This document provides 10 date ideas that involve physical activity. The ideas include exploring your city on foot, volunteering to walk dogs at an animal shelter together, playing games like catch or Frisbee that involve movement, going on hikes, attending exercise classes together, bike riding, dancing, and intimate activities between partners. The overall message is that these types of active dates are fun, cheap options that can help couples bond through physical activity and conversation while burning calories.

1. 10 fun, cheap date ideas that are sure to get you sweating! (In a
good way!)

2. 10) Be a tourist in your own city.
Walk around, see the sights... with all the interesting conversation starters that are sure to pop up as a
result of exploring the ‘hidden gems’ of your city, you’ll have walked several miles without realizing it
due to all the smiling, laughing, and getting to know each other you’re too busy doing. Exploring helps
prevent any of those ‘awkward silences’ that are pretty much inherent with any first-dates spent sitting
and staring at each other from across a dinner table anyways.
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3. 9) Volunteer to walk a dog together from your local Humane Shelter.
Not only are you bringing the best part of the day to a furry pooch in need; you’re also showing your
date your compassionate and caring side by doing something so thoughtful. Not to mention all the
walking/dragging/pulling you’ll be doing in the meantime!
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4. 8) Play fight!
It’s not for children anymore! Maybe (ok, definitely) not the most subtle form of flirting, but hey, at
least you have many opportunities to cop a feel, while seeing who can pin the other person down first,
or who is more ticklish!
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5. 7) Take a hike!
Pack a picnic and a blanket for something great to look forward to at the top.
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6. 6) Make a Gym Date!
Couples who share the same hobbies and extracurricular activities tend to be more emotionally bonded,
happier, and less stressed. Become each other’s ‘gym buddies’: that extra little bit of motivation will
make a difference, especially when you hold each other accountable for not skipping out on a day.
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7. 5) Ride bikes or rollerblade.
Sure it may be cliché, especially here in Vancouver, but what funner way to get to around town while
toning some serious leg muscles?
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8. 4) Play a game of catch or Frisbee.
Make it into a fun icebreaker game—for every 5 misses, the other person gets to ask a question/dare?
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9. 3) Sign up for a trial kickboxing/yoga/capoeira/ salsa/ballroom/pole dancing/fill in
the blank class together.
Choose something neither of you would normally ever dare to try. You never know how much fun you
might have experimenting with new!
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10. 2) Burn up the dancefloor!
Go to a concert, nightclub, festival, or any dj event where the BPM is higher than your pulse. Not only
will you share a great, fun night of music together (provided you have the same taste!) but dancing is
the best way to burn almost 500 calories an hour… well, maybe apart from the next date idea:
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11. 1) Get between the sheets!
Probably not recommended for a first date, but we all know the benefits of a good steam
session, apart from just the calories burned!
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