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No gym required

Exercise doesn't have to mean working out on the gym circuit. Are you one of those people who don't exercise because they hate the gym? Well, now you have no excuse for there are ideas for alternative forms of exercise that don't require you to be a member of any gym club.  All that sweating in an air-conditioned gym environment may not be so good for you after all – many health experts believe exercising outdoors is better for your overall health and fitness. One reason is that you tend to work your body harder out of doors, because the speed and difficulty of your activity varies, whereas inside a gym, you fixate on the lights and buttons on the treadmill, and keep the intensity of what you are doing fairly constant. A cycle ride through a local park is a lot more refreshing for your mind and body than the spinning units or stationary bikes that have you pedaling away furiously without actually going anywhere. Exercising outdoors also improves both your sleep and yo