Getting America’s children to exercise has never been more difficult as the new boob-tube generation slouches in front of TVs, or sits for hours, mesmerized behind shoot-out video and computer games.
However, it is possible to foster a regular exercise pattern for children from an early age, with simple activities that are more “fun” than “exercise
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Thursday, August 03, 2006
Saturday, June 10, 2006
Family Fitness
Family Fitness
Fit families are healthy families who have an active lifestyle. Frequently, they enjoy the things they do together, and the things they do together foster better communication and closer relationships than watching TV does.
Family fitness takes some parental commitment, leadership, and imagination, and you may have to listen to a lot of grousing and whining to start with, but the entire family will benefit as a result. Five factors that affect your family fitness plan are cost, convenience, family-friendly environment, fun, and success.
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Fit families are healthy families who have an active lifestyle. Frequently, they enjoy the things they do together, and the things they do together foster better communication and closer relationships than watching TV does.
Family fitness takes some parental commitment, leadership, and imagination, and you may have to listen to a lot of grousing and whining to start with, but the entire family will benefit as a result. Five factors that affect your family fitness plan are cost, convenience, family-friendly environment, fun, and success.
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Friday, May 05, 2006
Helping Your Overweight Child
Helping Your Overweight Child
Be Supportive.
One of the most important things you can do to help overweight children is to let them know that they are OK whatever their weight. Children's feelings about themselves often are based on their parents' feelings about them. If you accept your children at any weight, they will be more likely to accept and feel good about themselves.
It is also important to talk to your children about weight, allowing them to share their concerns with you. Your child probably knows better than anyone else that he or she has a weight problem. For this reason, overweight children need support, acceptance, and encouragement from their parents.
Focus on the family.
Parents should try not to set children apart because of their weight, but focus on gradually changing their family's physical activity and eating habits. Family involvement helps to teach everyone healthful habits and does not single out the overweight child.
Increase your family's physical activity.
Regular physical activity, combined with healthy eating habits, is the most efficient and healthful way to control your weight. It is also an important part of a healthy lifestyle. Some simple ways to increase your family's physical activity include the following:
Be a role model for your children. If your children see that you are physically active and have fun, they are more likely to be active and stay active for the rest of their lives.
Plan family activities that provide everyone with exercise and enjoyment, like walking, dancing, biking, or swimming. For example, schedule a walk with your family after dinner instead of watching TV. Make sure that you plan activities that can be done in a safe environment.
Be sensitive to your child's needs. Overweight children may feel uncomfortable about participating in certain activities. It is important to help your child find physical activities that they enjoy and that aren't embarrassing or too difficult.
Reduce the amount of time you and your family spend in sedentary activities, such as watching TV or spending time on the computer.
Become more active throughout your day and encourage your family to do so as well. For example, walk up the stairs instead of taking the elevator, or do some activity during a work or school break-get up and stretch or walk around.
The point is not to make physical activity an unwelcome chore, but to make the most of the opportunities you and your family have to be active.
Teach your family healthy eating habits.
Teaching healthy eating practices early will help children approach eating with the right attitude -- that food should be enjoyed and is necessary for growth, development, and for energy to keep the body running.
The best way to begin is to learn more about children's nutritional needs by reading or talking with a health professional and then to offer them some healthy options, allowing your children to choose what and how much they eat.
Source: National Institutes of Health
Dance Dance revolution is a great fun way to motivate your kids to exercise with dance! They will not realize they are exercising :)
Be Supportive.
One of the most important things you can do to help overweight children is to let them know that they are OK whatever their weight. Children's feelings about themselves often are based on their parents' feelings about them. If you accept your children at any weight, they will be more likely to accept and feel good about themselves.
It is also important to talk to your children about weight, allowing them to share their concerns with you. Your child probably knows better than anyone else that he or she has a weight problem. For this reason, overweight children need support, acceptance, and encouragement from their parents.
Focus on the family.
Parents should try not to set children apart because of their weight, but focus on gradually changing their family's physical activity and eating habits. Family involvement helps to teach everyone healthful habits and does not single out the overweight child.
Increase your family's physical activity.
Regular physical activity, combined with healthy eating habits, is the most efficient and healthful way to control your weight. It is also an important part of a healthy lifestyle. Some simple ways to increase your family's physical activity include the following:
Be a role model for your children. If your children see that you are physically active and have fun, they are more likely to be active and stay active for the rest of their lives.
