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Burn Calories While You Give Back
Want to feel the sun on your face, shrink your waist, and help the environment? Give one of these eco-friendly activities a try.
by Marissa Stephenson
- Team up with Grand Canyon Trust Volunteers on a free six-day
backpacking trip to remove invasive trees from the banks of the
Paria River. You'll work your entire body and burn 500 calories per
hour. Go to gcvolunteers.org for information.
- Take to the woods with the American Hiking Society on a weeklong
vacation in a state or national park ($245, including lodging
and meals; americanhiking.org). Between hiking and clearing paths,
shoveling and repairing walls, you'll work off 480 calories an hour.
- Give the seafloor a sweep during the Ocean Conservancy
International Coastal Cleanup. On September 20, volunteers will
scuba dive for debris—torching 240 calories per half hour in the
process. For information, visit oceanconservancy.org.
- Gather your pals for a day of canoeing for the American Rivers
National River Cleanup. Log on to americanrivers.org and you'll
get free bags to collect trash that ends up in our waterways. Bonus:
Paddling ticks away more than 200 calories per hour.
