Busy schedules and tight budgets can make it difficult to keep your family active and healthy. If you have young children, it can be even more of a challenge to incorporate fitness into your family’s daily routine. Yet, the earlier children learn healthy lifestyle habits, the more likely they are to continue them into adulthood.
Here are five ways you and your family can stay fit together:
- Take trips to the grocery store or farmers market together with your kids so they can learn about healthy food choices as early as possible.
- Also, for every $5 you spend using your EBT card at your local farmers market, you receive $2 in Health Bucks that you can use for future purchases.
- Also, for every $5 you spend using your EBT card at your local farmers market, you receive $2 in Health Bucks that you can use for future purchases.
- Walk around your block or neighborhood together for at least half an hour a day, or as frequently as you can.
- Reduce your family’s consumption of sugary drinks (juices and sodas) and increase your intake of water—on average you should drink 6-8 glasses of water a day.
- For a refreshing substitute, try infusing your water with fresh fruits and herbs.
- For a refreshing substitute, try infusing your water with fresh fruits and herbs.
- Consider replacing processed foods (bags of chips, cookies, and candy) with healthier snacks for in-between meals.
- Reduce screen time in front of phones, tablets, and television to make more time for family bonding and physical activities.
- Shape UP NYC offers free fitness classes like aerobics, yoga, and Zumba across the five boroughs that are great for family time. Bike NYC also offers free bike riding lessons for kids.
For more tips and nutritious recipes to keep your family healthy all year long, visit our Go!Healthy program on Facebook.
