11 Fun ways to get a hot body without hitting the gym

Cycling is the best way to enjoy nature while burning calories. It gets your heart rate up while keeping your quadriceps, calves, glutes and hamstrings engaged. Plus, the best part is it won't feel like an exercise because your mind will be immersed in enjoying the local scenery.

Bring out your competitive spirit by challenging your friend to a game of tennis. It will increase your cardiovascular health, flexibility, speed, strength and coordination, all the while burning fat. It's a fantastic overall workout.

This summer, lose your body fat in the pool. It's a great total body workout because it keeps every muscle of your body engaged. It builds lean muscles while trimming your waist. Because water is denser than air, you put much more effort in your kicks and pushes. Swimming can burn significant fat from your thighs, arms, shoulders and glutes.

Like surfing? Then surf your way to a sculpted body. It's fun, challenging and a calorie burner. It engages both your upper and lower body, while giving you a stronger core. It's an intense great cardiovascular workout that strengthens your muscles.

Lose your paunch while working on that yard. Shoveling and mowing the lawn can be some serious calorie burning activities. Turning the compost, planting greens, chopping wood, weeding or just strolling around the garden can burn fat as well. Plus the squatting and bending works great for toning your thighs and glutes.

Repetitive jumping and running will work your quads, hamstrings, glutes and calf muscles. The side lunges and one leg lifts will increase your balance; plus, moving on the sand while constantly swinging your arms will keep your heart rate up.

Golf might look like a sedentary game but it's actually not. Instead of motorized carts, walk the course while carrying the clubs. The weight of the added bag will make golf a good cardio workout.

Whip out your inline skates and take a spin around your neighborhood. To intensify this workout, pump your arms and legs as quickly as you can, and skate on an inclined surface.

It's not just the horse that gets a good workout, but the rider does too. Horseback riding is very good for your abdominal and dorsal region. Also, to stay up, the rider has to keep her thighs and glutes contracted. It's a good medium intensity total body workout. Ask any rider how they feel after they're done horseback riding and their answer will be "Sore".

The running, lunges, leaps and stretches keep your whole body active. It's very good to tone up your quads, hamstrings, glutes and calves. Swinging the racket while hitting the shuttlecock engages your core, back, shoulder and arm too. It will also increase your balance and coordination. By the end of the game you will definitely find yourself sweating.

It's summer. Chances are you are going on a vacation or even if you're not, it's a great season to explore you where you live. Go walking or hiking up the hill. It will tone your hamstrings and glutes, and leave you breathless.