GO FAR Healthy Living

How can you as a parent, guardian or teacher help your child stay fit and avoid becoming overweight or obese?

 Be a role model. Your kids are watching you.....

• Eat healthy. Have dinner at home with everyone around the table. 
• Introduce a new healthy vegetable or fruit.  Pick a fruit or vegetable that is in season.
• Have available healthy foods and snacks in your refrigerator and pantry.
• Cut down on the sugary drinks. 
• Don't use food as a reward for children.

• Do an activity together - Go for a walk or for a run, go to a park and run around. 
• Find a road race or charity walk and train with your kids and participate in the walk/run

• Research and read about athletes who have experienced a challenge in their career but continue despite setbacks.  Athletes such as Lance Armstrong, Michael Jordan (do you know Michael was cut from his High School basketball team?)

• Read about normal folks who are taking challenges.  You can pick up any magazine such as Runner's World or search the web for normal people who are taking challenges.