Skip the gym and burn those calories while improving the beauty of your landscape. The simple act of pulling and cultivating weeds out of your lawn and garden can burn as many as 300 calories an hour. Plus it is good for the garden and the environment. Weeds compete with grass and your garden plants for moisture and nutrients. Many attract insects and diseases that can infest your desirable plants. Plus pulling, digging or cultivating weeds means fewer chemicals in the environment. Weed when the soil is moist for easier pulling.  Enlist your family’s help and make weeding the lawn and garden a game. Offer prizes and rewards for those who participate. Or how about a Garden Party where you and friends take turns weeding and entertaining in each other’s gardens.