Give your inner child a workout - Trend

Sunset, Jan, 2003 by Liz Krieger, Laura Randall, Heidi Schuessler

EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING IN SAN FRANCISCO, PEOPLE ARE PLAYING SIMON SAYS.

They're also joining rousing games of freeze tag and going for it in kickball. They're working out. It's a women's fitness class called Urban Recess, and it's one of a growing number of traveler-friendly programs (drop-ins welcome) along the West Coast that explore having fun as a way to exercise. "Most of the time, people don't even realize that they're working out," says Kristen Lena, assistant director of Urban Recess. More information: www.urbanrecess.com or (510) 459-8122. In Southern California, join Friday Night Skate--free 10-mile trek accompanied by '70s disco emanating from a boom box strapped to a skater's back. More information: www.fridaynightskate.org or (310) 577-5283. In Seattle, check out Zum, an antigym in Belltown that will get you playing in the sandbox and on the balance beam or learning African dance. www.clubzum.com or (206) 443-3933.