Jogging

April, 16, says that she jogs because she loves the “fresh air…when you’re exercising outdoors, you feel like you’re going somewhere, whereas on a treadmill, you stay in one place and it’s repetitive.” When you run outside, you are the one controlling your own pace, not a machine. Start with a few blocks around your neighborhood.

Cycling

Instead of begging the keys from your parents, ride a bicycle to the convenience store. You’ll get at least ten minutes worth of exercise and, while being seen without wheels is not the coolest thing in the world, you’ll be able to slide a work out into your already busy schedule.

Swimming

If you’re looking for a break from hot weather, swimming is the way to go. Exercises in a pool such as kicking workouts, water aerobics, pool running, or even just swimming a few laps down the length of the pool provides a greatexercise session without the weight of your body bearing down on you with everystep.

Hiking

Take a walk down to your local park, or alongside a creek. While performing exercises with gym equipment may help you isolate certain muscle groups, hikingis quite beneficial for training all muscle groups, oftentimes without your realizing it. The dissimilarity in terrain on the trails force you to follow the slopes of the path—a much more exciting method of getting stronger calf muscles than walking on flat, unvaried ground.

Still have doubts about deriving from your normal gym workout? Don’t like strangers seeing you panting out of breath and sweating? The benefits of being outside still outweigh an hour of doing nothing indoors. Sensibly speaking, outdoor exercise requires more complex movements—a more rigorous cardiovascular workout—because of the assorted ground surfaces you can find depending on your location (sidewalks, grass, sand). Even minor changes in elevation can upscale your intensity level.

So, if you’re looking for an inexpensive solution toyour sedentary lifestyle, think about reconnecting with the wide world outside of your computer and television. In this digital day and age, technology has trapped us inside our homes because of pure convenience. The era of children playing outside in the sun, climbing trees and scrambling over hills without so much as a Playstation three at their fingertips, has completely become overshadowed by our fascination with technologically-induced lethargy. Don’t you want to return to a simpler time?

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