If you happen to’re match and you’ve got a garden you’ve got been unable to get rid off(*), you absolute ought to personal a push reel mower and use it for cross-training.
(*) If you happen to will need to have a garden due to the house house owners affiliation (one thing about unproductive vegetation growing property values), I recommend encroaching on it slowly by planting edibles. There could also be a legislation saying it’s a must to have a garden, however there might not be a legislation saying how massive it’s, and so long as no one is complaing … 
You possibly can create an interval pretty simply.
Get two kettlebells or dumbbells which can be heavy, however not too heavy for you e.g. you possibly can press them 5 occasions in a number of units (I take advantage of 100lbs, I weigh round 175lbs); additionally get the mower prepared. Learn how many passes you are able to do in 45 seconds. For me it’s about 2 lanes/passes, e.g. choose up the mower, maintain it on the hips and run it as quick as attainable, flip round and repeat.
Now do that …
- 5 presses.
- Quick run with mower for two lanes.
Repeat till the garden is mowed. It is best to consider the presses as being the onerous half and the mowing to maintain the center price up and partially to maneuver the blood to the legs and away out of your arms thus growing the depth. It really works greatest if there are not any breaks. Mow/raise for quarter-hour.
When you have an enormous garden, do a part of it each different day in rotation.
Enjoyable enjoyable enjoyable(*) 
(*) Maintain a bucket prepared if in case you have by no means executed these sorts of intervals earlier than. I’m simply saying
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