Be a role model for your children. If they see you being physically active and having fun, they are more likely to be active and stay active.
Involve the whole family in activities like hiking, biking, dancing, or playing basketball.
Focus on fun. You can do a lot of walking during trips to the zoo or park.
Include children in family activities like walking the dog, washing the car, or mowing the lawn.
Sign your children up for after-school programs or lessons in a sport they enjoy.
Team up with your children to play sports or dance video games that get everyone moving.
Reduce inactive screen time
Sitting while using computers, hand-held devices, or TVs for hours at a time may reduce your child's active playtime. Limit your child's screen time watching TV, playing inactive computer and video games, or listening to music on hand-held devices while sitting down. Tips to reduce your child's screen time are these:
Do not use screen time as a way to reward your child.
Set up a family game night and turn off all the screens in your home.
Eat meals together as a family. Do not eat in front of a screen.
Limit TV time and remove TVs from your child's bedroom.
