Family Activity Provides Lifetime Benefits

Sentinel; Los Angeles, Calif. › February 10, 2010

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"The key is to find a group activity that everyone can enjoy together, regardless of age, skill level or interests," says Norm Mears, CEO of Rave Sports, a family recreational equipment company. "If you can get everybody outside and involved in something fun, they might not even realize they're exercising."

* Encourage "lifetime sports" such as walking, running, tennis, swimming, aerobics and martial arts. "It's important that kids learn activities that they can enjoy all their lives, and parents have a lot of influence on this," adds Mears.

Each time you exercise, your body responds by upgrading its capabilities to burn fat throughout the day and night," says [Jeff Zwiefel]. "Exercise doesn't have to be intense to work for you, but it does need to be consistent."

Because the bongo is inflatable without any springs or bars, jumping is more work, and better exercise than it would be on a trampoline.

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Family Activity Provides Lifetime Benefits

Finding time to exercise is difficult for everyone, no matter what their age. Parents especially have a difficult time shoehorning exercise into their schedules. One way to solve the dilemma, make exercise a family activity.

"The key is to find a group activity that everyone can enjoy together, regardless of age, skill level or interests," says Norm Mears, CEO of...

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