IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY FITNESS

Manav Modi
2 min readMar 8, 2019

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A person who is fit is capable of living life to its fullest extent. Physical fitness is just not a way of living life it’s also a very important habit that should be inculcated into children’s from a young age.

As we all know habits that are learnt at a younger stage stays with us and becomes a part of our life.
Which leads us to the point of family fitness. A healthy family is a happy family.
These fitness habits should be inculcated into young toddler’s through parents.

Parents who eat healthy and exercise regularly with their children are not just teaching them a healthy lifestyle but are teaching them much more valuable lessons of life.

Children usually keep a very close watch on their parent’s behavior and usually follow the footstep of their parents.

Living fit in today’s world is very important there is a lot of cases of child obesity and other kind of disorder’s that is found in today’s generation because of their lazy attitude, unhealthy and tech life which makes them even more vulnerable to these health disorders.

So it becomes important to live fit not for just an individual but for the whole family.

The Benefits of Exercising Together

  • Some health professionals believe exercising together as a family may just be the solution to rising obesity rates and increasing family instability.
  • Exercise not only improves health, but increases self-confidence and reduces anxiety in children.
  • Participating in physical activity as a family also strengethenes family bonds and improves the overall mood of both the parents and the children. The benefits even go as far as a better night’s sleep and improved performance at work and school.

Activities to Get the Whole Family Moving

  • Planting flowers or starting a vegetable garden in your yard
  • Exploring local parks or walking trails
  • Throwing around a ball or Frisbee
  • Kicking around a soccer ball and taking turns being goalie
  • Taking an evening walk while everyone talks about their days
  • Taking a family bike ride
  • Dancing

And remember: Families that PLAY together STAY together.

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