Being physically active is just as important as eating right to maintain a your family’s health. So much of staying physically fit is mental. A good state of mind is half the battle. If it’s interesting for the whole family, maybe you can win that half! Here are some suggestions to get moving!

Shape Up America Fitness Tips
Fifty excellent tips on family fitness in English and Spanish, like "Park the car as far away from the store entrance as possible." You might even avoid parking lot scratches!
http://www.shapeup.org/fittips/download1.php

Kidnetic’s Wethead Games
Fun and funny exercise games for kids and families.
http://www.kidnetic.com/Wethead/

Physical Activity Guidelines for Children
A colorful four-page printable set of guidelines (PDF) of fun indoor and outdoor physical activities for children. From LSU Pennington Nutrition Series
http://pbrc.edu/pdf/PNS-physicalactivity.pdf

Find more Exercise ideas in the Good to Grow! Resources section.

At Your Local Children's Museum

"No Running?!?” Please do!
Children's museums are chock full of places for kids to use their muscles. The excitement of just being there sets kids in perpetual motion, climbing, stretching, hanging, tumbling, twisting and more.

During your visit ask your children from time to time what muscles they used after a given experience. On the way home, ask what muscles they remember using and to think of things they can do outside of the children's museum that would use those muscles.