Workouts To Stay Fit On St Patrick's Day
St. Patrick's Day is celebrated every year with an indulgence in some typical Irish things like stout beer, corned beef, and cabbage. Other than the cabbage, the rest are not the basis for a healthy lifestyle - but there are certain things that people can do to stay fit.
A survey conducted by the Irish Sports Monitor reveals that over 47% of men and women over the age of sixteen are involved in some forms of exercise regularly. While some go for the usual activities (running, gym-based workouts, swimming, cycling), others prefer dancing and the sports of hurling.
If you want to celebrate the day in a healthy way, you can very well go for the following Irish-based workouts.
Exercise like a lumberjack
A well-known exercise that can work wonders in building up the core strength along with strong arms is the "Irish Lumberjack."
The exercise is performed as follows: execute one-armed dumbbell rows for a few sets while balancing on one leg with the knee slightly bent. While doing the exercise keep your back from rounding. Repeat the exercise for few sets. See that the leg that is not bearing the weight is fully extended behind you and the torso is parallel to the floor so that your body makes a T-shape.
Give hurling a whirl
Considered to be one of the best field games in the world, hurling is a mixture of hockey, soccer and lacrosse in which two teams of 15 players fight each other to put a small ball in the net of the opposing team. However, it can be a hard option getting 30 people for a complete game and you might have to be content with fewer players.
It is better to do aerobic and anaerobic conditioning for training like a hurler. To achieve the physical stamina, one should run a distance of two to three miles at a steady pace on some days. On other days, one can go for a series of fifty-meter sprints to sharpen the explosiveness. By following the schedule, one achieves the endurance to play hard on the hurling field till the end.
Dancing
Dancing is part and parcel of Irish life, and includes the traditional folk dances to the present-day step dances and jigs that require executing intricate and rapid movements using the feet and is a wonderful workout for both the legs and the lungs.
An important outcome of most Irish dancing is core development since the dancing is performed by keeping the body and arms still as elaborate footwork are performed by the dancer.
Irish workout music is a great way to stay healthy as part of St Patrick's day workout.
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