ROCK CLIMBING

If you like workouts mixed with adventure and adrenaline, rock climbing may be the exercise for you. With the ability to push your heart rate to between 120 and 180 beats per minute, you’ll be surprised how fast you break a sweat, even when moving slowly. And you’ll work muscles you never knew you had. Rock climbing is a full-body workout, targeting your core, arms, legs, glutes and back – not to mention your forearms. You’ll do a lot of reaching and stretching from one hold to the next, so it also helps to improve flexibility.

Competitive climbing in teams is growing in popularity, or you can simply climb solo. You can also do it in all weather, moving to an inside climbing wall if you have to.