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Temperatures are rising and it’s tempting to be outside as much as possible – so maybe you don’t fancy being cooped up in the gym and would rather exercise outdoors during the warmer months. “There has been plenty of research on exercise outdoors, and studies have shown that outdoor training lowers a person’s blood pressure and heart rate,” says personal trainer Luke Hughes, co-founder of OriGym (origympersonaltrainercourses.co.uk). “This, therefore, makes exercise outdoors feel less strenuous than perhaps the equivalent indoor exercise may feel, meaning you are able to push yourself harder, and therefore potentially achieve more.” But, what’s the best way to go about it? We asked fitness pros what they recommend, so you can get the most out of both your workout and warmer climes… 1. Check out your local parkrun You can jump in on the parkrun fun in over 750 locations – and it’s free (parkrun.org.uk). Over two million people have completed parkruns and with all experience levels ...