Family Fun Fitness

The benefits that physical activity provides our body and mind are endless.  Being physically active every day is just as important as the foods we choose to eat.  Turn of the tube and take some time to be active with your family.

Try the following activities with your family:

• Treasure Hunt Walk – List 5 things to find on your family walk:  leaf, pinecone, twig, dandelion, rock, etc.
• Turn on the radio and dance around the house.
• Introduce the games you loved as a child to your children such as:  Tag, Hide in Go Seek, Jump Rope, Duck Duck Goose, Ring Around the Rosy, Red Rover, and Hopscotch.
• Walk to the library and check out a book.
• Get off your feet and go swimming.
• Organize a neighborhood trash pick up.
• Take a martial arts class with your family.
• Run through the sprinkler.
• Walk the dog.
• Try new fitness classes like yoga and pilates at your local recreational center.
• Play Wiffle Ball.