{"id":6822,"date":"2018-01-06T12:00:35","date_gmt":"2018-01-06T19:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/fitness\/?p=6822"},"modified":"2018-01-11T12:50:03","modified_gmt":"2018-01-11T19:50:03","slug":"taking-2018-new-heights-hot-air-expeditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/news\/taking-2018-new-heights-hot-air-expeditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking 2018 to New Heights with Hot Air Expeditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Twain once said, \u201cTwenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn\u2019t do, than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sail. Explore, Dream, Discover.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6826\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6826\" style=\"width: 3340px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"wp-image-6826 size-full pk-lqip pk-lazyload\"  src=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160437\/mg_9825-2-80x80.jpg\"  alt=\"\"  width=\"3340\"  height=\"3340\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3340px) 100vw, 3340px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/mg_9825-2.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160437\/mg_9825-2.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160437\/mg_9825-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160437\/mg_9825-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160437\/mg_9825-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160437\/mg_9825-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160437\/mg_9825-2-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160437\/mg_9825-2-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160437\/mg_9825-2-380x380.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160437\/mg_9825-2-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160437\/mg_9825-2-1160x1160.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160437\/mg_9825-2-750x750.jpg 750w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160437\/mg_9825-2-620x620.jpg 620w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160437\/mg_9825-2-850x850.jpg 850w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160437\/mg_9825-2-200x200.jpg 200w\" ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6826\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">@djyesphoto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So with that being said, Derrick Jones-Nelson (Az Foothills photographer) and I set out for our last adventure of the year and that was a Hot Air Balloon trip with Hot Air Expeditions.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6828\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6828\" style=\"width: 1932px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-6828 pk-lqip pk-lazyload\"  src=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160446\/mg_9848-80x104.jpg\"  alt=\"\"  width=\"1932\"  height=\"2500\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1932px) 100vw, 1932px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/mg_9848.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160446\/mg_9848.jpg 1159w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160446\/mg_9848-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160446\/mg_9848-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160446\/mg_9848-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160446\/mg_9848-380x492.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160446\/mg_9848-800x1035.jpg 800w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160446\/mg_9848-80x104.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160446\/mg_9848-62x80.jpg 62w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160446\/mg_9848-750x971.jpg 750w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160446\/mg_9848-620x802.jpg 620w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160446\/mg_9848-850x1100.jpg 850w\" ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6828\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">@djyesphoto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I\u2019m not going to lie i was a little nervous about this adventure, but after speaking with owner Amanda Long i felt a little more at ease. She assured me that Safety was their number one priority at Hot Air Expeditions and that all of their balloon operators are FAA certified pilots with thousands of hours of flight experience.<br \/>\nMeet our pilot Captain Bagwell<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6829\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6829\" style=\"width: 1667px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-6829 pk-lqip pk-lazyload\"  src=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160450\/mg_9898-80x120.jpg\"  alt=\"\"  width=\"1667\"  height=\"2500\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1667px) 100vw, 1667px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/mg_9898.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160450\/mg_9898.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160450\/mg_9898-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160450\/mg_9898-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160450\/mg_9898-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160450\/mg_9898-380x570.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160450\/mg_9898-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160450\/mg_9898-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160450\/mg_9898-53x80.jpg 53w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160450\/mg_9898-73x109.jpg 73w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160450\/mg_9898-620x930.jpg 620w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160450\/mg_9898-850x1275.jpg 850w\" ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6829\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">@djyesphoto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As soon as we were off the ground the experience was so much different than i had imagined. There were no butterflies, no nerves just a sense of calmness and tranquility. Who would\u2019ve thought after all those years of looking up at balloons in the sky, would I have been in one &#8230; in such a calm and reflective state.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6831\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6831\" style=\"width: 1667px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-6831 pk-lqip pk-lazyload\"  src=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160458\/mg_9945-80x120.jpg\"  alt=\"\"  width=\"1667\"  height=\"2500\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1667px) 100vw, 1667px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/mg_9945.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160458\/mg_9945.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160458\/mg_9945-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160458\/mg_9945-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160458\/mg_9945-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160458\/mg_9945-380x570.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160458\/mg_9945-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160458\/mg_9945-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160458\/mg_9945-53x80.jpg 53w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160458\/mg_9945-73x109.jpg 73w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160458\/mg_9945-620x930.jpg 620w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160458\/mg_9945-850x1275.jpg 850w\" ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6831\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">@djyesphoto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Life is like a balloon, if you never let yourself go, you\u2019ll never know how far you can rise.