Tired of being cooped up during winter and need to get outside? Here's the answer...

Exercising outdoors during winter isn’t easy, especially when the icy wind and stabbing rain rips through you like an angry tornado. It’s no wonder so many of us flock to the stuffy warmth of a gym. We’ll do anything not to put on weight and stay warm at the same time. But gyms can be even more stressful than we realise, like having to find parking and waiting for your turn you use the treadmill. Exercise is meant to help eliminate stress and restore vitality not intensify it.

What better way to stay in shape than to exercise outside? In South Africa, we have a variable climate that allows us to continue with our daily activities right throughout winter and summer. What might lack for many during winter is motivation. It’s easier to stay warm in bed than to venture out into the cold. But with the right kind of motivation anything is possible. Adventure Boot Camp is one such motivational group. Open to women only, they provide a four week fitness programme that is run entirely outdoors making use of natural obstacles found in nature.

Venues are usually on school fields, parks or at beaches with undercover areas in case of rain. Camps take place nationwide and are open to women older than 16 years old. There is nothing better than arriving at camp with plenty of parking available, using your own equipment, and training with a personal trainer you know on a first name basis. Ladies can choose to attend camp 3 or 5 days/week, for one hour a day, in the morning or late afternoon.

Register online at www.AdventureBootCamp.co.za or call the national head office on +27 21 447 2746.