{"id":113077,"date":"2009-12-29T21:53:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-30T02:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/?p=137441"},"modified":"2009-12-29T21:53:00","modified_gmt":"2009-12-30T02:53:00","slug":"greener-exercise-for-the-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/113077","title":{"rendered":"Greener Exercise for the New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many people make resolutions about exercise for the new year. If <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/thriftymommy\/healthy-new-years-goal-get-fit\/\">getting fit and healthy<\/a><\/strong> is one of your goals this year why not amp the stakes a bit and also make your workout plan as eco-friendly as possible&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-137453\" src=\"http:\/\/images1.blisstree.com\/files\/2009\/12\/get-fit-outside.jpg\" alt=\"get fit outside\" width=\"590\" height=\"359\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Forget the gym<\/strong>: Plant a tree and burn almost 300 calories. Take a hike in the woods to burn even more. Heck even <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/articles\/garden-exercise-garden-health-benefits\/\">growing organic veggies<\/a> can be a workout. Being outside in the fresh air is very good for you. It&#8217;s just plain smarter to skip the gym anyhow, green or not. Studies show that very few people (less than 20%) buy and then use gym memberships to their full potential which is a waste of money plus the gym exposes you to stale air, not fresh air and nature. Beyond saving money, skipping the gym offers numerous green benefits. Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/treehuggingfamily\/join-the-nature-gym-love-the-planet-get-healthy-and-save-money\/\"><strong>Join the nature gym: love the planet, get healthy, and save money<\/strong><\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cut down on gas needs<\/strong>: If you don&#8217;t skip the gym, get a membership at a nearby gym vs. one on the other side of town, and make sure to combine errands &#8211; i.e. hit the pharmacy then gym.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Drink smart and green<\/strong>: Energy drinks are fun colors but not as healthy for your body as plain old H2O. Grab a nice <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/articles\/stainless-steel-water-filter-bottles\/\">reusable water bottle<\/a> and drink filtered or straight tap water.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Green your exercise gear<\/strong>: Why buy gear made with non-sustainable materials or chemicals. Aim for the greenest exercise gear possible AND only buy what you&#8217;ll actually use. It takes a lot of materials and energy to create a stationary exercise bike. If you won&#8217;t use it, don&#8217;t get one. Below are some eco-friendly exercise gear options&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/planetgreen.discovery.com\/food-health\/sustainable-bamboo-exercise-gear.html\">Sustainable Bamboo Exercise Gear<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sustainablog.org\/categories\/health\/eco-fitness\/eco-exercise-ball\">Eco Exercise Ball<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.barefootyoga.com\/Detail.bok?no=558\">Eco Yoga Mat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecohuddle.com\/products\/e-zip-mountan-trailz-elec-bike\">Eco-trail bike<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gaiam.com\/product\/id\/1006989.do?SID=WG098SPRTAPEMACS&amp;GCID=C18376x014&amp;keyword=%2795-1389_GRN\">Everything Fits Gym Bag <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecohuddle.com\/products\/new-balance-eco-preferred-collection\">New Balance Eco-Preferred Collection trail shoes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/articles\/all-green-human-powered-treadmill\/\">All Green Human Powered Treadmill<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[image via stock.xchng]<\/p>\n<p>Post from: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\">Blisstree<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/articles\/greener-exercise-for-the-new-year\/\">Greener Exercise for the New Year<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many people make resolutions about exercise for the new year. If getting fit and healthy is one of your goals this year why not amp the stakes a bit and also make your workout plan as eco-friendly as possible&#8230; Forget the gym: Plant a tree and burn almost 300 calories. Take a hike in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":141,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-113077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113077","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/141"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113077"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113077\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}