Daily Tip: 10 Tips to Get Kids Active

10 Tips for Raising Active and Fit Kids
• Restrict television, movies, videos, and
computer games to less than two hours a day.  

• If it’s safe to walk or bike rather than drive, do
so when you can. If your child is too young to
bicycle to school on their own, bicycle with
them if possible!

• Set the example for your children by using
stairs instead of elevators and walking up
escalators, rather than just standing on them.

• Plan family outings and vacations that involve
activities such as hiking, bicycling, skiing, and
swimming.

• Give your children some age-appropriate
household chores that require physical exer-
tion. Mowing lawns, raking leaves, scrubbing
floors, and taking out the garbage not only
teach responsibility but can be good exercise.

• Observe sports and activities your children
like, and then find out about lessons and clubs.
Some children thrive on team sports; others
prefer individual activities.

• Choose fitness-oriented gifts—jump rope,
mini trampoline, tennis racket, baseball bat,
a youth membership at the local YMCA or
YWCA—and minimize the “low activity” gifts
such as video games.

• Take advantage of your city’s recreation
opportunities, from soccer leagues to fun runs.

• Strollers and playpens are high on conve-
nience but low on activity potential. Try to free
your infant from these mechanical restraints
whenever and wherever he or she can safely
move around.

• When your children are bored, suggest
something that gets them moving, like playing
catch or building a snowman in the yard.

Tips Provided by Shaklee Superwell, Super Fit Kids.  Read 28 more pages of information on kids and health, free & no registration required: superwell_superkids

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