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"Active"-ity Challenge of the Week

Camping

Camping is a fun and unforgettable experience, especially when you go in South Dakota. The wide variety of landscapes in South Dakota provide you with some of the best places to go camping, and what better way to get some time outdoors exercising than to take your friends and family on a camping trip. One of the closer campgrounds to Sioux Falls is Newton Hills State Park, located six miles south of Canton off of County Road 135. During your stay will have plenty of time to take a bike ride on the Woodland Trail, National Recreational Trail or six-mile multi-use trail.

Another campground in the Sioux Falls vicinity is Palisades State Park. Located seven miles north and one mile west of Interstate 90, exit 410, the Palisades offer a wide variety of activities to participate in. The favorite for most people is rock climbing. Courses are offered for beginning rock climbers through Sylvan Rocks Climbing School & Survival Guide Service. Mike Greeno, an AMGA Certifited TR Guide, will help you learn the basics of rock climbing. For more information on rock climbing programs at Palisades, visit Sylvan Rocks.

These two campgrounds just scratch the surface of the several amazing campgrounds located in South Dakota. Try a different activity at each site you visit for optimal exercise benefits! For a listing and details of campgrounds near you, visit Travel SD.

Sioux Falls Parks

Variety is a key component in your weight loss and increasingly active lifestyle. Sioux Falls is home to over 70 public parks - just think of it as 70 new and different opportunities to diversify your work-outs and family activities!

Throughout the 12 weeks of the Avera McKennan Community Weight Loss Challenge, we will be bringing you regularly updated tips on making use of our local parks. We'll also remind you of the many uses for our extensive city bike trail system! Be sure to check back and plan a day each week when your team and/or your family can make use of the city parks!

Got a favorite "active-ity" you enjoy in a city park? Share it with your fellow Challengers by clicking on the LivingWellCommunity.com tree on your right! You can post your favorite or ask others for suggestions. Join the discussion going on now!