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Schedule a regular time throughout the week for your family to do a physical activity. |
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Start a log of daily fitness activities and help everyone find something active that makes
them feel successful. |
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Wear loose fitting clothing and proper shoes when participating in physical activity. |
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Be sure to warm up, stay flexible by stretching and cool down following your workout. |
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Buy toys or equipment that promotes learning and physical activity. |
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Select fittness-oriented gifts with the recipient’s skills, interest or needs in mind. |
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Limit time spent doing sedentary activities such as watching television, surfng the internet or playing computer/video games. |
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Use physical activity rather than food as a reward (example: family goes roller skating) |
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Emphasize the importance of having fun and learning; avoid a push “to win.” |
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Spend as much time outdoors as possible. |
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“Pack your own” nutritious snacks, drinks and meals for family outings. |
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Keep fresh fruit and vegetables washed, cut, chilled and readily available for post-exercise
snacking. Have cold water, juice, or sports drinks available to rehydrate. |
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Take the family grocery shopping so everyone can learn to read the nutrition labels. |
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Volunteer to help with physical activity events at your child’s school. |
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Always use the stairs. |
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Park as far away from the entrance as possible. |
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Discover free and low-cost physical activity areas are near your home (park, bike trail,
hiking trail, basketball court, baseball and soccer field, swimming pool, etc). |
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Volunteer to help a neighbor (mow the lawn, rake leaves, shovel snow, clean up yard). |
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Go outside! Ride a bike, hula-hoop, jump rope, run, jog, fly a kite, play a sport, etc. |
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Play hopscotch and organize a family tournament |
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Wash car. |
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Take family or neighbor’s pet for a walk |
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Enjoy a weekend afternoon of physical activities at a local community center. |
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Enter a “Fun Run,” “Bike a Thon” or “Walk-A-Thon” |
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Participate in school related extracurricular activities (i.e. dance, cheerleading, etc) |
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Tips are from: National Association for Sports and Physical Education’s (NASPE) brochure on “99 Tips for Family Fitness Fun” written
by NASPE’s Public Relations Committee. |
