Games and Ideas

Kids will tell you that exercising and eating healthy food is boring. The best way to get your family to eat better foods is to buy and keep your house stocked with healthy foods and snacks.

Did you know that every time you move, you are burning calories? The more you move the more calories you burn. You don't need a lot of equipment for in-house gym or a membership to make a healthy move.

Here are a few fun ways you and your kids can move more and learn about the value of good health at the same time.

Animal Exercises

Hop like a frog, crawl like a bear or stretch like the big cats do with these six exercises.

> Download Animal Exercise Cards (183 kb., PDF)

Calorie Counting Flash Cards

See if you can guess how many calories you can burn with daily activities.

> Download Calorie Counting Flash Cards (57kb., PDF)

Easy At Home Exercises

Be a "Fit" parent by having your children exercise with you

> Download Easy at Home Exercises (43 kb., PDF)

FitCity Obstacle Course

Get your family moving with this simple and free indoor obstacle course. Set up several "stations" with different items from your home. It only takes a few minutes to set up each activity station, and the fun can last for hours!

> Download FitCity Obstacle Course (48 kb., PDF)

FitCity Bingo

Play FitCity Bingo at your next party and see how many of your friends are Fit friends.

> Download FitCity Bingo (84.1 kb., PDF)

Looking for even more fun ideas on how to stay active? Check out some of FitCity’s other favorite web sites for more games and activities.

The Nutrition Gameroom is the fun way to learn all the fun nutrition secrets that keep us active, healthy and growing strong!

 What can healthy eating do for you? Small Steps has games and activities like Taz’s Munch –N- Crunch and Shrek Says Game to help you find out. But if they catch you playing games too long, they’ll tell you to get up and do something active! You can always come back tomorrow.

 

Help Carla and her friends in three online games that remind you to get active and eat healthy.

Watch Grover's workout video or try the Mango Tango. Learn about healthy foods and healthy habits with everyone's favorite Sesame Street characters.

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