2013 outdoor adventure guide for Northwest Florida (Photos)

2013 has just begun and New Year’s resolutions are still fresh, but fitness resolutions will wind up as stale as month-old Christmas cookies without some clever planning.

Use this guide, with a new fitness adventure each month, to mix up and maintain your motivation throughout the year.

January:
Hike a section of the Florida Trail

February:
Run the Pensacola Double Bridge Run 15k or 5k

March:
Leave your watch at home and run the nation’s largest predict-your-time 5k

April:
Leave your wallet behind and visit Gulf Islands National Seashore at Naval Live Oaks and Fort Pickens for free during National Park Week

May:
Cycle around Sandestin on the Sandestin Bicycle Beach Tour

June:
Take a stand up paddleboard (SUP) lesson and paddleboard at the beach

July:
Snorkel at St. Andrews State Park

August:
Kayak at St. Joseph Peninsula State Park

September:
Spelunk in Florida Caverns State Park

October:
Dress up and run the McGuire’s Halloween 5k in Destin

November:
Cycle, trek, or trot the Blackwater Heritage Trail

December:
Hike Torreya State Park

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, Panama City Fitness Examiner

Beth has been a runner for more than a decade and a coach for a few, not professionally, but as a passion. She has completed dozens of 5k and 10k races, nine half marathons, five triathlons, and a marathon. She has also covered hundreds of miles of hiking trails all over the United States. She...

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