59 Examples of Active Living

John Spacey, June 30, 2021

Active living is regular physical activity that occurs over a sustained period of time measured in years and decades. This is one element of an individual's lifestyle or way of life. Active living need not include intense exercise but simply indicates that you are regularly moving. The key here is that physical activity be enjoyable, accessible and rewarding such that it is easy to sustain over your entire life. The following are illustrative examples of activities that may contribute to an active lifestyle.

Aerobic Exercise	Badminton
Balancing Exercises	Beekeeping
Birdwatching	Bodyboarding
Camping	Canoeing
Carpentry	Climbing
Cycling	Dance
Diving	Dodgeball
Dog Walking	Fishing
Frisbee	Gardening
Golf	Gymnastics
Hide and Seek	Hiking
Home Improvement	Housework
Hula Hoop	Improv
Inline Skating	Jogging
Live Action Role Play (LARP)	Martial Arts
Mountaineering	Musical Performance
Nature Photography	Performance Art
Physical Labor	Play
Rowing	Sailing
Skateboarding	Skating
Skiing	Skip Rope
Snowshoeing	Soccer
Social Dance	Street Hockey
Street Photography	Strengthening Exercises
Stretching	Surfing
Swimming	Tag
Team Sports	Throw & Catch
Trampolining	Video Games That Involve Movement
Walking	Workouts
Yoga

Active living includes physical activity at work. If you have a physical job that involves much walking, this could be considered an active lifestyle.

Active living guidelines vary by nation and region but 90 minutes of activity per day would typically qualify.

Unstructured play is an important type of physical activity for children.

Many sports have some risk of injury such that governments tend to recommend safe activities such as walking or workout classes. It is advisable to consider risk-reward as injuries can be a major obstacle to staying active. In many cases, people find activities personally rewarding such that they are willing to accept reasonable risks.

The point of active living is to engage in physical activity every day or at least every week and to sustain this for your entire life. This requires activities that you find enjoyable and rewarding such that you aren't wasting your time or likely to quit.

The joy of physical activity can be cultivated. In other words, you can learn to like it.

Other elements of a healthy lifestyle such as a good sleep and healthy diet tend to help individuals to stay active as these may boost energy and mood.

Walking is a primary component of active living. The walkability of a neighborhood tends to greatly influence levels of active living in an area.