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Fun Activities To Do in Orange County:

Fitness should be fun, and it doesn’t have to feel like you’re beating yourself up like James Bond’s stunt double to get a good work out.

Remember that you’ll only get stronger and better if you continue to push yourself beyond your last performance, but enjoying your physical activity will make you exponentially happier and more satisfied.

Once you find something you love to do, I encourage you to just move!

Check out my previous to see my six tips on how to make a quality fitness routine!

1. Hiking

Orange County has a plethora of amazing local hiking trails!

• Laguna Coast Wilderness Park
• Crystal Cove Hiking Trail
• Alsio Woods
• Peter’s Canyon

Use AllTrails or The Outbound to find trails in different areas and of varying intensities!

2. Archery

With technology pulling our necks and arms forward more and more each day, archery is a great way to train the muscles in our shoulders and back to keep our posture upright to avoid pain!

• Archery range at Miles Square Regional Park
• Archery lessons and gear:
  • Hi-Tech Archery
  • Woodley Park Archers
  • OC Archery

3. Disc Golf

Get a group of friends together and see who’s the best at throwing Frisbees in baskets!

• La Mirada Community Regional Park 
• Twila Reid Park
• Huntington Beach Disc Golf Course

4. Rock Climbing

Rock climbing is an excellent way to give some extra attention to our arms and back muscles, and will help your shoulders stay strong to avoid rotator cuff injury.

• Rock City Climbing
• The Factory Bouldering
• Sender One Climbing

5. Yoga

Yoga is a great way to meditate and be mindful while working on rhythmic breathing for calming effects and strengthening your whole body. A lot of these yoga studios also provide pilates, TRX, spin, barre, and Zumba classes too!

Already have a gym membership? Many large chain gyms also provide regular yoga and spin classes, give them a try if you haven’t already.

• Spectra Yoga, Pilates, and TRX Classes
• Corepower Yoga [Try a week for free!]
• Tone Barre

6. Roller Skating

We work out a lot of important hip muscles when we roller skate that often don’t get a lot of attention from other activities. These hip muscles play an important role in controlling the motion at our thigh and shin bones, which helps prevent knee and ankle injuries.

Tip For Avoiding Falls: taking small marching steps with your toes pointed out very slightly to get you started rolling, and keep your feet close to your midline so you don’t end up doing the splits!

• Holiday Skate
• Fountain Valley Skating Center 
• Moon Light Roller Way
• Chino Skate Express

7. Trampoline Park

Jumping around on giant indoor trampolines is a great way to get a fun cardio workout!

• Big Air USA
• Sky Zone

8. Aerial Arts & Dance:

This is a great way to work on upper body strengthening, and coordination and balance too!

• Ruby Karn Project
• Fembody Fitness
  

Want to add something fun to this list? Tell us what fun exercise you do in the comments!

Also, don’t forget to check Groupon or Living Social for discounts!

Is pain preventing your from having fun while being active?