We found 26 results tagged with "across town"

26 Challenges

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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 destinations...

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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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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 yourself...

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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...

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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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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...

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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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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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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 subway...

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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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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 game...

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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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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 technical...

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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...

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Posted on: April 13, 2008

Horse around with hoops

Challenge yourself for: 30 days

In the game of Horse, participants choose a basketball shot – easy or outlandish – that their competitors have to match. Missing earns them an unwanted letter (H, O, R, S, and E). The game ends when...

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Posted on: April 13, 2008

Get rolling

Challenge yourself for: 30 days

Once reserved for teenage boys, skateboarding is now for anyone daring enough to try it. It can be intimidating at first, so take it slow with a test run on a flat sidewalk before you hit the street...

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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 connect...

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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 that perfect, elusive...

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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 to...

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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 invite a...

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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 some...

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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 or...

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Posted on: April 13, 2008

Be a home-maker

Challenge yourself for: 30 days

Give something back while you get active. Sign up with an organization that builds houses for the underprivileged. Groups like Habitat for Humanity and GlobalTribe organize local projects and “workingâ...

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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...

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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...

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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 training...