Encourage Your Kids To Be Active

Activities for kids don't seem to involve as much activity these days; television and playing computer games don't do much for fitness. So what can we do to make a difference?

Here are some tips for trying to make kids more active and getting them into the healthy habit for life.

Turn off the television!

At least restrict the time spent watching TV. Sitting on the couch gulping down sugar-laden drinks and munching on potato chips and chocolate bars doesn't help either! Encourage healthy snacks. Mannatech Manna•Bears™ are designed as scrumptious, chewy, sweet treats in colourful, gummi-bear shapes—a snack food that kids will come back for again and again.

Supervise your children's activity wherever possible

If the area you live in is safe then encouraging children to walk or ride their bike around the streets or at a playground is not an issue. Realistically, the need to supervise your children's play outside the home can often limit some opportunities for exercise.

Encourage participation in sports

Exercise is the goal here; not a "win at all costs" attitude. Team or individual sports at school or local clubs often involve some structured training as well as competition. Involvement in these sports encourage social gatherings and activities.

Be an example to your children

If you adopt healthy eating and exercise habits, your children will get the message. Giving them the opportunity to live healthy early will help protect them against the inactivity-related diseases such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes later in life.

Many Mannatech associates actively support MannaRelief Ministries, a not-for-profit organization founded by Sam Caster in 1999. According to Mannatech, MannaRelief has aided children in more than 30 countries and has distributed glyconutritional enhancement products through more than 300 ministries worldwide.