Guest Post: Utah’s Moab Adventure Center offers menu of nature-based activities that equal in-gym cross-fit training

Taking a breather from the daily routine is the essence of a good vacation. For fitness enthusiasts, this might mean leaving behind the neighborhood gym and personal trainer but it doesn’t have to mean foregoing cross-fit workouts.

In a natural playground surrounded by mountains, canyons and national parks, Moab, UT, extends a welcome to cross-fit devotees. The Moab Adventure Center provides a one-stop planning and fulfillment resource for a wide spectrum of outdoor activities that can help keep minds and bodies in shape when away from the gym.

“We don’t claim to call what we offer a ‘true cross-fit program’. But following the same objectives of total body fitness we can arrange an active vacation that incorporates the goals of cross-fit by working different muscle groups while engaging in a variety of fun-but-challenging outdoor activities” says Brandon Lake, Moab Adventure Center co-founder.

In line with cross-fit’s strategy of strengthening and conditioning the whole body through challenging workouts, guests may combine half and full-day activities in the Moab region that together provide a total body workout, Lake says.  In addition to planning cross-fit activities, Moab Adventure Center can arrange a variety of basic-to-luxury lodging options and suggest dining venues that provide nutritional meals, also a key to a full fitness and wellness program.

Following are Moab Adventure Center’s suggested cross-fit activities:

• Stand Up Paddle boarding on the Colorado River (balance and upper body workout). http://www.moabadventurecenter.com/trips/moab-stand-up-paddle-board-tours/paddle-boarding.php
• Hiking in Arches National Park’s Fiery Furnace (aerobic and lower body). http://www.moabadventurecenter.com/trips/national-park/archeshike.php
• Rock Climbing and Canyoneering in a number of world-class Moab area sites (full body workout). http://www.moabadventurecenter.com/trips/rock-climbing/basic-climbing.php and http://www.moabadventurecenter.com/trips/rock-climbing/canyoneering.php
• High Ropes Course located a short drive from downtown Moab (agility, balance, full body workout). http://www.moabadventurecenter.com/trips/ropes-course-moab-utah/high-ropes-challenge-course.php
• Mountain Biking along the Intrepid Trail – Dead Horse Point State Park (aerobic, lower body). http://www.moabadventurecenter.com/trips/biking/intrepid.php
• Trail Running on a variety of trails in and around Moab - the experts at Moab Adventure Center can offer advice and trailhead info (aerobic, stamina, agility, full body). Some suggested trails include: Amasa Back, the Portal Trail, the Moab Rim Trail and Pipe Dream. 

Guests can enjoy a 10 percent discount when combining three or more full- or half-day activities in a package. Bordering Moab to the north and west, Utah’s red rock fantasylands, Canyonlands National Park and Arches National Park, offer visitors an immersion course in geology and ancient cultures.

About Moab Adventure Center

Moab Adventure Center is a division of Western River Expeditions an adventure travel company headquartered in Salt Lake City, with operations and offices in Moab, Utah and Fredonia, Arizona. The company is the largest single tour provider in Moab, UT. Its programs are available from March through October.

The Moab Adventure Center is located at 225 South Main Street, Moab, Utah 84532. For information and reservations please call (435) 259-7019 or (866) 904-1163 or send an email from http://www.moabadventurecenter.com/contact/. The center also has a 2,000-square-foot retail space selling adventure related gear and clothing as well as souvenirs.