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Exercise Ideas That Don’t Require a Trip to the Gym

Exercise Ideas That Don’t Require a Trip to the Gym, by Jill Horbacewicz. Photograph of shoes walking up stairs, by Lindsay Henwood
Photograph by Lindsay Henwood

Staying healthy comes from staying active — and there are endless ways to move and exercise without going to the gym.

Can’t make it to the gym? 

Busy lives and jam-packed schedules make it hard to get there, but that’s no excuse not to exercise. Staying physically active is important for your health and for prevention of weight gain, heart disease, diabetes, and osteoporosis.

With just a few changes, you can fit exercise

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