2022 1 minute of jogging (on the spot or around the park)
\u2022 1 minute of squats
\u2022 1 minute of triceps dips<\/p>\n
Repeat the circuit four times, resting for 30 seconds between rounds if needed.<\/p>\n
In the summer heat, I\u2019d recommend doing this first thing in the morning or later in the evening, choosing a shady bench \u2013 and finishing with plenty of water\u2019 This is a simple full-body workout that costs nothing more than a trip to your local park\u2026 just bypass the ice cream van on the way out!\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mel C is always impressing her followers with workouts that transform her body shape and amp up her…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":542939,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[635,246995,637,589,163,85,46,195853,636,246994,237453],"class_list":["post-542938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fitness","tag-content-type-news","tag-contentid-57bbe6b8-52f7-4e74-bbf5-c7a7bbd6335a","tag-displaytype-standard-article","tag-fitness","tag-health","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-issyndicated-false","tag-locale-gb","tag-shorttitle-mel-c-shares-challenging-heatwave-outdoor-routine-at-52-heres-how-to-do-it","tag-sponsored-false"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/542938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=542938"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/542938\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/542939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=542938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=542938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=542938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}