Grey Moto Leggings + Outdoor Workout Ideas

Happy Sunday, sweet friends! How are y’all doing?! ICYMI, I shared some big news on Instagram stories: I’m moving! Most of you who have been following my blog for the past 2.5 years know that when I started blogging, I was close to the end of college. When I graduated, I started a full-time job in the non-profit world and less than 6 months later, I quit to work for myself and pursue other great opportunities such as teaching adult education, which I’ve done since January of 2018. (BTW, I posted a huge life update on why I decided to take that leap so early here) As I’m turning 25 in a few shorts weeks, a few months back, I start career planning to figure out where I wanted to be and I’m so happy and proud to have landed an awesome job with an amazing company in the triangle area. So, I’ll be packing up my condo I’ve comfortably lived in for 5 years and leaving my college town after 7 years for this kindasorta career shift. I’ll share more details later on how/why I started career planning plus a bunch of tips if you’re in a season of transition. But for now, I am super excited about what is to come and to bring in 25 in a different space and place filled with grace. [wow, I am sooooooo cool]

Since spring weather is here and summer is rapidly approaching, I’ve been getting back into my outdoor workouts and taking full advantage of being able to enjoy full work days outside. Since I try my best to fill my days to match a normal working schedule, I like to be extremely comfy all day long so I can head from working at my desk to pilates to a lunch picnic to volunteering and jogs with my pup. I recently picked up these 7/8 moto leggings, which are now on sale + 20% off, and have been living in them ever since. The light color is perfect to pair with a white tee, sneakers and a jean jacket. They are also high-waisted and actually stay up when you are working out. It’s a miracle. Since my workout classes of choice are pilates, barre and yoga, I need pants that don’t budge or move when bending over but give me the flexibility to stretch out as needed. Because I’m only 5’0, these 7/8 pants fit me to the ankle exactly in the regular length, petites cut exactly where they should but cut my thighs in, so I opted for regular.

My kicks are the same Reeboks from this post! If you are looking for new kicks for the spring that are super light weight but have great support, I can not recommend these Reeboks enough. They come in men and women designs, colors and shoelace styles. I have the women’s style but next on my list are two pair of the men color combinations

If you’re looking for fun workouts to do outdoors this season, here are some of my favorites:

1 | Biking through the local trail or around town – I don’t have a bike but we use LimeBikes which are $1 an hour. It’s a super low cost way to get the workout in which investing in a bike
2 | Local donation classes – Since tons of non-profit organizations do most of their fundraising in the spring, outdoor workout classes are one of the few that you can enter for about $5
3 | Town workout classes – In Greenville, we have workouts in the park every week from April-August which are completely free to the public. You also tend to meet a ton of people in these classes
4 | Youtube + your patio – If you have a balcony, patio, backyard and courtyard, grad your computer or ipad, get a yoga mat and have a class by yourself outdoors. This is one of my favorite ways to stay active when traveling and it’s completely free.
5 | Bootcamp classes – Most towns I’ve seen have a fitness studio, or several, that offer some kind of 6-8 week free bootcamp during the summer. These are usually twice a week and save you a ton of money on equipment and time, since the classes are short and only require body weight

How do you stay active in the warmer months? Do you have any workouts you prefer to do outdoors? I would love to know in the comments! I hope y’all have a lovely week -xo, Azanique <3