34 Fun Ways To Stay Active This Summer

Give a big, Fit & Fashionable Friday welcome to Anne from Anne Smiles!

I'm Anne, a Sports Science student with a passion for fitness and health, living in Denmark. I spend my free time working out and eating, then writing about it on the internet. I blog at annesmiles.com with a mix of informative and entertaining posts, all with the aim of showing readers that health is not only physical. A healthy lifestyle should bring joy, not extra stress - it's all about finding your own healthy happy balance!

Now, I live in cold Denmark, so it's always amazing when summer comes around. The warmth and sunshine is starting to touch nature and it's so lovely to spend time outside.

I'm loving the warm days and bright evenings. It makes it so wonderful to be outside, and I've been making it a habit to go for frequent walks to enjoy it! I'd be running if I could, but my silly knee injury won't let me for now.

Good thing there's so many other fun ways to stay active in the summer! I've compiled a list with my ideas on how to get moving - because even when you're on vacation, it's good to get moving.

Some ideas are way to sneak in a sweat session without even thinking you're exercising, and others are ways to stay active when it's just too damn hot!

Here we go:

Use a playground as your outside gym
Morning runs before it gets too hot outside
Tossing frisbees
Rollerblading
Go swimming at the beach
Bike rides to see news sides of the area you live in
Go canoeing
Fitness YouTube videos
Go for a hike
Mow the lawn (well maybe not that fun, but somebody has to do it)
Outdoor yoga - there's just something special about practising outside
Sports are usually a fun way to stay active - but does require a group of people
Go on a nature trail
Water aerobics
Beach volley
Join a running club or group
Water balloon fights (because you need to stay hydrated?)
Go to an amusement park - not much time to sit down there
Tennis
Rediscover your inner child - remember all the games you used to play?
Dance the night away
Try paddle boarding
Laser tag
Go to a water park
Do a mini-triathlon
Water volleyball
Badminton
Surfing
End your day with a walk (along with someone you care about)
Water gun battles (why should fun be exclusively for kids?)
Beach runs - running in the sand is a great way to mix it up
Jump rope
Midnight runs/workouts - The temperature is good, and you don't have to get up early the next day!
Walk a dog. If you don't have a dog, steal one. That's what I'm going to do. Because dogs are the purest, loveliest creatures on this earth