Is your rug rat becoming a sofa spud?To get that texting, tweeting, gaming child up and exercising, a new book suggests parents try sneaking fitness into the day-to-day routine.
"A sneaky fit kid can burn an extra 400 calories per day," said Missy Chase Lapine, who co-authored "Sneaky Fitness: Fun, Foolproof Ways to Slip Fitness into Your Child's Everyday Life." with personal trainer Larysa DiDio.
Her book contains over 100 toddler-to-tween-targeted strategies, games and tips for exercising children. "Sneaky Fitness" is the fourth book in a series that sets forth what Lapine labels the sneaky lifestyle.
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I read in Reader's Digest that obesity is now killing more people world wide than is starvation!
ReplyDeleteAnd that in Canada 26% of our children and youth are considered over-weight. This sounds like an excellent plan to get them moving and burning calories.