Summer is the perfect time to head outside. You can enjoy the great outdoors (and get in some cardio) while walking through your neighborhood or running around the block. If you have a bike and a helmet, consider taking a daily bike ride instead. Look online for a kid-friendly "30-Day" walking or running challenge. This will give you something to work towards every day! Can't make it to the putting green this summer? Play frisbee golf instead! Set up a course around your house or neighborhood and assign a par to each hole. You and your friends will spend hours competing for the best score. In your spare time, design a course map and score cards. Before tvs, computers, and tablets, kids spent their summer days playing games, like tag, outdoors. The next time you get together with friends, consider playing: Red rover Sharks and minnows Wiffle ball Four-square Kick ball Capture the flag Hide and seek Who needs a campground when you have a backyard? Spend the night or weekend at your backyard campsite. After you've pitched the tent, sit around the fire (or grill) toasting marshmallows and stargazing. Ask your parents for permission and help. Sometimes it is just too hot to be outside. On these occasions, move your workout indoors. You can check-out a workout dvd from your local library or use one of the numerous free online exercise videos. This is also a great way to try new exercises!

Summary: Walk, run, or take a bike ride. Set up a frisbee golf in your backyard. Play games. Camp in your backyard. Exercise indoors to beat the heat.

. Beachy hair is usually achieved through the combination of sun and the salty ocean spray. If you don't have access to a beach, you can fake your way to California girl hair by using a leave-in salt spray, which will create a thick, wavy texture to hair of all colors, lengths, and textures. You can make your own salt spray using water and dissolved table salt, or you can purchase a sea salt spray from your local salon. If you do use a sea salt spray regularly, be sure to condition your hair, as well, as salt can be extremely drying. Because California is known for its sunshine, it comes as no surprise that the quintessential California girl has sun-bleached hair. To mimic the fresh, youthful appearance of beachy hair, you can have your hair highlighted or bleached in a salon, or you can do it yourself by applying some lemon juice to your hair and sitting in the sun over the course of a few days. Typically, California girl hair is associated with hair that is at least a little bit wavy, rather than hair that has been straightened or relaxed. Because Californian style is focused on looking effortless and relaxed, allowing your hair to embrace its own natural texture, whether that means a tight curl or a barely-there wave. If you do not have wavy hair, you can tease it, add a salt spray, or even create uneven and messy curls with a curling iron. Although long hair is not a strict requirement, the California girl style is usually embodied by long, flowing hair. If you are able, opt for long, let-down hair in a natural texture. If you do have short hair, make sure you play it up by making it as messy and wavy as you can.

Summary: Use salt spray Opt for highlights or balayage. Opt for wavy over straight. Wear your hair long.

Secure the mask over your face before you go onto the field to protect yourself from the ball. If you're twelve years old or younger, get a youth-sized mask. If you're older than twelve, get an adult-sized mask. You can find a fielder's mask online or at your local sporting goods store. You don't have to be a pitcher or third basemen to wear a fielder's mask. If you're worried about getting hit in the head with the ball, wear the mask whenever you're in the infield. Fasten the chin strap on the helmet so it's secure on your head. Keep the helmet on as you're running the bases. You can find a batting helmet online or at your local sporting goods store. To get the right size batting helmet, measure the circumference of your head just above your ears. When buying a helmet, choose the size that corresponds with the measurement you took of your head. To keep yourself safe from fast-flying pitches, you want to put on a helmet, throat guard, chest guard, shin guards, and a catchers' mitt. Keep these items on the entire time you're on the field to prevent injury. Batting gloves will prevent the stinging sensation you get when you hit the ball. Look for a pair of batting gloves at your local sporting goods store or online. Before you buy a pair of batting gloves, measure the distance between the base of your palm (where you wrist starts) and the tip of your middle finger. Batting gloves are sized using this measurement.
Summary: Wear a fielder's mask if you're a pitcher or third basemen. Put on a batting helmet before you bat. Wear the necessary safety gear if you're a catcher. Get batting gloves if your hands hurt when you bat.