Community Corner

18 Days of Summer: Time for Outdoor Exercise

When is the last day of summer? Not until you get some fitness without a gym.

By Greg Hambrick

It’s not that you can’t exercise outside in the dead of winter; you’ll just look like a ball of coats. Today, Wednesday, Sept. 4, there are several opportunities to get out to enjoy the weather and exercise — no insulation necessary.

The last day of summer is Sept. 21. Or, you can look at it this way: The first day of fall is Sept. 22. Patch has found something for you to do each day as we count down until summer passes us by.

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Check our events calendar to see what’s happening in our community, and add your own events!

Crystal City has two events today. From noon to 1 p.m., there’s Outdoor Zumba at 2121 Crystal Drive Courtyard. The free event offers, “Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves.” For women, there’s also a Zen Around the City cycling event from 7-9 p.m. beginning at 1750 Crystal Drive. Tickets for ZAC are $5.

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In other areas of the region, Meetup.com is a good resource for finding outdoor exercise events. The NOVA Free Fitness Boot Camp is from 6:30-7:30 p.m. tonight (and every Monday and Wednesday) at South Run Park in Springfield.

Do you have an outdoor exercise opportunity coming up? Share it with us in the comments section.


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