Eco-friendly fitness tips

Eco-friendly fitness tips

Do you want to get fit outside and help the environment at the same time? Then you've come to the right place for environmentally friendly fitness tips for hiking, backpacking and canoeing.

Great Backpacking Tips from Grand Canyon Trust Volunteers:

Partner with Grand Canyon Trust Volunteers for a free six-day backpacking trip to remove invasive trees from the banks of the Paria River. This beautiful area of ​​southern Utah is a prime candidate for the Grand Canyon Trust's restoration efforts, which aim to protect and preserve the area's native plant species. You'll work your entire body and burn 500 calories per hour. For more information, visit gcvolunteers.org.

Take these hiking tips into the woods with the American Hiking Society.

The American Hiking Society offers a weeklong vacation to a state or national park ($245, including room and board; americanhiking.org). With a wide range of destinations to choose from, you can travel across the country or enjoy an outdoor adventure in your home state. Between hiking and clearing trails, shoveling and repairing walls, you'll burn off 480 calories per hour.

Here are great fitness tips for those who love the sea.

Clean up the ocean floor during the Ocean Conservancy International Coastal Cleanup. Volunteers in over 100 countries are diving for debris in local waters. During last year's cleanup, volunteers collected a total of more than 6.8 million pounds of trash from our oceans, burning 240 calories per half hour. For more information, visit oceanconservancy.org.

Canoeing Tips for Groups: Gather your friends for a canoe day for the American Rivers National River Cleanup.

Sign up at americanrivers.org and receive free bags to collect trash that ends up in our waterways. With over 3,000 cleanup sites, you don't have to go far to find a river that needs your help. Bonus: Paddling burns off more than 200 calories per hour.

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