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23 “Across Town” Challenges

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    Across Town Posted On: April 25, 2008

    Join the circus

    Challenge Yourself For: 30 days

    Many of us dream of flying. Make it reality with a turn on the trapeze. Circus arts programs are springing up around the country, but if they’re not available in your town check vacation...

  • 3 participants 3 comments
    Across Town Posted On: April 23, 2008

    Team up for a scavenger hunt

    Challenge Yourself For: 30 days

    Get ready for fun, teamwork, and healthy competition. The scavenger hunt idea can be applied to practically any occasion or theme. Create a Photo Hunt where teams must take pictures of hard-to-find...

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    Across Town Posted On: April 21, 2008

    Scoot around town

    Challenge Yourself For: 30 days

    An easy-to-master cousin to the skateboard, foot-powered scooters are a great way to run an errand, visit a friend or enjoy a workout that doesn’t feel like one. Challenge yourself to engage in...

  • 4 participants 4 comments
    Across Town Posted On: April 21, 2008

    Get in the swim

    Challenge Yourself For: 30 days

    A low impact workout that builds strength and tones your muscles, swimming is also calming and therapeutic. Plus, gliding through that cool, invigorating water just feels fantastic. Challenge...

  • 21 participants 12 comments
    Across Town Posted On: April 17, 2008

    Walk the city streets

    Challenge Yourself For: 30 days

    One of the best ways to discover a city – even your own – is to ramble the streets on foot. The people, culture and landscape feel more vivid when you see them in real-time rather than whizzing by...

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    Across Town Posted On: April 16, 2008

    Go fly a kite

    Challenge Yourself For: 30 days

    Make the best of a windy day by grabbing a kite and a few pals. Head to your favorite green space or beach for the launch. You may find that getting it to fly is harder than it looks. But once your...

  • 2 participants 2 comments
    Across Town Posted On: April 14, 2008

    Go in circles

    Challenge Yourself For: 30 days

    Flashing lights, flashback music, and laps around the rink – time to lace up those roller skates. The roller rink provides an active outing for all ages and fitness levels. Just skip the unhealthy...

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    Across Town Posted On: April 14, 2008

    Dive for sunken treasure

    Challenge Yourself For: 30 days

    Here’s something you probably haven’t done since you were a kid. Go to a swimming pool with some friends or a group and take along some bright shiny objects. Now, toss those objects into the water...

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    Across Town Posted On: April 13, 2008

    Hop onto the trampoline

    Challenge Yourself For: 30 days

    An easy and exhilarating way to see what your body can do when it isn’t limited by gravity. Take a trampoline class to master basic moves. By day’s end most students are tucked into a harness and...

  • 4 participants 4 comments
    Across Town Posted On: April 13, 2008

    Peddle to the park

    Challenge Yourself For: 30 days

    Riding with loved ones to a leisurely picnic lunch in the park is one of life’s simple pleasures. If the trip is too long to be do-able you can stash your bike on the front of a bus or on the...

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    Across Town Posted On: April 13, 2008

    Learn your lesson

    Challenge Yourself For: 30 days

    When you’re learning a new skill or game, exercise stops being a chore and becomes a pleasure. Pick an activity you’d like to get better at that will motivate you to move. Then challenge yourself...

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    Across Town Posted On: April 13, 2008

    Pick up ping pong

    Challenge Yourself For: 30 days

    From the leisurely backyard variety to the intense sparring of competitive athletes, ping pong is exactly what you make of it. Open tables are often available at community centers and gyms. And...

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    Across Town Posted On: April 13, 2008

    Get fired up with flag football

    Challenge Yourself For: 30 days

    For pure athleticism that almost anyone can enjoy safely, flag football is the way to go. Just tuck some colored cloth into the back of your sweats and get ready to run your tail off. Make up crazy...

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    Across Town Posted On: April 13, 2008

    Scale a new height

    Challenge Yourself For: 30 days

    Rock climbing has a counterpart that’s nearer to home and just as much fun: wall-climbing. Just head to the local climbing gym for the guidance of qualified instructors and support from other...

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    Across Town Posted On: April 13, 2008

    Got game?

    Challenge Yourself For: 30 days

    You don’t need 10 players to take to the basketball court. Just fire-up a friend or two and practice skills you want to master, like lay-ups, three-pointers or dribbling. By focusing on the...

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    Across Town Posted On: April 13, 2008

    Get your kicks

    Challenge Yourself For: 30 days

    No serious strategy or batting skills required. Kickball frees us to get goofy and get a workout to boot. Played on a standard baseball diamond, kickball uses a big rubber ball that anyone can...

  • 3 participants 1 comments
    Across Town Posted On: April 13, 2008

    Flip a disc

    Challenge Yourself For: 30 days

    Tossing a disc with friends is simple but satisfying. Even at a basic skill level you’ll capture the game’s joys. Relish the first time you go for an impossible catch…and make it. Or improvise a...

  • 5 participants 1 comments
    Across Town Posted On: April 13, 2008

    Take a window-shopping walk

    Challenge Yourself For: 30 days

    When you’re strolling and chatting with friends you don’t even notice that you’re getting some serious walking done too. It’s the same when you’re alone and focused on finding...

  • 2 participants 1 comments
    Across Town Posted On: April 13, 2008

    Monkey around at the playground

    Challenge Yourself For: 30 days

    When was the last time you slid down the slide? Or hung on the monkey bars? You may be surprised that lots of these activities leave you puffing after a few tries. Bring a kid along for inspiration...

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    Across Town Posted On: April 13, 2008

    Get into dodge

    Challenge Yourself For: 30 days

    Finally, something you learned in school that you can use in real life. Dodgeball is great for grown-up play and fun family events (with a few rules to keep things in check, like throwing below the...

  • 24 participants 4 comments
    Across Town Posted On: April 13, 2008

    Stroll at sunset

    Challenge Yourself For: 30 days

    With the sun setting later, this is great way to end the day. You don’t need to go very far – just a stroll around the block is all it takes to get some light exercise and fresh air. If you...

  • 5 participants 4 comments
    Across Town Posted On: April 13, 2008

    Make a dog’s day

    Challenge Yourself For: 30 days

    If you love dogs and want to keep active, why not spend some time volunteering at a local shelter or humane society? Many facilities have programs that enable you to take homeless dogs for a walk...

  • 11 participants 7 comments
    Across Town Posted On: April 12, 2008

    Conquer a 5K

    Challenge Yourself For: 30 days

    Lots of us think about running a 5K but never do it. What holds us back? The physical challenge can be intimidating. But if you can run two miles or so you can prepare with just six weeks of...