FIT KIDS - MINUTE BY MINUTE

To help you and your child get in the habit of being active I would suggest you take it a minute at a time.

 Childhood obesity is at record levels and it is expected that for the first time in over 100 years this generation of children may have shorter and unhealthier lives than their parents.  You must take this situation and your kids health seriously.

If this is a change in your lifestyle too, then I hope you are considering what you need to do to make the necessary switch.  To make this lifestyle change stick you must make really small changes; make each one a habit, which takes a couple of weeks.  Take it minute by minute.

Nutrition in childhood and physical fitness for kids starts with parents…that would be you.  If you are going to make a purchase to facilitate these changes I would suggest a kitchen timer.  They cost about $8, which you can likely handle if you take some junk food or processed food out of your shopping cart.

Challenge your kids to do some active for literally one minute, set the timer…jumping jacks, knee lifts, running on the spot, squats, and do it with them.  Make your kid's workouts (and yours) one minute long to begin with.  Those would be small changes, and do it for a couple of weeks.  You can likely find 10 one minute periods in a day, TV commercials, watching something on the computer.  Instead of sitting there get up and do something.

Healthy living kids….long living kids, and parents who set the example.  What a great idea!