Getting Fit with the Fam!

My family is very big on being fit and exercising especially my mother. Every morning she wakes up early and goes for a 2 mile walk. It keeps her very energized throughout the day. She often tries to get my sister and I to join her, but unfortunately were usually to lazy to wake up -_-. Though as a young girl I was always in a some type of sport. If I wasn't at practice or a game I was playing some type of game with the neighborhood kids. My family has always been very active and I am very grateful for that. While browsing on Yahoo, I came across a very informative article on tips to keep your family fit and active.

The article spoke about how now days obesity has risen drastically because of the convenience of fast food, television, and video games. When I was growing up it was very rare to have kids overweight. We always stayed active, so it is crazy to me how so many kids are over weight now. Picking up at least two of these tips can help a lot into contributing to a more healthy family.

1. The first tip was, "walk." You can walking anywhere pretty much. If your going to a friends house that is down the street instead of getting a ride, walk in stead. It is the most convenient way to stay fit. Maybe taking a family trip to the park every weekend will be a good way to stay in shape and bond.
2. Water is number two on the list. My mother keeps water in the house or we make lemonade. There is absolutely NO pop in our house. It is very unhealthy and filled with sugar. Having just water will cut down on a lot calories.
3. Dieting can be pretty hard to do but if you keep a lot of fruit and veggies in the house the kids can snack on those instead of cookies and candy. In my house we would occasionally have some chips but not often. There was plenty of fruit and veggie though.
4. The next tip was to play with your kids. My family put a volleyball net in our backyard and we had many days where we would sit there and play games. The article states hop scotch is a great game and I definitely remember her teaching my sister and I how to play.
5. Dancing is probably one of the most fun tips on the article. I LOVE to dance and so does my family. They used to own a lounge back in the seventies and that is all that went on there. Dancing is a great way to lose calories while also being really fun!
6. Limiting television is something that can hard to do sometimes. There are a lot of great things on TV that come on every single day. A good way to get the family away from the television would to maybe have a game night. If you don't want to do that go outside and play, just do something other than sitting in front of the television all day.
7. The last tip is to be happy! Spend time together, love each other and don't sweat the small stuff...Life is to short!

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