Go Green to Get Lean

Healthy habits and green lifestyles promote better bodies and a cleaner planet.

By going green, you can also become more fit. Consider these basic lifestyle changes to add years to your life and our planet.

• Instead of driving to your local errands, walk or ride your bicycle. As gas prices soar, carbon emissions rise and waistlines expand, walking and biking (if possible) are a solution to all problems.
• Frequent your local farmers and merchants rather than mass retailers for produce. Organic fruits and vegetables are healthier. When produce is grown locally, there is less transportation and gas used to get them to you and they are fresher.
• Have a garden and grow your own produce. Save on groceries and get the freshest fruit and veggies around with no gas or transportation costs involved.
• Take advantage of technology for meetings and conferences. Whenever possible, avoid those fattening lunch meetings and schedule a virtual meeting or conference call instead. With the time you save, take a lunch break and go walking.

Combine fitness with green efforts to improve yourself and the world around you.