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Family Friendly Physical Activities. “Family is one of nature’s masterpieces.” ~ George Santayana. What Counts as Physical Activity?. Simply moving your body Climbing the stairs Walking to your car Cleaning the house Aim for MODERATE physical activity A brisk walk Dancing.
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Family Friendly Physical Activities “Family is one of nature’s masterpieces.” ~ George Santayana
What Counts as Physical Activity? • Simply moving your body • Climbing the stairs • Walking to your car • Cleaning the house • Aim for MODERATE physical activity • A brisk walk • Dancing
How much is enough? • Adults – 30-60 minutes of moderate physical activity most days of the week • Children – 60 minutes of moderate physical activity most every day
Regular physical activity: • Promotes a longer, healthier life. • Maintain healthy weight • Better quality sleep • Strengthens and maintains bones and muscles • Builds endurance, flexibility and strength • Reduces the risk of heart disease, colon cancer, type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure.
More Healthy Benefits • Spend more active, quality time as a family. • Develop positive character traits and interpersonal skills. • Helps develop life skills, such as: • Problem solving • Cooperation • Compromise • Teamwork
Your important role • You can help your children by: • Setting a good example • Playing together instead of watching TV together • Making it safe to be active • Planning for physical activity
Plan ahead for family activity • Keep a crate or plastic bin in the back of your car that contains sports equipment so you’re always ready for activity. • Let each family member contribute something to the bin. • You don’t need to use a lot of trunk space, just be creative! Try including: • Beach balls or other inflatable balls • A kite • Frisbee • First Aid kit with sunscreen!
Go bowling. Take up karate. Go for a hike. Take a bike ride. Walk through the zoo. Explore a skate park. Participate in fundraising walks. Wash the family car. 24 Family Fitness Fun Activities
Plant a garden. Build a snowman. Have a pillow fight. Adopt a park and keep it clean. Take Zumba lessons. Learn to Hula. Go rock climbing. Go on a scavenger hunt. 24 Family Fitness Fun Activities
Go camping. Do yoga. Go sledding. Play hide and seek. Play frisbee golf. Dance at a hoedown. Try Tai Chi. Play in the sprinkler. 24 Family Fitness Fun Activities
More Ideas • Utilize other resources to find new ideas to be active as a family or a classroom: • Local library • PE or Health teacher • Community • Internet resources • Team Nutrition resources: www.teamnutrition.usda.gov
What’s Stopping You? • Take a few minutes and complete the handout called Make Room for Physical Activity!
“The Plan” • Did you find that you had similar barriers as others in your group? • What kinds of solutions did you come up with? • What’s “The Plan”?
Power Panther ProfessionalsSchool-Wide • Announce to students that teachers will be focusing on increasing their levels of physical activity. Encourage students to “catch” teachers doing something physically active. • Start a walking club • Take students on a 10-minute walk. • Incorporate physical activity into a lesson plan. • Sponsor a school-wide fitness activity like a fitness night or an intramural league.