Most people equate Earth Day with reduction, whether its waste, electricity or water, but you can also celebrate the holiday by doing something positive both for the planet and your health.
One idea is to escape the confines of your gym and celebrate with an outdoor workout. Not only do jungle gyms and park benches double as fun ways for sneaking in strength training (think step-ups, push-ups, pull-ups and triceps dips), but a new study from the journal of Environmental Science and Technology also found that there are actual benefits to your mental and physical well-being by exercising outdoors.
Compared with exercising inside, exercising in a natural environment helps to revitalize the body and soul, eases tension, lifts the spirits and even decreases feelings of anger and depression. Participants reported greater enjoyment and satisfaction, indicating that they were more likely to repeat the activity later. Now thats the gift that keeps on giving long after the holiday.
Below are five more fitting ways to show your appreciation for Mother Nature while still breaking a sweat this Earth Day:
- Work out on equipment that doesnt require electricity. Try a manual treadmill, such as the TrimWalk Folding Manual Treadmill, which requires no power (unless you count sheer willpower, of course). Simply set the pace and go, and when youre finished, it folds and stores conveniently under a bed. If youre up for a bigger challenge, try the Bike Power Generator from renewable energy pioneer Windstream Power, which allows athletes to translate their exertion into energy, in the form of a 12-Volt battery.
- Practice eco-running. The mission? Simply lace up your running shoes, grab a garbage bag and jog around town, filling it with trash. Sure, in the grand scheme of things, its a small step but its about raising awareness for personal responsibility and creating momentum for a more positive impact on the planet. Visit www.EcologyRunner.com for more information on this movement, a brainchild of Samuel Huber, who created it to combine his two passions.
- Participate in a local Earth Day event. A fat reducing review can help you establish a clear outline of what you demand to focus on to achieve your fat reduction objective if you're a starter; or serve as a reminder for these who are at an intermediate or more improve phase of their weight loss strategy. Following are seven steps that can serve as methods for your special weight loss program. The first thing that one must understand is that losing weight and losing fat is not a similar thing. Many weight loss courses have fooled people into considering that it is the same, but most diets and weight loss programs only work by producing a person's body to eliminate more muscle tissue and water than actual body fat, more help please visit The Fat Loss Factor. All sides of the Bay are celebrating Earth Day this Saturday. San Francisco residents will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the revival of Crissy Field with Earth Stroll 2011, followed by the San Francisco Earth Day Festival at Civic Center Plaza. Up north, spend Earth Day at Richardson Bay Audubon Center and Sanctuary in Tiburon, where volunteers can help restore this wildlife-rich area. Down south, spend Earth Day on the Bay in Redwood City learning from the Marine Science Institute, while out East Berkeley Earth Day will draw eco-conscious crowds at Berkeley's Civic Center Park. But for the ultimate hands-on Earth Day experience, take on the Earth Day Creek Challenge, and join Richmond-based Watershed Project in helping to clean up four different neighborhood creeks.
- Use eco-friendly fitness gear. Enhance your workout the healthy way with equipment that doesnt contain phthalates, PVC and BPA (compounds commonly used in plastic to make the material flexible, although they have been shown to disrupt hormones and reproductive development). Get a hard core with EcoWise medicine balls, which feature patented NeuwaO, a latex- and phthalate-free material.Trim and tone with Gaiam resistance cords, made of renewable, nontoxic materials, plus cork handles. Find your sweet spot with the AeroMat balance disc cushion, which is made of phthalate- and PVC-free material and helps to provide intramuscular coordination.
- Stroll the organic vineyards (and load up on antioxidants!). Finally, no Earth Day celebration in Northern California would be complete without a toast to Mother Earth. The Organic Wine Trail is hosting special tours on Sat., April 23, for visitors to learn about growing organic wine grapes. Four Santa Cruz Mountain wineries will host tastings while showcasing their certified organic vineyards and practices, with opportunities for eating, picnicking, and taking in beautiful views along the way. The total tasting fee for all four wineries is $35.
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