Horseback riding

ekruska802

Anybody else like to ride? It burns a few calories and has the added benefit that I get to spend time with a big, kind animal.

For riders - is there any ab work you do that helps? I'd love to add any core work that'll make me a better rider!

zcb94

I love it! Riding seems to offer enough core work for me because you need to keep your balance atop the saddle. A physical therapist was training me at a gym/clinic but got called to the local hippo-therapy clinic. Long story short, I followed him into that setting, immediately learned how to ride a horse, and quickly learned to love it. I think I burn about 245 calories/session, but it doesn't even feel like a workout. Instead, it feels like my horse is treating me to a massage from the inside out because the movement takes so much pressure off my spine/back, which is always tense due to scoliosis. It seriously feels like I'm in Heaven each time I go (not that I know exactly what Heaven is like, but I think it's close enough)!

ekruska802

It's definitely good for balance. Posture, too!

JenniferStalley

Pilates is my go to workout for core. It makes me feel so much stronger on the horse.