One of FitCity Indianapolis’ simple recommendations is, “Move More,” and this week’s first article shares some findings on why moving is so important. As we mentioned last week, a sedentary lifestyle is associated with a number of health issues, including obesity and heart disease. We know that part of the challenge of moving more is getting motivated to do some sort of physical activity. So our second link has some advice on how to deal with those days when you feel unmotivated.
We end this week’s news links with some interesting articles that can help you help your kids make better food choices.
Are you sitting down? It’s slowly killing you
We shared similar findings in last week’s news links about the dangers of a sedentary lifestyle. This article features findings from a study showing that sitting too much also affects life expectancy. Bottom line (pun intended): get up and move.
Lazy + Exercise = Results
Shocker: Even fitness trainers don’t feel like exercising sometimes. But Dave Patania says when you push yourself to do something, you can have some small successes and you will feel better knowing you pushed through those times when you felt unmotivated.
The 5 worst kids’ meals in America
Outback Restaurants has one kids’ meal that has the fat equivalent of 12 frosted chocolate fudge poptarts! This article features calorie counts, fat and sodium levels for four other unhealthy kids’ meals and proposes some healthy alternatives for kids to try.
Kids and Food Choices: Teaching the Why Not Just the What
This mom is trying to teach her kids the importance of the two Bs: balance and benefits. After you read the blog, check out the rest of her website for plenty of kid-friendly recipes.
Tags: eating with kids, health studies, motivation
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Lots in the news about the dangers of sitting too much. Our ancestors didn’t seem to have this problem, did they? Unfortunately, one of the negatives about technology is that we use most of it while sitting down! Thanks for sharing.