Helping Your Family Become More Active

What can you do when the people you love the most seem stuck in a pattern of sedentary living? Maybe you’d like to be more active, too? It can be tough to stick with a fitness routine when you’re the only physically active person in your household. There are ways to help your family build a healthy, active lifestyle.

Start with a Heart-to-Heart
Helping kids become more active is much easier when both adults are on the same page. Sit down with your spouse or partner and share the reasons why you want your family to spend more time moving and less time sitting around, which may include:

• Reduced risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, overweight, obesity, and stroke for both kids and parents.
• More energy and endurance to do fun, active things together as a family, such as travelling, hiking, bicycling, or camping.
• Helping your children and teens develop a lifelong habit of physical activity for optimal well-being.
• Fostering good brain health. Studies show that regular exercise optimizes conditions within the brain for learning, concentration, and critical thinking. It’s a natural mood elevator and has shown to prevent dementia and other age-related declines of brain function.
• Promoting a positive body image.
• Come up with a game plan and cultivate a new family culture of physical activity.

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TOPFIT Daily Activities --- Chest Workout and Heavy Bag
After yesterday's trail run daily double, I gave the trails a break today.  But, I certainly wasn't sedentary.  I spent plenty of time in my gym, starting with a workout of BB bench presses, supersets of DB flyes and presses, and decline pushups.  I followed that a bit later with a 30 minute heavy bag workout.

~Feelin' Alive!~