Try the Alternative Gym
A workout, outdoors with no gym needed!
A holiday might be the perfect time to treat yourself, but equally, there’s nothing wrong with squeezing in a workout!
While Bluestone does not have a gym or any traditional indoor gym facilities, we believe the best workouts happen in the fresh air.
At Bluestone, we are lucky enough to be home to an amazing natural alternative to a gym, a completely outdoor playground of trails, hills, and activities. There is no gym on site, but our beautiful surroundings offer everything you need for an energising workout. It’s open 24 hours a day, is free, and you can use it however you like. Here are some ideas to get you started.
The Bluestone Workout Plan
Turn exercise into family time
Make the most of the resort’s outdoor adventures. Hire bikes and head off along the local trails; set up a rounder’s pitch for a family game, or team up in our many outdoor activities. You’ll soon work up a sweat in the Steep Ravine or battle it out on the lake with stand-up paddleboarding in the summer months!
There are many areas of the resort where you can raise your heartbeat and have endless fun simultaneously. Try negotiating the Sky Walk at Serendome, all brilliant alternatives to gym-based exercise.
Go for a run
As the sun rises, you’ll often spot early birds jogging around the resort. With no gym on site, running outdoors is the perfect way to stay active during your break. Venture into the nature trail, where the changing terrain gives your body a slightly harder workout and helps build strength and injury resistance.
Make walking and cycling part of the fun
Treadmills might have many benefits, but repeating the same motion indoors can lead to strain. Instead, walk a lap of the entire resort and power up the hills! Cycling around the park is another great way to explore the trails both inside and beyond Bluestone.
Make the weather work for you
It’s not always sunny and still in Pembrokeshire but running in the wind offers a fantastic workout. You’ll burn more calories running into a headwind, while a tailwind helps build stronger muscle fibres.
Turn the outdoors into a game: make a list of things you might spot along your journey, and every time you see one, complete ten bodyweight exercises. For every buggy, do ten squats; for every rabbit, ten push-ups. The outdoors makes the perfect backdrop for your workout.
Exercising outdoors is proven to be more enjoyable, increase energy, and boost general well-being which is why Bluestone does not have a gym and instead embraces the great outdoors as our natural fitness space.
Give it a go during your Bluestone break, and remember, if you work too hard, you can always head to the Well Spa for a well-deserved massage or unwind in the thermal suites.
