Stay Active at Home

Rachel EmersonParents

Parents!

Make exercising fun for your

children

Does your child enjoy physical education class?

If your child enjoys physical education class: make sure you continue it at home.

If your child does not enjoy physical education class:

try something at home that gets them physically active.

learn what they enjoy to do that can relate to physical activity any type of physical activity.

do something new with them everyday that involves physical activity. Your child will eventually find something that they like to do that also gives them the exercise they need.

Set up a Schedule

To make sure that you take time out of your day to do physical activity, create a schedule.

It will get your child into a routine as well as the parent.

No Electronics!

When your child gets home from school, make sure that they do not:

Go on the computerPlay on their phoneWatch televisionUse an iPad

Buy New Toys

Buying your child new toys to play with will make it more fun for them.

They will want to play with their new toys and be more interested.

Make sure that the toys are something that can incorporate physical activity for your child.

Go Outside!

Make time to go

outside whenever you can.

Even though indoor exercise

is possible, there is more

room outdoors and it is more

fun for the children.

Even if you have a swing set in your backyard, that will

always give them

something to do outside.

Enroll them in a sport

Have your child pick a sport that they would want to play and enroll them in

it.

Lacrosse Soccer

Baseball Basketball

Football

Be a good role model

-Be a role model for your kids by:~Interacting with them~Eating healthy~Working out~Playing with them

Show that you can have fun while you work out!

Exercise together

Get your whole family involved!-Go for walks-Go to the playground-Ride bikes together

There are so many things that you can do with your child that can be a fun way for both of you to get

your exercise in for the day.

Family Fitness Vacations

Try to plan a fun trip around some sort of physical activity, for example:

Learning a sport like surfing

Going swimming

Riding your bike places

Going hiking

On the other hand…Be Safe!

Make sure that your child doesn’t over do it. They need to listen to their body and if they are getting too tired they

should not be pushing themselves too hard at this age.

It also makes it less fun for them if they are struggling with what they are

doing.

Stretch~You and your child need to stretch before doing any type of physical activity.

~Get your child into a good habit of doing that and set a good example for them.

Hydration

Drink a lot of

water!

Before and after

working out stay hydrate

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Balanced Diet

Eat Healthy!

Not too many snack foods

Eat a proper meal before and after

working out

Eating right

The way you eat before and after you workout

can make a big difference in the way your body

performs

Environment

Make sure that your child is playing in a safe environment.

Especially when you are not exercising at home.

Points that were covered:

Set up a scheduleNo electronicsBuy new toysGo outsideEnroll them in sportsBe a good role modelExercise togetherFamily Fitness Vacations

Points that were covered:

Be safe!StretchHydrationBalanced DietEnvironment

Remember…

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