Blue skies and sunshine ? yes British summertime has burst onto the calendar, so it is the perfect time to shape up across the UK.

Galloping across rolling countryside, sailing along Britain?s waterways and walking along the coastline are just some of the options to entice even the less energetic visitor of the sofa.

For the more adventurous, mountain climbing, white water rafting and even bog snorkelling are also on offer.

As an added incentive to getting up and active, i-uk.com ? the essential guide to the UK ? has teamed up with VisitBritain to offer an array of outdoor prizes, including an all-weather jacket worth more than £100. Also up for grabs is a year?s membership to the Youth Hostel Association, which offers discounts at all its venues across the world, and bags of i-uk goodies. All you have to do to enter is visit www.i-uk.com/getactive and answer three simple questions. Editor of i-uk.com, Shauna McLean, said: ?Getting active in the UK is a fantastic way not only to get into shape but to get out there and explore some amazing scenery. Hiking for example is cheap and gives access to wonderful rural locations or historic trails through UK?s cities?.

?There are also some really great adrenalin and adventure sports on offer such as coast steering which involves traversing rocks and cliff jumping. With so much going on there is just no excuse for not taking part.?

i-uk.com also provides a wide range of information on sports and activities across the UK including special features, frequently asked questions and links to official sites. There are also regular postcards, photo galleries and quizzes.

The competition will run from April 1 to May 16 and has been launched to promote VisitBritain?s new Get Active Channel.