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YOUR BODY GETS
FITTER—WHILE YOU
EXPERIENCE MORE
FUN, LESS FATIGUE
Sand is the fitness gift that keeps
on giving. For plyometric activi-
ties like running or jumping, it
translates to less impact—choose
the strip where water and sand
meet for best footing—and also
about 30 percent more calorie
burn than solid ground, says Paul
O. Davis, Ph.D., a fellow at the
American College of Sports
Medicine. Plus, when you run
barefoot on the sand, your form
will naturally shift, striking the
midfoot-forefoot sweet spot,
which is more joint-friendly than
a heel strike, Davis says. In fact, in
a study of female athletes at the
University of Western Australia,
switching their conditioning from
grass to sand (for intervals, sprints,
and scrimmages) increased their
heart rate and training load and
gave them a bigger boost in aer-
obic fitness within eight weeks,
even though they reported less
soreness and fatigue along the
way. Just by taking your workout
outside—whether you’re doing
biceps curls or biking—you’re
upping your chances of enjoying
it, study after study has found.
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