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Synchronize your pedaling
Riding a bike made for two is an easygoing adventure. Test-ride one at your local bike shop or rent one for the day to see if it’s right for you. This weekend - or the next time you get the urge to...
Fit in friendship
Meeting a friend? Instead of the standard restaurant-and-a-movie, how about meeting outdoors? From there, you can take a walk or a hike, or go for a bike ride. If you pack a healthful lunch, you can...
Host an all-natural recipe swap
Recipe swaps are a delight: Not only do you go home with a slew of tantalizing menus, but you also get to try your hand at your friends’ favorite dishes. This month, challenge yourself to expand...
Host a vegetarian potluck
Potlucks are an excellent opportunity to experience new dishes while you spend time with friends. They’re also great for expanding your recipe collection. Some tips for a successful event: • Have...
Skim the surface
Whether you strap on double skis, single skis or even a wakeboard, water-skiing will get your heart pumping and your spirit flying. With some basic boating knowledge, you can easily rent a boat and...
Team up for a scavenger hunt
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...
Go bowling in your backyard
Various forms of lawn bowling are popular around the world (bocce, boules, pétanque), probably because socializing during the game is half the fun. And since they’re non-contact sports that are about...
Brave the rapids
You can raft the same river over and over and it will never be the same trip twice. Guided tours are advised, as experienced guides offer both safety training and interesting insight to the local...
Test your luck…and tossing skills
A great option for family events, horseshoes toss extra fun into any barbecue or picnic. Challenge yourself to rally the troops and enjoy a friendly game. _(When logging progress for this...
Hop to hopscotch
Remember when you owned the blacktop? Hopscotch captures the joy of using your body in challenging, varied ways, while also improving your aim and balancing skills. Plus, it’s something we can...
Walk the city streets
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...
Make a dash for it
When was the last time you raced a friend 50 yards to the finish line? If it’s been awhile, you’ll be surprised at the adrenaline rush you get from competing full speed. Challenge yourself to gather...
Go fly a kite
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...
Tag - you’re it!
As a kid you ran around just for the fun of it, remember? Jog your memory with friendly game of tag. You can level the playing field by having faster or fitter players hop, skip or jump instead of...
Dive for sunken treasure
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...
Go in circles
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...
Flip a disc
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...
Have a croquet day
It’s fun, it’s relaxing, and most of all it’s a lovely way to spend an afternoon outdoors. A great game for mixed-age groups, croquet develops hand-eye coordination and puts the lawn to good use...
Get fired up with flag football
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...
Got game?
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...
Get into dodge
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...
Spread dance fever
Are you a dancing queen? Or do you have two left feet? Either way, when you gather a group of friends or kids for an at-home dance off you’ll get your heart pumping, plus a great ab workout from all...
Get your kicks
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...
Jump Double Dutch style
There’s a reason some of the fittest athletes in the world jump rope as part of their regimens – it works. But kids do because it’s good old-fashioned fun. Double Dutch requires extra coordination...
Take a window-shopping walk
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...
Roam off the beaten path
When there’s a group of friends, a campfire and slumber under the stars as payoff, the trail doesn’t seem quite so long. Backcountry hiking let’s you disconnect from the everyday and get closer to...
Peddle to the park
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...
Horse around with hoops
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...
Pick up ping pong
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...
Catch some exercise
Few things are as elemental as tossing a ball back and forth with a friend. Challenge yourself to grab a glove, invite a kid or call up a pal, and head outside for a leisurely game of catch. _(When...
Conquer a 5K
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...
Recommend something
Remember the last time you suggested a movie/restaurant/book and basked in the glow of a tip well done? Try it again in the next 24 hours. It takes some courage, but the rewards definitely outweigh...
Share something that inspires you
When most of us feel inspired, the first thing we’re compelled to do is rush out and tell someone. Do you remember the last time someone or something you read inspired you? Today, make an effort to...
Reconnect with an old friend
It’s tempting to think that our immediate network of close friends and family is all we need for support. Sometimes, though, it’s not. Make an effort this weekend to contact someone from your past...
Be a good listener
Although listening seems like something we can do without thinking, it’s actually not. Becoming an active listener takes some practice and effort. Today, learn about active/reflective listening...
Go outside and play
In the next 24 hours, plan an outdoor activity with your friends and family. Hiking, biking, flying a kite, or playing catch — anything goes as long as you have fun...
Share a Kashi challenge
Share one of your Kashi pledges with a friend in the next 24 hours. It will reinforce your own commitment. As a bonus, it could also help them start — or stay — on their own path to living their best...
Tell a joke
In the next 24 hours, make someone laugh. Or, at the very least, go see a funny movie. There’s a reason they say laughter is the best medicine.
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