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When executed correctly, summer is a season of fireworks, frozen drinks and outdoor make-outs. But without fun friends and fun plans, you could end up shuttling despondently back and forth between your air-conditioned office and your air-conditioned living room.

To make sure they don't blow play-suit weather on "I Survived a Japanese Game Show," these readers armed themselves with an arsenal of friends and outdoor activities.

After the jump: We brought you a list of tips to get healthy with a buddy and ways your friends can make you look better than ever. Check out these pointers from commenters and Twitterers who gave us their best ideas to make sure this summer is fit and friend-filled.

Tell Us: Leave a comment and let us know how you're making the most of watermelon weather.

Flax chick said, "Get some 'healthy' friends. Before I dropped serious poundage, I had the friends that were always up for getting a pizza or sitting around watching tv and having oreos(double stuffed!) and ice cream."

StarDust888S said, "I simply cannot stand dull people, who sit around and do nothing else. I can't STAND coffee klatches. My friends have always, since teenagehood, been a crazy array of very lively (but not destructive), intelligent, emotional and crazy personalities."

wondermousse said, "try gathering a few friends who will go somewhere to bunji jump, learn to surf, sky dive, etc. definetly breaks me out of the blahs!!!!!!"

Emily said, "Beach volleyball is how my group of friends tackles summer boredum - and we live in Illinois! Many local sports complexes have outdoor sand volleyball courts where we can grill out and either have tournements or just goof around."

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