Shaping up for the summer doesn’t have to be a series of boring hours spent running on the treadmill. You can shape up your body for bikini weather without letting your mind go soft. All you need is an activity that burns serious calories while simultaneously stimulating your brain. All you need, in other words, is Frisbee.

Don’t laugh! You may remember Frisbee from your youth as a simple summer game, but chances are you have already forgotten about the serious workout it provides. After all, as a child you were only focused on having fun and you often didn’t care about burning calories.

Your perspective may have changed, but the intensive workout provided by playing Frisbee has stayed the same. Head over to the nearest open field with a friend armed with a Frisbee and you will quickly find out exactly what you’ve been missing out on all these years.

The first thing you will notice is the amount of short sprinting that happens as a part of any standard Frisbee game. To avoid letting the disc drop, frequent short bursts of speed are needed. This is exactly what professional trainers recommend for kicking your metabolism into high gear – short exertions followed by periods of rest. With Frisbee, you get the workout intervals without needing a stopwatch by your side.

You will also be impressed by the level of mental engagement needed. Watching the disc fly and calculating your catching odds keeps you alert, as does calculating the force needed to return the Frisbee to your playing partner.

Speaking of the return, your upper arms will quickly let you know that they are feeling the burn. Frisbee works a full range of muscle groups in your upper body, providing much more interesting toning than boring reps at the gym.

Shaping up for the summer and keeping in shape all summer long doesn’t need to be dull work. Simply pick up a Frisbee and start playing for results!

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