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    18 Ways To Get Fit Like A Kid In Melbourne

    Make like an under-ager with a workout that's fun AND effective.

    1. Bounce Fit

    2. Dodgeball

    3. Bubble Soccer

    4. The Circus Spot

    5. Tree surfing

    6. Medibank Icehouse

    7. The Stampede

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    Get in costume, get muddy and prove your fitness at this annual obstacle course event. You've got until November to get fit for the 5km or 10km course of mud, cargo nets, slides and live wires charged with 10,000 volts. This year it's being held in the Yarra Valley and entry starts from $70 if you register early (and includes a Stampede T-shirt and a cold beer at the finish line!).

    8. The Shed

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    About an hour east of the city in Cranbourne you'll find this epic indoor skatepark with a street course, vert ramp, bowl and foam pit. It's $9.50 for a three hour session or $17 for the whole day.

    9. Fly Factory

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    Take a leaf out of Pink's book with trapeze for adults in Blackburn. Casual classes cost $60 or you can buy five or 10-packs or even sign up for a 10-week course to really boost your "flying" skills.

    10. Cardio Tennis

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    If love, deuce and matchpoint are too much for you to get your head around, give Cardio Tennis a shot - you'll play tennis-inspired games to loud tunes. Available all over Melbourne, you'll join up to 10 other participants. Start off with a free trial at your local club.

    11. Extreme Air Adventure

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    You don't have to get to Queensland for an adrenalin-pumping theme park ride - just 25 mins out of the Melbourne CBD in Taylor's Lakes, you can do rod bungee, rock climbing and heaps more. Entry costs $39.99 for adults or there are family passes if you've got some littlies with you.

    12. Hooplovers

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    Take a time warp back to childhood with hula hooping classes that are a serious ab workout. There are group classes on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in Brunswick (four week courses cost $80) or you can do some private lessons ($65 an hour) for one-on-one help with your technique.

    13. Amazing Race

    14. Fusion Dance

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    With hip hop, pole dancing, dancehall, samba, African, ballet and more, the menu at Fusion in Fitzroy is like a smorgasboard of styles that promise to give you cred on the d-floor this Saturday. Drop-in classes cost $18.50.

    15. Cliffhanger

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    If you can't make it to an actual cliff face, at 20m high, the tallest indoor rockclimbing wall in the southern hemisphere ought to give you a buzz. Head to Altona North for a climb that's just $17 for an all-day pass.

    16. Rap jumping

    17. Inflatable World

    18. Tech Assault