Tips for the neighborhood, community and beyond...

73 Create your own Olympic events at a family reunion or neighborhood block party.

74 Organize a family swim outing - be sure to swim with a buddy in supervised areas.

75 Enjoy a weekend afternoon of physical activities at a local community center.

76 Enter and walk in holiday parades, ethnic festivals, and charity fund raisers.

77 Walk or bike to a nearby playground - challenge family members to try their skills swinging, crossing a horizontal ladder.

78 Take a historical (or architectural) walk or cycling tour.

79 Plan a "block fitness festival" including relay races.

80 Adopt a highway, park, or beach, and keep it clean.

81 Participate in a "volksmarch." It's German for a "people's walk," is social in nature, and usually 10 kilometers (6.2 miles).

82 Help organize mall walks - especially in bad weather.

83 Help organize your building, development, or community to exercise on preset routes at preset times so you can keep each other company.

84 Enter a "Fun Run" or a "Bike-a-Thon."

85 Encourage local religious and civic organizations to allow halls to be used for indoor family activities.


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