In today’s modern world of technology, your kids aren’t likely to be too impressed about venturing outdoors, leaving them without their smart phones or gaming consoles. Many societies are currently facing the serious problem of children becoming overweight at a young age. With so many fast food and takeaway options available, it’s easy for children to slip into unhealthy eating habits. Encouraging exercise routines, as well as a balanced diet, can help your children to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Get your kids interested in exercise by using these fun apps for encouragement.
Keep your Vitality! Okinawa Game
This super fun game has been designed to promote healthy eating and exercises choices amongst children. The game is broken down into various sessions, including Tai Chi on the beach, good and bad food choices in the kitchen and tips for choosing a balanced diet. The fun little character in the game makes every aspect of this app enjoyable and educational.
FitDeck Junior
FitDeck Junior aims to provide positive ways for children to exercise daily. The app is most suited to children between the ages of 5 and 15 years. Like a deck of cards, the app shuffles a number of predetermined exercise routines, helping to provide variety and take the monotony out of physical exercise. The app also allows parents to create exercise based games with their kids, enabling you to design something that you know your kids will love. If your children love to mountain bike for instance, create a routine that allows this to be incorporated into their daily exercise program.
School Snax
If you like to create healthy snacks for your kids, but are quickly running out of new ideas, the ‘School Snax’ app is just what you need. With what seem like a never ending list of new recipes ideas, you can get your kids involved by allowing them to choose their favorite snack from the list.
Kiddy Keep Fit
This app keeps things nice and simple when encouraging your children to exercise. A range of fun and exciting songs, along with various games, will help your kids to have a great time, while still getting the exercise their body needs. The ‘Kiddy Keep Fit’ app is aimed at encouraging toddler age children to get active and have fun. Your kids are never too young to start learning good values about health and nutrition, so why not start the fun today.
Kids Fun Recipes
Getting your kids involved in the kitchen can help them to feel positive about making their own healthy eating choices. In many cases, children aren’t aware of the harm that certain foods are having on their body or that there are equally yummy, healthy alternatives available. Making cooking fun, with your kids in the kitchen, and help them to better understand the value of their food choices.
Getting your kids healthy doesn’t mean you have to drag them to the gym or make them run laps around an oval. Instead, show your children that exercise and eating healthy can be fun, by using these great new apps for guidance.
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