Get Active Outdoors

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Looking for a body-sculpting, endorphin-unleashing workout you'll actually stick with? Take your sweat sessions outside. Compared with the gym, exercising outdoors has been linked to an increase in overall satisfaction and a decrease in perceived exertion (meaning, you'll want to ramp up your intensity).

Nature's uneven terrain also challenges your muscles more than fitness machines do, giving you a better workout and, possibly, a slimmer waistline: A study found that running outside requires more effort—i.e., burns more calories—than slogging on a treadmill. Yet only 22 percent of women exercise outside, per our "Health Benefits of Nature" survey. You can do better! Grab your water bottle, flee the fluorescent confines of your indoor routine, and …

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