I couldn’t help myself. The stroller is green. And when I take my cat, Chancey, on walks in it, I’m being green, right? You gotta see us in action over here! But besides walking your pet in a stroller, here are 5 other ways to be lean and green.

1. Move it outdoors – This may sound like a no-brainer, but think of all the things you can do outside that only use YOUR energy. Get creative – besides walking, jogging, or biking, you can also skip, do jumping jacks, or run up and down stairs. You can even throw in some strength training along the way – do a few lunges, squats, pushups, or situps.

We did a lot of exercises that used just our body weight in my Boot Camp class.

2. Take a dip – Go for a swim or get some water exercise canoeing, kayaking, or doing water aerobics.

3. Re-think your drink – Bring your own reusable water bottle for your H2O when you workout instead of using paper cups or buying bottled water.

4. Get your green on – Wear workout clothes made of organic cotton, bamboo, or other natural fibers. And try yoga mats or yoga bags made of recycled materials.

5. Give your old threads and treads a second life – For example, send your worn-out workout clothes to Patagonia and they will recycle them and turn them into new ones. Or drop off your battered sneakers at a Nike Reuse-A-Shoe collection center and they will use them to make basketball courts, running tracks, and playgrounds.

I’m fortunate enough to live in an area where I’m within a mile or two of my bank, gym, and grocery store, so I walk my errands as much as possible. How about you? Got any green exercise tips to share?

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Congrats to FatFighterTV members – Christal P, lisaray, and Gossipista – for winning last week’s giveaway for the ecosumo water bottles. Enjoy!

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Get your drink on with these 20-ounce BPA-free re-usable water bottles from ecosumo.com – a very cool online one-stop green marketplace.

Ecosumo has eco-chic products for a healthier home and a healthier environment – shop for green clothes, furniture, health & beauty items, and so much more. I’m totally loving this website – Stop by and check it out!

Back to the ecosumo water bottles… I have three up for grabs this week. To enter for a chance to win one, just head down to the comments and tell me what you use now for your water, and why you want to replace it with one of these!

A few contest details – it runs through midnight EST this Friday, May 15, you have to have a U.S. mailing address to enter… and we will use random.org to pick the winners.

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Congrats to FatFighterTV member – HollyOU – for winning last week’s giveaway for this Gypsystyle yoga mat bag. Enjoy!

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[Disclosure: I received a complimentary sample of this product. I only post giveaways about products I honestly like, or those I think FatFighterTV members would enjoy.]

In honor of Earth Day, this week’s giveaway is this very cool Gypsystyle yoga mat bag made of 100% recycled plastics. Not only is it earth-friendly, it’s super cute! Not to mention – stylish, lightweight, and water-resistant.

So, since it’s all about Mother Earth this week (and should always be, right?), here’s how to enter to win the Gypsystyle bag – Just tell me what you’ve been doing to be more green. My latest thing is to drink out of a re-usable water bottle and to “walk” my errands whenever I can.

A few contest details – it runs through midnight EST this Friday, April 24, you have to have a U.S. mailing address to enter… and random.org will pick the winner.

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These are no ordinary exercise machines. Nope. When you get on this four-person workout wonder, called Team Dynamo, you pedal together to drive a generator that helps power The Green Microgym – a new environmentally friendly health club that opened last week in Portland, Oregon.

The new gym uses a combination of solar and human power to run the place. It also features treadmills that use 30-percent less electricity, recycled flooring, and green workout classes.

Team Dynamo is kind of like the Fender Blender I told you about last month, only you get to make electricity instead of a smoothie. Pretty cool, huh?

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