Friday, August 7, 2009

BOOTCAMP 619’s Guide to Family Fitness

A healthy family can be a happy family. At BOOTCAMP 619, we believe it is important for our members not only to be fit themselves, but to be ambassadors of good health and fitness to their families and community.

Even if you are getting a later start, it is important to work toward a healthy lifestyle at any age. However, to live a long and vigorous life, it is best to start early.

Educating and modeling healthier fitness and nutrition choices for our children is crucial. Aside from the fact that proper diet and exercise for children will promote good physical progress, it is also important for psychological development and life-long health.

Well developed motor skills
Social development and confidence
Good nutritional skills for life-long health
Strong immunity and disease fighting
Increased bone density for safety
Promotion of weight control

With childhood obesity and its related diseases on the rise, along with common budget cuts in children’s physical education in schools, BOOTCAMP 619 is on a crusade for the promotion of our children’s health. As kids are getting ready to go back to school, BOOTCAMP 619 will post a series of articles for parents on such issues as childhood obesity and physical education for kids, along with information on how parents can promote a healthy lifestyle for their children.

Keep watching the BOOTCAMP 619 blog for more information and come in to talk to Chris Keith about your fitness plans and how you can help your kids stay fit.