The air is cool and crisp. The leaves are turning incredible colors, like burnt orange, bright red and golden yellow. Autumn is almost here and you can feel the seasonal change approaching. But before you feel like you want to hibernate for the winter, take advantage of this wonderful time of year to renew your exercise goals, establish a new routine and start creating good habits for the upcoming winter.

With shorter amounts of daylight and cooler temperatures, finding new ways to stay fit might be in order. Here are 12 great Fall fitness ideas for you and your family:

1. Fall is a great time for a walk in the woods. Gather leaves of all shapes and sizes and when you're done making a collage, frame it, and display it on your mantel.
   
   
2. Venture out for a walk to the city park.
   
   
3. If it's too chilly, rainy, or too dark, walk in your local mall.
   
   
4. Go for a hike together as a family.
   
   
5. Bundle up and visit your local beach and go for a walk. Collect shells, play frisbee.
   
   
6. Football season is here so gather up some family and friends for a game of catch or touch football.
   
   
7. Buy a new exercise video or dvd. Use it as a backup when it's too cold to exercise outdoors.
   
   
8. Join the YMCA or a local gym. Take advantage of indoor exercise equipment, group exercise classes. Try something new like pilates or yoga.
   
   
9. Rake leaves. Raking leaves for 30 minutes burns about 100 calories. Make a big pile and let your kids jump in them. Better yet, you jump in them. Then you'll have to re-rake them up, and will burn a few more calories!
   
   
10. Plant fall bulbs in your flower garden.
    
    
11. Visit your local pumpkin patch and walk the entire patch looking for the best pumpkin.
    
    
12. Visit a local corn maze and find your way from the entrance to the exit (tip: getting lost burns more calories and leads to more fun!).