Woodlands Park is a popular picnic spot with barbecue facilities situated around the park.
It also has plenty of open space perfect for kicking a footy or other sporting activities, as well as a playground for children.
But if you’re looking for something more it is the perfect spot to do some outdoor training, whether it be by yourself, with your Essendon Personal Trainer or in a Group Training environment.
For example you can start off with a light jog around the lake and then incorporate some sprint drills as well.
If you don’t have any cones with you use a stick or a leaf to mark one spot and leave another stick to mark about 100 meters away or why not use the trees as markers and run from one to the other.
Another great idea for a full body workout is a circuit around the park.
- Start at the pergola situated closest to the playgroup and do 20 jumping jacks
- Then sprint to the playground and find a pole to lean on and do 20 incline push ups
- Run to the nearest bench and do 10x one legged Bulgarian lunges on each leg
- Finally run to any picnic bench holding onto one of the ends of the table so 20x pull ups, using your arms to lift the weight of your body off the ground
Have 1 minute rest and repeat 3-4 times with minimal rest in between exercises