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There are a lot of opportunities to get in a good workout, no matter where you are. Just because you are spending the day at the beach doesn’t mean you can’t also get in your daily exercise. The following provides some different ways to workout whenever you are at the beach.

Try HIIT Workouts

HIIT, or high-intensity interval workouts, are great to do at the beach since they only take a few minutes. In just 5-10 minutes, you can do an intense workout that burns a lot of calories and will get you in great shape. Another excellent thing about HIIT workouts is that they can workout your entire body in such a short period of time.

One good idea of a HIIT workout is a simple tone-up workout. This takes about 8-10 minutes. You want to do some lunges or squats for about 30 seconds to warm up your body. You will then alternate different exercises, making sure you use as much intensity as possible with each one. This includes a plank drag, side shuffle, and single-leg bounding. You can look up these exercises to find out exactly how to do them. Continue reading

Although it may be summer, that doesn’t always mean that the weather is nice enough to spend time outside!

Rainy days can often be difficult, when the kids are cooped up and don’t know what to do with themselves. Some fun summer activities for kids on a rainy day include:

Baking

Kids usually enjoy helping you to make something that they’ll enjoy eating at the end of it!

You can try baking some cakes and get their help measuring and mixing. This is a great chance to teach them some new skills.

Or, you can get them involved in dinner, by making a pizza together, for example, with their favorite toppings! Continue reading