Gardening
You can tiptoe through the tulips for a little exercise. However, the act of gardening will burn roughly 280-calories per hour) and all of those strenuous squatting, bending and reaching motions to dig, weed, fertilize, pick, trim, and water plants will burn your butt, glutes, hamstrings, quads, and even your abdominals.
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Canoeing or Kayaking
I can canoe, can you? Paddle sports by canoe or kayak offer a new vantage point by water, plus an excellent way to work out your arms and core muscles (the large muscle groups in your abdominals, hip flexors, and lower back). It’s no wonder the continuous, cardio-fueled (roughly 400-calories per hour) motion of paddling leaves most sporting belly shirts by summer’s end!
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Tennis
You will be claiming point and match when you consider the huge caloric burn (approximately 550-calories) per hour-long tennis game. In fact the cardio you’ll get from racing back and forth on the court is almost as great as the phenomenal impact and toning you’ll get in your upper (i.e., shoulders, biceps, triceps) and lower body (glutes and hamstrings).
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Emily Lockhart
Emily Lockhart is a certified yoga instructor and personal trainer. She believes that being healthy is a lifestyle choice, not a punishment or temporary fix to attain a desired fitness or body image goal. Anna helps her clients take responsibility for their own health and wellness through her classes and articles on ActiveBeat.