Exercise, make it a family affair by being a healthy role model is one of the best ways to get your kids exercising and moving on a regular basis.
Discussing the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle with your family, including ways to eat healthier foods with improved nutrition, and becoming more active yourself can help change the way your kids view exercise.
There is a devastating statistic of childhood and adult obesity on the rise, and we can all do a little more each day to get moving and help improve our own health and our children's health.
Exercise can be fun if you use your imagination and put a little thought into a simple activity.
Getting your kids excited about exercising can be easier than you think if you create fun activities and make it a family affair.
Enjoy a day out sledding...
yes, you really are exercising, especially if you have help pull the sled and the little ones back up the hill.
Depending on the age of your children, you can start with things like shaking the wiggles out when they are toddlers, playing duck, duck, goose, and many other fun kid games.
For the next age group up, do a fun scavenger hunt with a certain exercise to do at each point along the way, or take a hike.
You can even try a more structured exercise program like Wii Fit or Dancing With The Stars DVD.
The main thing is to have fun and to NOT make it seem like work for you, or the kids.
So get out there...
Exercise, make it a family affair, and have a wonderful time being active with your family.