See your bank account grow while your waist shrinks, as exercising outside is not only better for you, but often cheaper too! Get closer to nature through calorie burning while walking to work, the endorphin rush of surfing in Cornwall, or experience the feel-good factor of clearing an urban wilderness. This fully illustrated, inspirational guide - and refreshing antidote to celebrity exercise books - will provide you with the knowledge of how, when and why to try outdoor fitness.

Wild Gym contains over fifty outdoor exercises including details of where and when it can be done safely and how much (if anything) it costs. As well as explanations of how each outdoor exercise benefits the body, and why they are superior or different to similar exercises performed indoors; it also has a host of case studies and handy tips from real people who can pass on their practical or motivational know-how to beginners.

Make the most of the great outdoors. And your trainers.

A fully illustrated and inspirational guide to outdoor fitness. Whether walking to work, or surfing in Cornwall, exercising outside is not only better for you than the gym, but is cheaper too! Targeted adverts will appear weekly in "The Guardian".

Bored of aerobics? More people than ever are turning their backs on indoor exercise and discovering the immense physical and mental benefits of the great outdoors. Wild gym workouts can be adrenaline-boosting or serenely calming. This guide covers activities that range from beach running and buggy workouts to recumbent cycling and rock climbing.