Posts Tagged ‘Healthy Long Island’
Ice Skating on Long Island
Winter Activities on Long Island Series ICE SKATING Winter is here and don’t let the winter chill keep you from staying active! There are plenty of family friendly activities to do on Long Island during the winter months, ice skating being one of them. Whether you want to brave the cold outside, or skate inside,…
Read MoreHealthy LI: Benefits of Rock Climbing
Total Body Workout Rock climbing is great for working both lower and upper body at the same time and combining cardio and strength training all in one activity. Rock climbing for one hour can burn anywhere from 500-900 calories depending on the person and rest time. Rock climbing is also a great cardiovascular workout as…
Read MoreHealthy LI: Benefits of Gardening
Good for your heart Gardening is no easy job! For anyone who gardens they know that it’s not just planting flowers. Between the digging, weeding, planting and carrying fertilizer, it becomes a real workout! Some may even consider gardening manual labor, but all that work is great for a cardiovascular workout! All that hard work…
Read MoreHealthy LI: Beach Volleyball
Burn calories and fat in a fun way One great thing about beach volleyball is that you burn a bunch of calories while having fun at the same time. Roughly one hour of beach volleyball burns about 450 calories. With sand making movements slower and unforgiving, you burn more calories from the extra work adjusting…
Read MoreHealthy LI: Benefits of Golf
Let’s Get Physical Just like any other form of exercise, participating in a round of Golf has great health benefits. When some people think of golf they don’t particular think of workout, but that’s quite the opposite. Playing an 18 round of golf can take well over 3 hours in which a golfer can burn…
Read MoreHealthy LI: Health Benefits of Roller Skating
Heart Healthy Roller skating is a great form of aerobic exercise! Roller skating allows your heart rate to raise which is great for helping workout your heart. This form of exercise is also great for shedding weight, rollerskating for one hour can burn anywhere from 500 to 700 calories! Great for Kids Roller skating is…
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