I want to get out more but my friends are reluctant and stay inside all to often, what can I do?

Do your friends smoke weed or do some other drugs? I know people who stay inside all the time, but they are weed smokers. If not, maybe you should just find some more active friends. Are your friends in good shape? Maybe they feel too fat for a bike ride. Well if worst comes to worst find some new friends who are active. When you want to stay in you hang with one group and when you want to go out you hang with the other group.

@Horus515
The majority of my friends are out of shape, I think it has more to do with their addiction to the xbox 360 than their embarrassment and fear of doing actual physical effort.
Because of peoples life styles it seems the only choice I have is the large group that are not necessarily out of shape but people who do not want to do exercise, and a smaller minority of people who already spend a fair amount of time exercising, I will feel inadequate next to them, but that’s maybe a price I’ll have to pay.

Go out and do what interests you and you’ll find some friends that are fun for you.

@SeventhSense
I do that, I even tried a kite (It’s funnier than it sounds) hopping to get them out because it doesn’t take too much effort, to tell you I failed.

Find the one in the group that is easiest to manipulate, and then lure him out of his hole with the prospect of meeting girls or going to the comic book store or something. Assuming he reads comics is probably unfair, but there’s a good chance I’m spot on.

Are there any groups at school of people who do outdoors-y activities? You should introduce yourself! Are there team sports at your school? You might join a team to be around more similarly inclined people. Ask your teachers or counselors if they know of teen groups for bikers and swimmers. You might have to search online for organizations geared to outdoor activities in your area. If your town is listed on meetup.com, that might help.

Join an outdoor sport’s team. Make friends with your teammates, then you can get out and be active with your friends. :) Many places have adult co ed recreational soccer or rugby teams, or you could take river rafting/rock climbing classes and make friends there.

@aprilsimnel
How old do you think I am?

@Myndecho
No I didn’t say, to get them to go out (why do people think they can make people do things?) but find what interests you and find other friends. Don’t waste your time. Life is too short.

Drag all their asses outside and tell that being sedentary is not only unpopular, it’s unhealthy. It’s time to go on field trips and start having fun again.

I would just get out there on your own. It might take a little while to make new friends, but at least you are being true to yourself. I figure the more true you are to yourself, than the happier you will be. I had to do this at one point in my life. I wanted to hang out with people who were more passionate about the same things as me, so I just up and did my own thing. I lost my old friends, but made so many amazing new ones.

There are huge communities surrounded around all kinds of sports: biking and yoga. You could take a class or join a bike co-op, but mostly is sounds like you should take control of your life. Life is too short!

Oh man, I have the same problem… all my friend from home are just as active as I am, but everyone I’ve met in college is not adventurous in the least. It’s immensely depressing. one thing that might work would be to make a list or all the rad stuff you can think of. If they see the list, they might be able to find at least one thing they would enjoy… If not, It may be time to find some new friends.

Find a rock climbing gym near you, or a Parkour team, I’ve found that the kids -(I use the term loosely)—that hang around those places are intelligent, fun, active, and usually have a really good sense of humor.

I’m 20 if that makes a difference.

@Myndecho -16–18? If I’m wrong, do forgive me.

Cut the power to their house. That’ll show ‘em.

New friends!

You can have many circles of friends, just find some who enjoy going outside – by going outside.

seems like your friends have low self esteem and are overweight. when you are a little on the chunky side, you want to stay in.

whew. you got follicle overload on them details honey. i still love ya!

go by yourself you don’t need a bunch of people to do all those things, that even my help you to meet new people with the same hobbies you have…

Do you have a basketball hoop? Most guys, even if they are out of shape don’t mind basketball if they must do something outside. Maybe that’s a good way for them to get in shape?Y’all could make it a weekly/daily event.

Just go ahead outside without them. Go for a walk, dig some holes, or whatever. Just go.

If you want to find a few more active friends then go where active people hang out, such as the gym, a bicycle shop, the pool, a sailing or canoeing or hiking club, or the nearest park.

When you go out take a frisbee or a ball with you and ask a likely looking person if they would like to play catch. Even better, take a dog if you have one – that’s a great way to meet people who like to go walking.

Volunteer somewhere that has to do with being outside. Help coach a kids’ team, offer some time at a nature center, hang out with bird watchers, participate in Earth Day or Arbor Day activities, adopt a section of road and invite a friend or two to help you pick up the trash, or any other number of outdoor activities.

You don’t have to give up your x-Box friends, just add a few outside friends to the mix.

@Darwin

Dig some holes? Hmmm. Thats what I’m gonna do this weekend. I’ma grab my shovel and go hole diggin. I’ll even sing a little song… Just a-skippin along, jus me an my shovel, diggin up holes, and makin’ people mad, sometimes I skip and I’m always smilin, jus diggin up holes, my shovel and me!

Hey, digging holes can be fun, and sometimes people even pay you to dig holes. My step-son’s uncle and grandfather have made a very nice living digging ditches.

And actually, “digging holes” in our family is a euphemism for gardening, which in itself is a euphemism for “I just have to be outside for a while because the weather is just too perfect!” We also call it “making dirt” as in “Mom is out in the backyard making dirt.”

@Darwin

LOL. I get it now. I can get down with some gardening. Maybe that will even help with this guys fat friends…since the motivation for them can be that eventually there will be food, they might be more apt to get outside to garden. Who knows?