Plan family activities that provide everyone with exercise and enjoyment, like walking, dancing, biking, or swimming. For example, schedule a walk with your family after dinner instead of watching TV. Make sure that you plan activities that can be done in a safe environment.
Be sensitive to your child's needs. Overweight children may feel uncomfortable about participating in certain activities. It is important to help your child find physical activities that they enjoy and that aren't embarrassing or too difficult.
Reduce the amount of time you and your family spend in sedentary activities, such as watching TV or spending time on the computer.
Become more active throughout your day and encourage your family to do so as well. For example, walk up the stairs instead of taking the elevator, or do some activity during a work or school break-get up and stretch or walk around.
The point is not to make physical activity an unwelcome chore, but to make the most of the opportunities you and your family have to be active.
Teach your family healthy eating habits.
Teaching healthy eating practices early will help children approach eating with the right attitude -- that food should be enjoyed and is necessary for growth, development, and for energy to keep the body running.
The best way to begin is to learn more about children's nutritional needs by reading or talking with a health professional and then to offer them some healthy options, allowing your children to choose what and how much they eat.
Source: National Institutes of Health
Dance Dance revolution is a great fun way to motivate your kids to exercise with dance! They will not realize they are exercising :)
Friday, April 07, 2006
How Dance Dance revolution is getting kids off the couch
How Dance Dance Revolution is getting kids off the couch
Dance Dance revolution is the latest dance craze that is a fun and addictive way to lose weight and get into shape.
Are you concerned about the lack of exercise your child is getting?
Would you like to see them up and moving instead of sitting around so much?
Dance Dance revolution is the latest dance craze that is a fun and addictive way to help your child get get up and move without realizes they are even exercising.
Our kids health and fitness is more important today than ever before since video games, TV and computers are turning our kids into couch potatoes.
This new dance craze called Dance Dance revolution is a video game played on a gaming system but it is not your typical video game. This fun and exciting Dance pad is hooked up to any play station or Xbox then the player chooses one of their favorite songs from the DDR video game.
Read more
Dance Dance revolution is the latest dance craze that is a fun and addictive way to lose weight and get into shape.
Are you concerned about the lack of exercise your child is getting?
Would you like to see them up and moving instead of sitting around so much?
Dance Dance revolution is the latest dance craze that is a fun and addictive way to help your child get get up and move without realizes they are even exercising.
Our kids health and fitness is more important today than ever before since video games, TV and computers are turning our kids into couch potatoes.
This new dance craze called Dance Dance revolution is a video game played on a gaming system but it is not your typical video game. This fun and exciting Dance pad is hooked up to any play station or Xbox then the player chooses one of their favorite songs from the DDR video game.
Read more
Sunday, March 12, 2006
Ultimate recipe collection. It is really a great collection of recipe ebooks that you can use however you want.
If you're looking for a collection of Hot Selling - Niche Market - Master Resell Rights products that you can quickly get online and start selling then you've come to the right place. . . .
You've just discovered one of the biggest collections of 'Niche Themed' products that's ever been put together. . .
. . . . There's 28 individual products, most with their own ready made web sites.
And here's the exciting part . . . many of the individual products contain both ready to sell PDF books and the original source material so if you want to you can re-edit and create as many 'new' books or collections as you want.
All With Full Master Resell Rights - Take this collection and set up the individual sites, create new collections or add them to membership sites - the choice is yours and you're free to market them any way you choose.
Ultimate Recipe Collection
If you're looking for a collection of Hot Selling - Niche Market - Master Resell Rights products that you can quickly get online and start selling then you've come to the right place. . . .
You've just discovered one of the biggest collections of 'Niche Themed' products that's ever been put together. . .
. . . . There's 28 individual products, most with their own ready made web sites.
And here's the exciting part . . . many of the individual products contain both ready to sell PDF books and the original source material so if you want to you can re-edit and create as many 'new' books or collections as you want.
All With Full Master Resell Rights - Take this collection and set up the individual sites, create new collections or add them to membership sites - the choice is yours and you're free to market them any way you choose.
Ultimate Recipe Collection
Sunday, January 01, 2006
fitness and kids
Welcome to my blog. I would like to introduce everyone to www.fitnessandkids.com
Please stop by there and take a look at what we offer.
Please stop by there and take a look at what we offer.
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