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Easy Ways to Green Your Fitness and Daily Routine
Reuse Old Fitness Gear
If you've downward dogged your yoga mat into tatters or have equipment from your days of being in the neighborhood soccer league, blow off the dust bunnies for a cause. Bring new life to your old gear through these programs:
Recycle Your Mat: Send your old mat (or drop it off at a participating location) and this company will work with other organizations to find creative new uses for it.
Sports Gift: Organize a collection in your neighborhood, school, or office for old gear, like soccer balls, tennis racquets, and athletic shoes, and this nonprofit will ship them to underprivileged children worldwide so they can enjoy sports too.
Reuse-a-Shoe: Donate worn sneakers to Nike's Reuse-a-Shoe program and they'll turn your pair into material for playgrounds and other Nike products. Find a drop-off location or start your own shoe drive at Nikereuseashoe.com.
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Better yet, donate shoes that are still wearable (just not appropriate for your long runs anymore) to an organization that will take them overseas for kids who have no shoes at all! There are a number of national organizations and probably a local one in your area, too! Ask around in running clubs or your local fitness store if you haven't already heard of one near you.
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