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Fit Gifts for a Greener Earth

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It's not easy being green during the holiday season, what with all the buying and wrapping, and buying and shipping, and buying and decorating.

But fitness and green living can easily go hand-in-hand. Walking instead of driving, eating local organic foods, and limiting your consumption of resources are easy ways to accomplish both at the same time.

Your favorite health and fitness nuts (who also happen to care about the environment) are sure to love a fit gift that helps them do their part to conserve resources.

Check out the gallery below for a few ideas to get you started!

Fit Gifts for a Greener Earth(click thumbnails to view gallery)

E.C.O. Sticky MatMembershipEarth-friendly Workout GearReusable Water BottleGreen Shoes


Daily Fit Tip: Bug-proof naturally

Daily Fit Tip

Sometimes I don't know which one is worse: dealing with the bugs or dealing with the greasy, smelly, full-of-toxic-chemicals bug repellent! Thankfully there are natural ways to cope.

Daily Fit Tip: Take your green to the office

Daily Fit Tip

Unless you've denounced electricity altogether and no longer use the internet, you've probably already read many of the popular green living tips today -- turn off the water when you brush your teeth, turn down your thermostat, turn off the lights, recycle, etc. But did you know you can also take those green habits to work?

Canadian Living has a few tips to get you started:

  • Use fair-trade and organic coffees, and drink them out of your own, washable cup.
  • Use refillable pens made from recycled plastic and pencils from sustainably-harvested wood.
  • Carry your own lunch and use reusable containers and silverware.
  • Put a plant on your desk to improve your office's indoor air quality.
  • Turn off your computer at lunch, during meetings, and definitely at the end of the day.

The next step, getting your boss encourage green habits office-wide!


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