How to Promote Outdoor Fitness in Young Kids

Young children need to spend a lot of time being active outdoors. When children are not encouraged to break free of a typical sedentary lifestyle, the results to their health can truly be disastrous. Never before has there been epidemic rates of childhood obesity and diabetes as there is today. In addition, early childhood playtime is an important factor in developing a child’s creativity. A child learns through pretending how to better understand what life is all about. By getting outside, engaging in the art of make-believe and getting exercise the mind of a child is able to flourish properly. …read more