How Can We Encourage Kids to Be More Active?
From my notes for the Daybreak Show on Fox 92.5 with Trey Radel. It was fun, Southwest Florida !
Q: How can we motivate kids to be more active?
1. STOP for a bit after work and take your children to the park. The 20-30 min you spend with them will change their lives and yours.
2. Always have your tennis shoes and change of clothes or a gym bag in your car. It eliminates your excuses. Children are ready to have fun any time. We do in life, what we make time for and a shift in priorities is necessary. In this fast-paced, crazy life we live in, we forget our children only mimic us. If you’re a couch potato, what do you think you’re going to get
3. We live in Florida, go run on the beach, barefoot in the sand with your children. Play Frisbee. Talk a long walk in shallow water.
4. Pick an active hobby that helps others, like walking an elderly neighbor’s dog.
5. Plan games and activies that are fun but active – regular physical activity can improve mental health and mood for both you and your children and you can add some video games for the night as they can’t get outside so games like WoW Classic are great and you can get gold online for this, read more here.
6. Once school gets out, start your day with a walk in the morning before work, to just talk to your your child(ren). Try it just once and I guarantee it will be the MOST rewarding day you have had in a LONG time. You will have activity and learn something about your child(ren).
7. Take your kids to the pool with a snorkel and fins and thrown money in the pool, they will enjoy hunting for even pennies, dimes and nickels. Make a game out of it. How many can they get with one breath? Have them get only the pennies with one breath. Throw in a few quarters, half-dollars or specialty coins. Then let them keep a few at the end. (ps. Don’t forget the sun screen
FREE Nutritional Seminar – Everyone invited!
I hope you can join me on Thursday, Jan. 27. I’m hosting a FREE nutritional seminar. This informal event will discuss the dietary needs of people exercising on a regular basis. Members and non-members are welcome. Refreshments will be served.
Wednesday, January 27th
10:00am & 6:15pm
Fitness on the Move
13010 Metro Parkway, Fort Myers
Don’t Miss This Event!
For more information, call Kelly Hawley, 239-634-4050 or Kelly.Hawley@AminoRipusa.com.
Fit in fun on Friday and stay active around the holidays!
It’s tempting to ditch your workouts as your days fill up with holiday preparations, parties and errands, but now more than ever, you need to stay active. Exercise will help you deal with added stress and give you energy for everything you need to accomplish. It will also help you manage your weight through the maze of parties and gatherings you’ll be attending. If you have trouble sticking with your usual routine this time of year, come up with a new one. Forget the rules, lower your standards and do whatever you need to do to keep moving:
Shorten Your Cardio. Pare down your cardio routine to whatever time you have, even if it’s only 5 or 10 minutes. Choose activities that are easy to do at a moment’s notice: walking, running, jump roping or cycling. Get the most out of the time you have by working at a high intensity.
Fit in fun on Friday!
It’s Halloween weekend, so while you are enjoying treats, make sure you fit in fitness to offset any extra calories you may enjoy this holiday!
Halloween is the perfect time to enjoy dancing as a way to burn calories and have fun. Try “the monster mash” or other Halloween tunes and dance while you party! If you plan to trick or treat, enjoy a few extra laps around the neighborhood without stopping at every house for a treat! Instead, take the opportunity to enjoy the fall weather and take in the eerie sights and sounds of Halloween as you walk through a park, neighborhood or local trail.
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