• Digging a pool by hand will take longer than by machinesdumping dirt image by Pix by Marti from Fotolia.com
  
  It is a well known fact that exercising in a gym leads to good health. Exercising in a gym duplicates hard physical activity that people used to do before machines did all the hard work for them. You can get back to the days before machines, and do hard work around the house to exercise yourself to good health. Before starting any hard physical activity, always seek the guidance of a qualified medical professional or trainer to ensure you will not overdo it.
  
  

Hand Digging a Small Pool

• People used to dig pools and ponds by hand before the use of a backhoe. You will need shovels, pickaxes, and a wheelbarrow. Lay out the pool in your yard, and start digging. You will have to leave a ramp to get the wheelbarrow in and out of the deepening hole. You will also have to obtain a permit and practice safety such as erecting a barrier fence. If your friends like to exercise as well, you can start a pool digging club, digging out each others' pools. It might take you a couple of months of a little digging each day, but the cost savings and good health are the rewards.
  
  

Build an Addition

• Building an addition to your home requires a lot of hard physical labor. You will have to pour the slab or frame a floor. You will also have to frame walls, and install siding and roofing. If you do not know how to do carpentry work, information is readily available from many books, such as " Details For Conventional Wood Frame Construction," by American Forest and Paper Association. You will have to obtain the necessary permits from your local building department. After permit approval, obtain the lumber and start exercising. You will probably need some assistants. Obtain the help of other people who want to build additions as well. You can build yours, then build theirs.
  
  

Remodeling a Bathroom

• You can do a deep remodeling in a bathroom. This involves tearing out the old fixtures, down to the bare floor, and starting over with the fixtures, floor, and wall treatments you want. This will involve some hard physical activity, and as a result, you will gain a new bathroom and good health at the same time.
  
  

Landscaping

• Instead of using your riding mower, obtain and use a hand mower. You'll get a good aerobic workout and strengthen your leg muscles at the same time. Also, dig holes by hand and plant trees where you want them instead of hiring a landscaper to do it for you.