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Bookmark & shareRome's activities (apart from the mandatory sightseeing) usually involve nothing more strenuous than eating, drinking and listening to good music. Conceivably you could work up a sweat running up and down the Spanish Steps; though everyone will get excited thinking you're chasing a pickpocket.
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swimming
You can swim in Rome, but only if you're quite determined. Try the beaches on the Lazio coast, or if you can't be bothered going that far, at a hotel pool; the best other alternative is the large outdoor Piscina delle Rose, in EUR, open from May to September.
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cycling
You can rent bicycles and cycle near the Porta Pinciana in Villa Borghese.
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jogging
Villa Doria Pamphili, 2km (1mi) south of the Vatican, is the largest park in Rome and a lovely spot for a jog or gentle stroll.
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horse riding
Horse riding is available at the exclusive Il Galoppatoio equestrian club in Villa Borghese, but exclusivity costs money, lots of it.
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bath house
If you're sore from foot-slogging from one monument to the next, reward yourself by escaping to the relaxing thermal springs mentioned in Dante's Divine Comedy. They're near Viterbo, 90km (55mi) north of Rome.
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