Network Writer

Carlos Obando

Professional Muay Thai fighter and strength & conditioning coach

About Carlos's qualifications: Carlos reviews fitness guides from 20 years of martial arts training, seven years as a professional Muay Thai fighter and five as a personal trainer. He doesn't hold an accredited personal trainer certification.

Carlos Obando has trained in martial arts since he was 9 and has fought professionally in Muay Thai for seven years, with a 12-4-1 record and six wins by knockout. He fights out of Lanta Complex in Thailand and was in the main event at Ao Nang Krabi Stadium on November 2, 2026. Since 2021 he has also coached clients as a personal trainer, strength and conditioning coach and Muay Thai instructor, combining strength, conditioning and mobility with the discipline he built in the ring.

Guides Carlos Obando has reviewed

• Staying Active Through a Wisconsin Winter Without a Gym Bill: Free Ski Trails, Candlelight Hikes and $25 Trail PassesBestWisconsin
• Ohio's Free Workout Map: No-Fee State Parks, Metro Park Trails Around Columbus and Cleveland, and a $108 City Fitness PassBestOhio
• Working Out for Free in New Jersey: County Fitness Courts, the Henry Hudson Trail and a Free State Park Pass at 62BestNewJersey
• Missouri Charges Nothing to Enter Its State Parks: How to Work Out Free on the Katy Trail, Greenways and MoreBestMissouri
• Michigan's Cheapest Ways to Work Out: The $15 Recreation Passport, the Iron Belle Trail and Winter Ski TrailsBestMichigan
• Maryland Fitness on a Budget: The $75 Park Passport, the $10 Lifetime Senior Pass and the Free C&O Canal TowpathBestMaryland
• Kentucky's State Parks Charge No Admission: Where to Work Out Free, From the Louisville Loop to Lexington's Legacy TrailBestKentucky
• Illinois Has No State Park Entrance Fee: Free and Cheap Ways to Work Out, From the Lakefront Trail to Park District GymsBestIllinois
• Indiana's Cheapest Ways to Stay Active: The $50 State Park Pass, the Monon Trail and a Free Indoor TrackBestIndiana
• Work Out in Georgia for Free or Close to It: Library ParkPasses, the Silver Comet and the BeltLineBestGeorgia
• Florida Workouts for Little or Nothing: Free State Rail-Trails, the Pinellas Trail and Orlando's $90-a-Year Rec GymsBestFlorida
• Colorado Workouts on a Budget, at Altitude: the $29 Keep Colorado Wild Pass, Library Park Backpacks, Denver Rec Centers and the High Line CanalBestColorado
• Exercise in Arizona for Free, Around the Heat: Tucson's No-Cost Rec Center Pass, The Loop and Phoenix's Mountain PreservesBestArizona
• How Much Does a Personal Trainer Cost?BestAmerica
• How to Check a Personal Trainer's Certification (and Which Ones Are Accredited)BestAmerica
• Working Out for Little or Nothing in Alabama: Oak Mountain, the Chief Ladiga Trail and Huntsville's Free Fitness RoomsBestAlabama
• Stay Fit in California Without a Gym Bill: Borrow a State Parks Pass, Use LA County's Fitness Zones, and Watch the Smoke ForecastBestCalifornia