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9 Tips Towards A Healthy Active Lifestyle |
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Written by Craig - GKA Staff
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Tuesday, 28 June 2005 |
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Is your family getting into a sedentary, inactive lifestyle? Is it time to change your way of living? Do you need a change? If your answer to one of these questions was yes then you need to read more and find some great tips to help your family towards a healthy active lifestyle........
- Breakfast is the best way to start the day.
Breakfast fills up your stomach to get you feeling good and ready for an active day after a long night without food. Food is so important for children especially because it sustains them and can actually help them do better in school. Easy to get ready breakfasts are the way to go if time isn't on your side. Incorporate cereal with fruit and low-fat milk, whole-wheat toast with your choice of spread, or yogurt with fruit for example.
- Get Active!
It's easy than you think to fit physical activities into your and your children's daily routine. Be a role model by walking, biking or jogging to see your friends, so your children see it as a 'cool' thing to do. Take a 10-minute activity break every hour and include your children while you read, work or watch TV. Try to do these things for a at least 30 minutes every day.
- Snack smart.
Snacks are a great way to refuel. Select snacks from diverse food groups - a glass of low-fat milk and a small amount of crackers, an apple or celery sticks with raisins, or some dry cereal, are all great snack ideas. If you eat well at other meals, biscuits, chips and lollies are satisfactory for occasional snacking in small proportions.
- Sweat up a storm.
Energetic work-outs are essential for everyone at any age. You need to work hard enough so that you are breathing hard and sweating. It helps your heart pump in good health, give you extra energy and aid you to look and feel paramount. Begin with a warm up that stretches your muscles. Incorporate at least 20 minutes of aerobic activity, such as running, jogging, or dancing. Follow this up with activities that help you get stronger such as push-ups or lifting weights. Then cool down with further stretching and deep breathing.
- Balance your food choices - don't eat a large amount of any one thing.
You and your children don't need to give up foods like hamburgers, French fries and ice cream to be healthy. You just have to be wise about how often and how much of them you eat. Both your body and your children's bodies need nutrients such as protein, carbohydrates, fat and various diverse vitamins and minerals such as vitamins C and A, iron and calcium from an array of different foods. Balancing food choices and checking out the Nutritional Facts Section on food labels will help you acquire all these nutrients.
- Get active with your friends and family.
Being active is a great deal more fun with friends or family. Encourage others to join you and arrange a special physical activity event, such as a bike ride or hiking, with a group every week.
- Eat more grains, fruits and vegetables.
These foods provide you with carbohydrates which give you energy, plus vitamins, minerals and fiber. What's more, they taste good! Try breads such as whole-wheat, bagels, and pita. Spaghetti and oatmeal are also part of the grain group. Bananas, strawberries and melons are some immensely tasty fruits. Try raw vegetables with your children, in a sandwich or salad.
- Foods aren't good or bad.
A healthy eating approach is like a riddle with numerous parts. Each part or food is different. Some foods may have more fat, sugar or salt whereas others may have more vitamins or fiber. There is a position for all these foods in your diet. What makes a diet good or bad is how foods link together. Balancing your choices is essential. Fit in a higher-fat food, like pizza, at dinner by selecting lower-fat foods at other meals. Don't forget about moderation. If two pieces of pizza fill you up, you don't need a third! This is a huge point to emphasize to your children.
- Make healthy eating and physical activities fun!
Take advantage of physical activities you and your children enjoy by doing them together and eat the foods you like. Be adventurous, play new sports, games and other activities as well as try new foods with your children. You'll children will grow stronger, play longer, and look and feel better! Set realistic goals and don't try changing everything at once, it takes time and effort. Be patient!
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