Barrier Bash Workout

When all of us think of exercising the following terms come to mind: The gym, treadmills, weights, bench press, cardio room, elliptical machine, bicycle machine, and last but not least the basketball court.    While all these things are indoors....what about the outdoors? Some places we are stationed in the military can be quite cold for us to go outside, or perhaps too wet trying to avoid getting sick. Here we must brave the heat and decide to go indoors. For those of you naysayers who prefer the outdoors, this workout is for you. It's called: Barrier Bash. 

No, I am not talking about breaking up bits of concrete. I speak of all those barriers, small, medium, and large that exist everywhere here: 

These barriers carry a multitude of creative workout routines that can charge your aerobic and anaerobic workout to the outer limits. The smaller ones can be used for the following:

Tricep dips, incline pushups, box jumps (on top and then off of).

The medium sized barriers with the metal "handles" on them are perfect for a FULL range of motion bicycle exercise. While sitting on top and holding onto the "handles" move your legs in a circular motion as far out as you can. There is no ground restriction so you can move those legs of yours to workout the whole hamstring and quadricep while keeping your abdominals tight at the same time. Lastly, please leave those larger barriers alone, one cannot perform any exercise with those apparatus.

The advantage of the Barrier Bash exercise is you can run or jog from one barrier to the next to perform a different exercise. This keeps you from being in the same spot all the time and maintains your heart rate as you move from one barrier to the next. This exercise will work out muscles you thought never existed. Stay tuned for more Barrier Bash exercise techniques...Be Well!

Remember: Use Safety when moving to each barrier and lifting your body up on those medium sized barriers. Only do what you know is comfortable for your body. Safety is the best performance supplement to utilize during an energetic workout. Enjoy the outdoors!