Get fit for the summer: 5 workouts that will get you ready for the heat
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The three best months to workout given how the sun shines in India are probably February to April. It is the best time to prime the body for the summers, get stronger, gain some good weight with whole carbs and protein and fruits and vegetables, and also sweat it out with some solid higher intensity work.
The body will thank you when it becomes tougher to workout in higher temperatures. Treat them as transition months between winter and the heat. For those who set goals in December for the new year, this is the time to see how far you’ve come and how far you have to go.
The best part about fitness is that the end goal keeps changing as the body keeps changing. Keeping that in mind, make the most of April with these five workouts that test you and get you ready for the heat. 45-minute full body mobility routine: When it comes to mobility routines, EDR Fitness shows you how it’s done.
It’s no fun doing 10 minutes of this unless you are serious about how to optimise the way your body should move and feel. One thing you should never lose sight of is that mobility needs to be taken as seriously as strength. I’ve done this one only once but it is really good especially if you have been on a break for a few days and need to get the rust off the body to lift again.
It can also be done at the end of a good week of exercise. The pace is slow, relaxed, has many variations and mixes the best of calisthenics and yoga moves. 30-minute lower body and abs HIIT workout with no equipment: There’s no better test of how fit you are than going through a gruelling lower body workout.
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