IMOGEN Thomas is a big source of inspiration to those of us who have yet to go back to the gym to get rid of the Christmas flab.

The Welsh beauty was spotted taking her workout regime one step further by opting to train outdoors on Saturday morning.

Imogen Thomas was spotted going for an outdoor workout [EROTEME.CO.UK]

The mother-of-one used various equipment in the park for her workout [EROTEME.CO.UK]

The 31-year-old showed off how flexible she is [EROTEME.CO.UK]

Despite it being freezing cold in London, Imogen worked up a sweat using various equipment in the park including an exercise bike.

Oozing confidence, the 31-year-old opted to go make-up free whilst keeping her hair swivelled up in a bun.

Wearing the appropriate sports attire, she donned a pair of leggings and a long sleeved t-shirt for her outside fitness session.

Imogen has made it her New Years resolution to keep in shape and has recently signed up for a month's worth of intense Bikram Yoga.

Writing on her Twitter page last week she said: "Hitting the gym today!!! Get this body back and rid of the Christmas rolls."

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Take your pick of highlights during a trip itinerary by Amazon Andes Sky, a tour operator that specializes in travel to Ecuador. Guests can hike up one of the worlds highest active volcanoes, Cotopaxi, explore the capital city OF Quito, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and stand in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres at the same time.

- Jen Hoddevik, The Travel Yogi

But its even more memorable when you experience those spots while doing a yoga pose like Warrior II or downward dog even on a horseback ride while wearing chaps made of llama wool.

Our guests are learning how to use any space, anywhere, to allow their practice to flow into their daily lives, Nicole Will, a travel specialist and spokeswoman for Amazon Andes Sky, told FoxNews.com. They want to be active on vacation, to live an adventure, but also deepen their connection to their practice.

Indeed, the companys Yoga+Adventure trips demonstrate a growing trend in both travel and yoga circles: Sojourns that feature yoga prominently but stretch far beyond the traditional ashram retreat, spa stay, or beach escape to Bali, Hawaii or the Caribbean. Some tour operators are incorporating both yoga and adrenaline-pumping activities, including horseback riding, ziplining, and paddleboarding, into their itineraries, encouraging guests to venture off the mat and into the local culture and adventure offerings.

Theres this idea of a yoga retreat, where you spend some time on the beach, you do some yoga, and you go home, said Jen Hoddevik, also known as The Travel Yogi, who runs yoga-centric trips to destinations that include Santorini, Greece, and Ecuadors Galapagos Islands. And if thats what you want, its great. But the next step for yoga travel is doing things that are outside the yoga retreat box, like the Galapagos, like the Dolomites, like Patagonia. We call those yoga adventures.

Hoddeviks company offers both retreat and adventure trips, noting that the original destinations were more typical Mexico-ish locations before adding New Zealand, the Galapagos, and Santorini to the mix in her companys second year of operation. Currently, she offers guided trips to 11 destinations across the world, and the company is scheduled to lead its first trip to Iceland in September. Travelers crave yoga and yogis want to travel, so why not open the map when looking for a retreat? Hoddevik said.

At the same time, some tour operators that dont specifically focus on yoga have expanded their offerings to include wellness-style trips. One of those is Africa Adventure Consultants, an award-winning tour company based in Denver, which will introduce its new Tanzania Wellness Safari trips this year, with departures in June and September.

The companys president, Kent Redding, brought in Boulder-based yoga instructor Shannon Paige to help develop the itinerary, which will include daily yoga practices in Tanzanias spectacular Serengeti National Park, as well as the exotic spice island of Zanzibar. Other highlights on the 10-day itinerary are workshops with local experts in education, cooking, art and culture, plus meditation and massage/spa treatments.

An experience like a safari can be so overwhelming, and you come home and wish you had been more reflective, Paige said.

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Nevada, Jan 10 : A US based Hindu group has applauded Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) in New Mexico (USA) for reportedly offering yoga in its various schools, and have urged all New Mexico school districts to do the same for their pupils.

Calling it a "step in the right direction", distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA), suggested all school districts of New Mexico to incorporate yoga in the lives of the students. Yoga, referred as "a living fossil", was a mental and physical discipline, for everybody to share and benefit from, whose traces went back to around 2,000 BCE to Indus Valley civilization, Zed pointed out.

In the 2013-2014 APS Wall Calendar, Superintendent Winston Brooks, in his message, wrote: "We've definitely evolved as a district. Just look at the pictures in this calendar:..fourth graders use yoga to help prepare for rigorous learning..."

Its Volcano Vista High School, which reportedly has a yoga room, offers a course titled "Yoga/Pilates" whose "syllabus" says "by incorporating yoga into your lives, you will learn how to harness positive energy and use it to help you focus on you and forget about negativity".

APS has posted "Yoga with Kermit the Frog" PowerPoint presentation on its website; Eisenhower Middle had a "Yoga Class"; Johnson Middle and Coronado Elementary have yoga clubs; APS promoted "asthma and exercise class" last year which started with yoga; West Mesa High is holding one hour weekly Yoga events; Pajarito Elementary last year offered yoga class for the staff; Desert Ridge Middle planned a "short yoga lesson"; Arroyo Del Oso Elementary had monthly yoga events in 2013; Mission Avenue Elementary held yoga workouts in 2013 focusing on "breathing, balance and body control" and exploring a variety of Yoga poses; Family Fitness Nights at Zia Elementary included yoga and it organized a Family Fitness Night in 2013 focusing on "Yoga for the whole family"; Alvarado Elementary finished a Yoga unit in 2013 and its website says that "Yoga is an ancient system of exercise that focuses on integrating mind and body"; its 2013-2014 Wall Calendar shows Longfellow Elementary students practicing yoga; "Yoga by Julia" offers special discount for APS employees; reports suggest.

Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, further said that yoga, although introduced and nourished by Hinduism, was a world heritage and liberation powerhouse to be utilized by all.

According to Patanjali who codified it in Yoga Sutra, yoga was a methodical effort to attain perfection, through the control of the different elements of human nature, physical and psychical.

According to USA's National Institutes of Health, yoga may help one to feel more relaxed, be more flexible, improve posture, breathe deeply, and get rid of stress. According to an estimate, about 21 million Americans, including many celebrities, now practice yoga. Yoga was the repository of something basic in the human soul and psyche, Zed added.

APS, largest school district in New Mexico and 30th largest in USA, has about 90,000 students, including over 5,000 homeless, in its 140 schools.

Over a third of its students come from homes where the primary language is not English; and one of its schools has its own film studio. Martin Esquivel is President of APS Board of Education.

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