Playground Workouts

6 Playground Moves That Make Exercise Fun Again

Sick of the gym? Try the jungle gym. These workout moves feel less like work and more like play
By Elizabeth Narins womenshealth
 

Monkey Bars

Monkey bars are perfect for pullups, the ultimate test of upper-body strength and an incredible core exercise. (Search: How to get strong enough to do a pullup) Using three different grips changes the emphasis on your upper-body pulling muscles: An underhand grip works your biceps, a neutral grip works your forearms and mid-back, and an overhand grip targets your lats and rear shoulders.

The move: Changing-Grip Pullup

How to do it: Alternate among three grips: 1) Underhand: palms facing your body on a single bar; 2) Neutral: palms facing each other on parallel bars; 3) Overhand: Palms facing away from you on a single bar. Perform a single rep of each type of pullup, changing your grip from a dead hang after each rep. (You can also try out mixed-grip pull-ups, in which one hand takes one type of grip while the other hand takes another.) Aim for 30 to 60 seconds at a time.

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