Physical Activities for Teens

  • Washing and waxing a car for 45 to 60 minutes
  • Washing windows or floors for 45 to 60 minutes
  • Playing volleyball for 45 minutes
  • Playing touch football for 30 to 45 minutes
  • Gardening for 30 to 45 minutes
  • Walking 13⁄4 miles in 35 minutes
  • Shooting baskets for 30 minutes
  • Bicycling 5 miles in 30 minutes
  • Dancing fast for 30 minutes
  • Raking leaves for 30 minutes
  • Walking 2 miles in 30 minutes
  • Performing water aerobics for 30 minutes
  • Swimming laps for 20 minutes
  • Playing a game of basketball for 15 to 20 minutes
  • Bicycling 4 miles in 15 minutes
  • Jumping rope for 15 minutes
  • Running 11⁄2 miles in 15 minutes
  • Shoveling snow for 15 minutes
  • Stair climbing for 15 minutes

  • Feelings of abandonment can compromise your teens well-being and emotional health. Abandonment represents a core human fear, according to Psychotherapist Susan Anderson in an article for Abandonment.net. Whether due to actual abandonment or specific
  • All boys go through a voice change during puberty. On average, the voice starts changing at age 12 ½, but it may occur anytime between the ages of 10 and 15. As boys mature, their larynxes get bigger and their vocal cords thicken, producing a