{"id":32872,"date":"2010-10-15T13:20:43","date_gmt":"2010-10-15T18:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=32872"},"modified":"2011-12-27T13:59:19","modified_gmt":"2011-12-27T18:59:19","slug":"httpwww-dietsinreview-comdiet_column1020-ways-to-celebrate-international-fitness-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/10\/httpwww-dietsinreview-comdiet_column1020-ways-to-celebrate-international-fitness-day\/","title":{"rendered":"20 Ways to Celebrate International Fitness Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-32902\" title=\"group fitness class\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/group-fitness-class.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/>October 16 is <a title=\"International Fitness Day\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/04\/international-fitness-day-fights-childhood-obesity\/\" target=\"_self\">International Fitness Day<\/a>! Join people from around the world celebrating the day dedicated to health, fitness and charitable giving to help end the <a title=\"Consequences of Obesity Epidemic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/videos\/consequences-of-the-obesity-epidemic\/\" target=\"_self\">obesity epidemic<\/a>. International Fitness Day is designed to encourage everyone to get up, out, and exercise at least 30-minutes that day, doing whatever kind of exercise you enjoy doing, and eat healthy all day long.<\/p>\n<p>Need some ideas of activities you can do to join in the festivities? Try one of these on for size:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go for a <a title=\"Health Tip: Start Walking\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/videos\/health-tip-start-walking\/\" target=\"_self\">walk<\/a> or <a title=\"Running 101\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/08\/running-101\/\" target=\"_self\">run<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Create a <a title=\"10 Healthy Snacks for 100-Calories\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/08\/10-healthy-snacks-for-100-calories-or-less\/\" target=\"_self\">healthy snack<\/a> area in your pantry<\/li>\n<li>Put on a <a title=\"The Biggest Loser Last Chance Workout DVD\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/12\/the-biggest-loser-last-chance-workout-dvd-review\/\" target=\"_self\">workout video<\/a> and invite friends over for a workout party<!--more--><\/li>\n<li>Sample two <a title=\"Which Fruits and Vegetables are Most Beneficial?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/videos\/which-fruits-and-vegetables-are-the-most-beneficial\/\" target=\"_self\">new fruits or vegetables<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Play a <a title=\"Most Popular Winter Sports\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/02\/calories-burned-in-the-most-popular-winter-sports\/\" target=\"_self\"> team sport<\/a>? Get your team to participate by recognizing the day and raising money for the <a title=\"Go Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/10\/go-pink-for-breast-cancer-awareness\/\" target=\"_self\">charity of your choice<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Organize a special day at your health club or children\u2019s center with active fun for the entire family<\/li>\n<li>Take a tour of a <a title=\"How to Score the Best Deal on a Gym Membership\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/09\/how-to-score-the-best-deal-on-a-gym-membership\/\" target=\"_self\">new gym<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sign up for a <a title=\"Beginner's Guide to Boxing\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/04\/beginners-guide-to-boxing\/\" target=\"_self\">boxing class<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dust off your <a title=\"Best Mountain Biking Trails in the Nation\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/09\/best-mountain-biking-trails-in-the-nation\/\" target=\"_self\">bike<\/a> and go for a spin around your neighborhood<\/li>\n<li>Take a hike in a city park or at the beach<\/li>\n<li>Play a <a title=\"The Many Fitness Benefits of Soccer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/06\/the-many-fitness-benefits-of-soccer\/\" target=\"_self\">game of soccer<\/a> with your kids<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"WiiFit\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diets\/Wii_Fit\/\" target=\"_self\">Play Wii<\/a> as a family &#8211; compete with teams. The losers buy the winners <a title=\"Frozen Yogurt\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/recipes\/biggest-loser-mint-chocolate-chip-frozen-yogurt\/\" target=\"_self\">low-fat frozen yogurt<\/a>!<\/li>\n<li>Fly kites<\/li>\n<li>Visit a roller skating rink or an ice skating rink<\/li>\n<li>Add up the numbers in your birth year (ex: 1969 = 25) and do that many <a title=\"Experts Promote Stairs for Fitness\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/06\/experts-promote-stairs-for-fitness\/\" target=\"_self\">sets of stairs<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Take your kids to the <a title=\"Playgrounds: Not Just For Kids\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/06\/playgrounds-not-just-for-kids\/\" target=\"_self\">playground<\/a> and run the circuit with them<\/li>\n<li>When was the last time you went <a title=\"Swimming 101\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/08\/swimming-101-the-fitness-benefits\/\" target=\"_self\">swimming<\/a>? Many community centers have indoor heated pools<\/li>\n<li>Play old fashioned outdoor games like freeze tag, foursquare, hopscotch, or Red Light, Green Light with your family &#8211; you&#8217;ll be surprised at how much fun even older family members will have!<\/li>\n<li>Challenge your spouse to a <a title=\"Benefits of the Classic Push Up\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/09\/the-benefits-of-the-classic-push-up\/\" target=\"_self\">push up<\/a>\/sit up competition. Loser does dishes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><object width=\"480\" height=\"291\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/bnPgWAdEHC0&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed width=\"480\" height=\"291\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/bnPgWAdEHC0&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 16 is International Fitness Day! Join people from around the world celebrating the day dedicated to health, fitness and charitable giving to help end the obesity epidemic. International Fitness Day is designed to encourage everyone to get up, out, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/10\/httpwww-dietsinreview-comdiet_column1020-ways-to-celebrate-international-fitness-day\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3695,18],"tags":[314,1622,4848,10903,345,22,84,5161,3226,92,5163,3430],"class_list":["post-32872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diet-and-nutrition","category-fitness","tag-childhood-obesity","tag-cycling","tag-exercise","tag-fitness","tag-healthy-eating","tag-healthy-lifestyle","tag-healthy-snacks","tag-hike","tag-international-fitness-day","tag-obesity","tag-run","tag-soccer"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32872"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32872\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61041,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32872\/revisions\/61041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}