Being Active Introduction

Incorporating movement into our daily lives is sometimes difficult in today’s world. We seldom walk but usually take a car or bus. When home we tend to sit to do many of our chores such as folding clothes, and when we have time to spare, it is usually taken by sitting in front of a TV or computer screen. Physical activity is critical to a healthy weight and lifestyle.

In this chapter, we are going to explore ideas for providing our families with healthy food and physical activity. It is often hard to get our families to have either, but this chapter is designed to give you ideas you can use to make both fun and rewarding for your family.

Learning Objectives:

• Explore how much physical activity we incorporate into our lives.
• Develop ideas for physical activity in our everyday lives.
• Identify places where we can go outside our homes for physical activity.