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Let's Raise Healthier Kids!
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It's no secret that kids are getting heavier and heavier, just like adults. It is our responsibility to teach our children to take care of themselves just like we teach them other things like to be honest, clean and to study. With children, unlike adults, staying active is easier because they have so much energy and they love it. We are, or have become, the lazy ones!
Making fitness a priority is a must. When kids start young, studies show they will be more likely to continue these habits in their older years. Whether the whole family decides to get involved in a soccer or volley ball game on weekends, or whether you decide to spend 15 minutes after work throwing the ball back and forth or playing Frisbee, etc, it is time well spent. Older kids can even plan their workouts like adults to help accountability if they have a goal in mind that they want to reach.
Of course, having support is key. Not everyone has the internal motivation of an athlete and kids truly do well with support from their family and friends. Older kids with friends can set goals to train for races for example. Younger kids can be supported enough with cheers from their own parents.
A great place to start, when kids are young, is to get them involved in activities outside school like dance, gymnastics, martial arts, sports, etc. If you see your kid has a special interest or ability in one activity, encourage it and maybe drop other activities to make more time for this one. What a better way to promote wellness than encouraging them to do something they enjoy. This goes for anyone!
The lives of children are shaped by their families more than anything else. Using this as an incentive for yourself to make healthy changes in your own life is a great way to help your child and yourself! Read on for 20 ways to help raise healthier kids.
Renee Brunetti LD/N, NSCA-CPT, ACSM
Nutrition Specialist
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