{"id":194,"date":"2014-04-23T08:59:36","date_gmt":"2014-04-23T08:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mixingout.com\/blog\/?p=194"},"modified":"2014-04-23T08:59:36","modified_gmt":"2014-04-23T08:59:36","slug":"getting-fit-new-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mixingout.com\/blog\/getting-fit-new-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"Sun\u2019s Out, Guns Out &#8211; Getting Fit With New Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Physical exercise isn\u2019t exactly the most appealing way to spend your free time. But what if you started doing more active things with new friends, surely that would make it more engaging and attractive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Besides finding someone else to help develop your fitness interests (because getting into shape is practically nine tenths motivation) it\u2019s also a very effective way of being healthier, working out all that pent up frustration and energy, and generally feeling a whole lot better about yourself. And above all else, there are some really fun ways to go about it, especially when you\u2019ve got a friend or two involved.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So, seeing as though Summer is only a few weeks away, here\u2019s some fun and effective ways for friends to get fitter together.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Keeping things simple: Running<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Most of us at some point have got up at 6am to go for a run before everyone else is awake, just so we can \u2018secretively\u2019 get into shape without anybody seeing us try. It\u2019s hardly the most enjoyable way to exercise.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Much better to grab yourself a running-buddy and go for a jog\/run together at a time that conveniences the both of you. Throw a little friendly competitiveness into the mix and you\u2019ll be shedding those pounds in no time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mixingout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/couplerunning.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-195\" alt=\"couplerunning\" src=\"http:\/\/mixingout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/couplerunning-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Going a bit more adventurous: Rambling and rock climbing<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For those of you who like to get out a bit more and really feel the benefits, then why not arrange a day trip to any one of the beauty spots in and around your area.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rolling hills, fresh air, steep climbs &#8211; there\u2019s literally so much to do, you can make it as casual or as adventurous as you like. Many National Trust owned parks also do further activities, such as rock climbing, kayaking and bike rides. So if there\u2019s something you\u2019ve always felt like giving a go, it would be a great opportunity to try it with other people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mixingout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/RockClimbing21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-196\" alt=\"RockClimbing21\" src=\"http:\/\/mixingout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/RockClimbing21-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Or maybe somewhere in between: Gym and fitness classes<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you\u2019re stuck for ideas on what to do together, then maybe finding out what\u2019s going on at your nearest gym is a good place to start. From simple fitness and yoga classes to higher-intense activities and workout sessions, there\u2019s always something to cater for your level of fitness.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mixingout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Fitness.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-197\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http:\/\/mixingout.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Fitness-300x156.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"156\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Physical exercise isn\u2019t exactly the most appealing way to spend your free time. But what if you started doing more active things with new friends, surely that would make it more engaging and attractive. Besides finding someone else to help develop your fitness interests (because getting into shape is practically nine tenths motivation) it\u2019s also [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,6],"tags":[24,25,39,65],"class_list":["post-194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-food-for-thought","category-things-to-do","tag-get-fit","tag-getting-fit","tag-make-new-friends","tag-new-friends"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixingout.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixingout.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixingout.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixingout.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixingout.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixingout.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixingout.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixingout.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixingout.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}