The Whole Family Exercise and Fitness Plan

There are millions of overweight men, women, and children in the world today. In fact, obesity rates are rising at incredible rates. Some blame it on the lower quality of the food that families are often eating these days. And that is one definite cause. Families used to sit down together to a healthy, home-cooked meal every night. Now, it is much more likely to grab some fast food or a pizza while running from one thing to another.
But it is not only bad dietary habits that are causing more and more family members to become overweight, it is a general lack of fitness and exercise.
If there are some overweight people in your family, or if you just want to increase your family's health and fitness levels, there are many different exercise opportunities that you can do together. The exercise or fitness activities are things that are good for almost any age, from small child to senior citizen.
One of the most important things in creating a healthy family plan is to not single out any member, or state that they are the cause of everyone suddenly having to go jogging. If a family member, especially a child is overweight, focus on the fun aspect of a new activity rather than the weight loss possibility. Of course, it is good to stress that health and fitness will be increased as well.
Every member of the family should commit to exercising together at least once per week. There are many fun ways to get exercise and foster family togetherness at the same time.
Getting out into the fresh air and taking a walk around the neighborhood, hiking in the woods or park, or just playing on the playground are great exercise. You could also organize a game or sport and play that. Even a small family can play a game of basketball of touch football, or even tennis.
If you cannot get outside to exercise, you can still have fitness family fun inside your own house. Put on the radio and have a dance party. Play one of the great new exercise video games like baseball or bowling. These, of course, don't provide as much fitness and exercise as something more active, but every bit helps.
The whole idea is to make fitness a more vital part of your family's every day life. Instilling the mindset in younger children - that staying healthy and active are important your whole life through - is very important.
Increasing your family's health should incorporate both healthier eating, and an exercise and fitness regimen. This does not have to be complicated or rigorous, but it does have to be adhered to. Not only will your whole family benefit from the increased fitness, they will also benefit from spending quality time toget