Health and fitness

Finding Ways To Get Fit

Getting Fit Outside Getting Fit Inside

Building Strength

- Walk wearing wrist weights

- Push your child in a stroller around your neighborhood

- Explore the surrounding areas on your bike

- Exercise on an elliptical trainer

- Use free weights or machines at the local gym

- Jump rope to increase upper body strength

Building Endurance

- Go for a hike through the local park

- Develop a daily walking/running routine with a neighbor

- Go swimming at the local pool

- Walk/run using a treadmill

- Play basketball

- Enroll in an aerobics class

Building Flexibility

- Play tennis or badminton

- Wash your car by hand

- Play nine holes of golf

- Take a yoga class

- Stretch during TV commercials

- When cleaning your home, place emphasis on stretching to get hard to reach areas