Walk the Talk

Stop telling your kids about how you use to walk to school and start showing them. Safe Routes to School encourages children to walk or bike to school if possible. This will give your children a head start on the recommended 60 minutes of activity a day. We love the "walk school bus" concept: Kids (and parents) go house to house picking others up along the way. Find out how to start you own local chapter at http://www.safroutesinfo.org/ and hit the sidewalks.

If your children live too far to walk to school, why not start a neighborhood walking club. Parents and kids go house to house and walk for 20-30 minutes daily. Get to know your neighbors and get healthy at the same time.