Get Active
Get Active, Drink Water…Feel Better!
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Regular physical activity can improve your health, maintain a healthy weight and help prevent chronic diseases.
60: Children and teens, ages 6-17, need to be active at least 60 minutes every day. This includes muscle and bone strengthening 3 times a week.
Active kids tend to become active adults.
Active kids do better in school.
150: Adults need 150 minutes of activity a week and should do muscle and bone strengthening 2 times a week. This may sound like a lot, but you don’t have to do it all at once. You can break it up during the day by doing 10 minutes at a time.
Muscle and bone strengthening includes weight bearing activities like jumping and running.
Be Active at the Park
- Ride your bike to the park.
- Run and do workouts along a park path.
- Play soccer or football as a family or with friends.
- Check out the park and rec leagues for the whole family.
- Bring a lunch and enjoy a day of outdoor adventure.
Drink More Water
Drink water before, during and after activities. Drinking water helps control your body temperature during active play.
Drink 8 to 12 (8oz) cups of water every day.
DRINKING TIPS:
- Limit sugary drinks to only special occasions like birthday parties or holidays and serve smaller servings.
- Do not sip sugary drinks throughout the day.
- If drinking sugary drinks, get moving! (See chart below to learn how many minutes of brisk walking it takes to burn it off.)
- Send children to school, day care or camp with a refillable water bottle.
- Fill up a water bottle at home and take it with you on the go.
- When passing a water fountain, stop, take a drink and fill up your water bottle.
- Make water fun. Add slices of fruit or sprigs of mint, or give your child a fun straw to use.
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