<br \/>\nThe scary part is learning to let go and when you are in a hot air balloon you have no other choice than to let go.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6830\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6830\" style=\"width: 1667px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-6830 pk-lqip pk-lazyload\"  src=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160454\/mg_9908-80x120.jpg\"  alt=\"\"  width=\"1667\"  height=\"2500\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1667px) 100vw, 1667px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/mg_9908.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160454\/mg_9908.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160454\/mg_9908-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160454\/mg_9908-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160454\/mg_9908-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160454\/mg_9908-380x570.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160454\/mg_9908-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160454\/mg_9908-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160454\/mg_9908-53x80.jpg 53w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160454\/mg_9908-73x109.jpg 73w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160454\/mg_9908-620x930.jpg 620w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160454\/mg_9908-850x1275.jpg 850w\" ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6830\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">@djyesphoto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Wind conditions give the pilot few options so Captain Bagwell can never really pilot a hot air balloon along an exact course. \u00a0There is no steering wheel on a hot air ballon so you float purely with the wind speed and direction and you see where the wind takes you. \u00a0Flying a hot air ballon is a lot like learning to let yourself go in life&#8230; it\u2019s about navigating one moment at a time.<\/p>\n<p>There were also members of the Hot Air Expeditions Team that stay on the ground following the balloon by vehicle to help assist in the landing. More importantly, making sure we didn\u2019t land on a cactus.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6832\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6832\" style=\"width: 1667px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-6832 pk-lqip pk-lazyload\"  src=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160503\/mg_9978-80x120.jpg\"  alt=\"\"  width=\"1667\"  height=\"2500\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1667px) 100vw, 1667px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/mg_9978.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160503\/mg_9978.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160503\/mg_9978-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160503\/mg_9978-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160503\/mg_9978-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160503\/mg_9978-380x570.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160503\/mg_9978-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160503\/mg_9978-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160503\/mg_9978-53x80.jpg 53w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160503\/mg_9978-73x109.jpg 73w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160503\/mg_9978-620x930.jpg 620w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160503\/mg_9978-850x1275.jpg 850w\" ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6832\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">@djyesphoto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Upon landing we had a celebration brunch catered by Vincent\u2019s on Camelback.\u00a0Derrick Jones-Nelson very proudly displayed his certificate of completion&#8230;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6824\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6824\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-6824 pk-lqip pk-lazyload\"  src=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160428\/mg_0020-80x53.jpg\"  alt=\"\"  width=\"2048\"  height=\"1365\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/mg_0020.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160428\/mg_0020.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160428\/mg_0020-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160428\/mg_0020-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160428\/mg_0020-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160428\/mg_0020-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160428\/mg_0020-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160428\/mg_0020-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160428\/mg_0020-80x53.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160428\/mg_0020-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160428\/mg_0020-620x413.jpg 620w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160428\/mg_0020-850x567.jpg 850w\" ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6824\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">@djyesphoto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&amp; I &#8230; well I enjoyed a second mimosa. \u00a0You know what they say, &#8220;May the stomach get flatter and the booty get fatter.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6825\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6825\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-6825 pk-lqip pk-lazyload\"  src=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160432\/mg_0038-80x53.jpg\"  alt=\"\"  width=\"2048\"  height=\"1365\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/mg_0038.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160432\/mg_0038.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160432\/mg_0038-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160432\/mg_0038-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160432\/mg_0038-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160432\/mg_0038-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160432\/mg_0038-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160432\/mg_0038-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160432\/mg_0038-80x53.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160432\/mg_0038-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160432\/mg_0038-620x413.jpg 620w, https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160432\/mg_0038-850x567.jpg 850w\" ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6825\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">@djyesphoto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But seriously, If you take a break, get outside and enjoy this amazing desert winter something tells me you\u2019ll attack your Monday through Friday gym routine with a new found motivation.<br \/>\nThe engineer in me also feels the need to point out that it has been scientifically proved that trying something new can increase your creativity and productivity.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6827\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6827\" style=\"width: 1667px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-6827 pk-lqip pk-lazyload\"  src=\"https:\/\/media.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/health-and-fitness\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/24160442\/mg_9862-80x120.jpg\"  alt=\"\"  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