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Getting Active Options

Here are over 50 fun ideas to get active:

The first steps are:

1. Get yourself in a good mind set to be active – be inspired and inspire others
2. Make a family commitment to be active
3. Be excited to move your body – find the fun
4. Make the time, your life or the life of your family depends on it
5. Put signs up around the house to remind you to be more active
6. Talk to yourself regularly about how good you are feeling when you do some physical activity
7. Look in the mirror regularly to see how great you look now your getting active

AT HOME and AROUND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD:

8. Make an obstacle course in the back yard (or inside). Time the kids and yourself to complete the circuit
9. Set up a home exercise circuit with any exercise equipment, weights, skipping rope, trampoline or steps. Put on a good CD and do a station per song!
10. Wash the car (and the neighbours car when they ask!)
11. Get that gardening done! mowing, weeding and pruning are great ways to be active
12. Do exercises while you are watching TV
13. Take the kids out for a game of backyard cricket or soccer (involve the neighbours)
14. Put a CD on and dance
15. Encourage your neighbour to go walking and make it a regular event.
16. Go for a ride on your bike!
17. Take the dog for a walk ~ you need it as much as him!
18. Put on that exercise DVD (that is now probably in the back of the cupboard) and give it a go!
19. Think up an aerobics session and do in the lounge room or in the pool!
20. Have races to see who can do the household chores the quickest
21. Play wrestling with the kids or your partner
22. Run up stairs – more than once
23. Throw a Frisbee
24. Have a dance party
25. Fly a kite
26. Play on or with an exercise ball for 30mins
27. Take your Grandma or Pop for a walk

CONSIDER MOVEMENT AS A PLEASURE NOT A BURDEN:

28. Take the furthest car park and walk
29. Walk the long way around the shops
30. Take the stairs instead of the lift
31. Walk or ride to the shops, work or to get lunch
32. Walk the kids to school
33. Take up skateboarding or rollerblading
34. Invite friends for park party
35. Doing fun exercises in your chair at work – get colleagues to join in if they think you are crazy.

BE ACTIVE IN YOUR COMMUNITY:

36. Visit the local parks near your house
37. Visit some of our impressive regional parks for a picnic
38. Spend a day at the beach or river, fishing
39. Visit the local pool ~ check out the regular activities while you are there!
40. Visit the gym or fitness centre
41. Take golf lessons
42. Take the kids to a kinder gym session
43. Go rock climbing!
44. Go ten pin bowling!
45. Join up for boxing training
46. Join in on fun runs or community activities

GET INVOLVED IN SPORT:

47. Join one of the many sporting organisations we have in the Gladstone Region
48. Become a volunteer, referee, official and support our great sports…while getting active!
49. Organise a workplace round robin or sports day
50. Create your own sport and get friends to come and play