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pendent activities such as bike riding or
swimming will suit them best. Keeping
your kids’ – and your own – interests in
mind, there are fun and easy ways to be
active. It’s also a great way to spend time
together as a family. The key is to keep
it fun and simple so that everyone will
happily join in.
If parents can help their children
find an enjoyable activity, this hobby
will likely become a lifelong habit for
healthy living – a wonderful gift that
parents can give their children.
Fun Ideas for Active Families
A current fitness craze is the 30-day
challenge. Why not design your own
challenge by putting together a month
of daily fit activities. You could work
together as a family to come up with 30
fun and unique ideas such as danc-
ing to every family member’s favourite
song, hop around the garden or pre-
tend to shoot hoops and dribble a ball
in the living room.
Work exercise into regular activi-
ties. If you’re watching TV, do three sets
of 10 sit-ups during every commercial
break. Stop and do 10 squats every five
minutes while waiting for dinner to
cook. Or choose a commonly used word
in your house and make it a rule that ev-
eryone has to do 10 jumping jacks every
time it is said. Encourage a competitive
spirit and make it a contest to see who
can do the most exercise in a day.
Hit the beach. Walking on sand
burns more than twice the energy of
what you burn walking on flat, hard
surfaces. While there, build a huge
sand castle and burn an extra 100 to
200 calories an hour. Or just give the
kids a bucket of chalk and a driveway
and they will draw, while moving,
squatting, jumping and running. It’s
all about encouraging your children
to move.
If you realise you have not had
enough activity for the day, go for a
walk. Walk around the block, choose
your favourite corner of the Island to
explore or visit the Wellness Resources
on the Argus website at www.argus.bm
for a list of walking routes. As a family,
walking together can help everyone
reconnect without the interruptions of
phone calls, emails and other daily dis-
tractions. Plus, getting outside has the
added benefit of being amongst neigh-
bours, seeing the scenery – promoting
a sense of mental and social well-being,
important for a holistic health regimen.
Getting started is the hardest part.
Once your family develops a habit of
exercising every day, everyone will feel
stronger and happier. Physical activity
not only helps to prevent many dis-
eases, but it also builds strong bones
and muscles, improves sleep, improves
social lives, helps with weight control
and helps create an overall positive out-
look on life. It’s an investment in your
health and happiness.
Michelle
Jackson, is
Executive Vice
President, Group
Insurance at the
Argus Group,
with the responsi-
bility of overseeing
the Group Insur-
ance department
which includes Health Insurance, Group
Life and Disability as well as Worker’s
Compensation. Michelle joined the company
in 2004. She is a YouthNet mentor and
a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,
Incorporated. www.argus.bm
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