• Get Active

    Get Active

    Get Active, Drink Water…Feel Better!

    START MOVING

    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.

     

    Rethink Your Drink

     

     

    CDA

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