By now you probably know that we totally espouse (that’s a dating site, right?) making exercise part of a FUN life. Even though we teach group fitness indoors, for extra fun we go for walks.
An ORANGE Monarch Butterfly
Where are you hiding, butterflies?
We took this video of our walk through a butterfly grove in the Santa Barbara area. We are hoping to entice you all to make a visit here! We’ll take you on a walk AND invite you to our exercise classes!
Exercise Tip #1: Strolling through a butterfly grove and along the ocean counts as exercise.
Exercise Tip #2: You don’t have to sweat to be active.
Exercise Tip #3: Go with a friend (and possibly a video camera) to make it more fun.
Bonus Santa Barbara tip: Here is information about the butterfly season and grove from our local paper.
Readers: What are some of your favorite walking spots?
Photo credit: Randy son of Robert
Great tip for a healthy approach to life, and what a gorgeous spot to get started in!
And I appreciate your advice to park the car. I suppose it wouldn’t go over well if I drove through the grove.
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Love that side plank with leg lift! Woo hoo!
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Somehow I knew you’d like those Amy! They are one of my favorite moves because they make me feel young and strong! Which I am, dang it!
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Love, love, love your butterfly walk!
I visited the preserve in the mid 90′s when my husband and I were meeting colleagues at the University. What a beautiful place to live!
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Well, Tamara, the butterflies would love another visit from you! You can combine it with coming to one of my classes at the U. And we are at the top of the Pass so have a great view of everything!
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Love you guys for encouraging us to get out and appreciate nature and get some exercise while you are at it! You are called “fun and fit” for a good reason!
Appreciatively,
Dr. Lynn K. Jones, Certified Personal and Executive Coach
http://www.LynnKJones.com
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I once saw a documentary about this huge monarch butterfly migration, all the way from Canada to South America, that takes place each year. The Canadian monarchs basically “winter” in South America, then migrate back as the seasons change again. Could it be the butterflies in your preserve are a part of that migration and are simply resting there before they move on???
Hi John,
My understanding is that the monarchs that migrate from East of the Rockies go down to Mexico. Those that originate from West of the Rockies migrate to our area and don’t go further south.
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That place looks amazing! You must really enjoy being able to spend time there.
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Impressive! We’re doing the side plank in our Pilates class and you have shown me ways to spice up this move once I fully master the basic side plank.
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That’s great Daisy. And now I’m inspired to plan another video showing variations for the side plank as there are quite a few. Some of them are more fun than others!
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I have Power Walk to the Butterflies in Santa Barbara 4 times this week trying to get the most beautifull Butterflies photo of them… finally my 4th try was the best. It was great excercise.
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Hey gorgeous Madeleine, Wow, please let us know when/ where your butterfly pics will be shown so we can share the info on our Facebook fan page. We know for a fact (from personal experience) that you are an amazing photographer!
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