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Ways to get fit for free

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The fitness secret for free is to use every opportunity to be active.

Armed with a bit of get-up-and-go and good planning, you can be fitter than ever without spending a penny.
  Walking 
Research shows that people who fit moderate activity, such as walking, into their daily life burn more calories than those making weekly visits to the gym.
  Cycle to work
Cycling to work is one of the easiest ways of fitting exercise into your day. It also saves you money on travel costs.
  Park games
 Park games such as ‘It’ are ideal for all the family to get active together and burn calories while having fun.      Skipping 
Skipping can be done anywhere at any time. The average person will burn up to 200kcal skipping for 15 minutes.
   Trim trails
 Trim trails are made up of simple pieces of exercise equipment dotted around parks and recreation areas.         Green Gyms 
Work up a sweat digging, planting and path-clearing at one of 95 free Green Gyms around the country run by The Conservation Volunteers.
   Park football 
Provided you can work up the bottle to join a group of strangers for a kick about, football is both an excellent way to get fit and to make friends.
   Mall walking
Aimed at people who don’t normally walk very much, ‘mall walking’ is brisk walking through shopping centres.
   Contact your local authority
 Your local leisure centre may offer initiatives such as free classes to encourage people to get in shape.

      Calorie burn league table
The more energetic the activity, the
Ways to get fit for free
more calories you burn. As a guide,
here’s what someone weighing
70kg would burn in 60 minutes:
•  brisk walking (3.5mph): 266kcal
•  breaststroke: 700kcal
•  badminton: 315kcal
•  cycling (12mph): 560kcal
•  running (6mph): 700kcal
•  park football: 490kcal
•  aerobics class: 455kcal
•  yoga (hatha): 175kcal

       Chock horror!
How long does it take to burn
off the calories in a Snickers bar
(319kcal)? You might be surprised:
Ways to get fit for free•  Running (6mph): 28min
•  Cycling (12-14mph): 35min
•  Park football: 39min
•  Breaststroke swim: 28min
•  Walking (3mph): 84min
These times are based on a person
weighing 70kg. Lighter people will
take longer to burn off the same
number of calories


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