FUN for us all in the Fall... The leaves are turning, days are growing shorter, and there is a cool crisp breeze in the air… FALL IS HERE! As we say goodbye to summer and prepare for winter, its important to stay active and healthy. Here are some tips on how to do just that! APPLE PICKING Fall is apple season. A great way to have some fun, and get some exercise, is to go to a local farm or orchard and pick your own apples. This will get you outside, walking around, and stretching for the perfect find. Picking a bushel of apples also leaves you with a great, healthy snack! PUMPKIN FINDING Halloween is coming quickly, and one of the best things about fall is finding and carving a pumpkin. Going to a local farm and walking around the pumpkin patch for the day is a great source of exercise. You can also save those pumpkin seeds for a healthy snack. Sprinkled with a small amount of seasoned salt and baked in the oven, they taste great! They also give you a great source of fiber and Vitamin E. NATURE WALK This is the perfect time of year to go outside and enjoy nature. Go for a walk in one of Northern New Jerseys many GREAT parks. Make a game out of collecting all the different colored leaves. You can also stop at the library and pick up a book about trees and birds and learn about them along your stroll. After a great day through the park, enjoying the sights and sounds of fall, go home and make a collage with all those beautiful leaves! BACKYARD FOOTBALL Instead of sitting home all day Sunday and watching the football games, go outside and play your own! Get all the friends and family together and organize a touch football game. This is a really fun way to fight the lazy Sunday afternoon slump! RAKING LEAVES If you have a yard where a lot of leaves fall, a great form of exercise is to rake leaves. You can turn this activity into a game so everyone is having fun while doing it. Give the kids an appropriate sized rake and have them do fun things like clear out a path that spells their name, or tell them to rake leaves of a certain color, or you can get those fun leaf bags to fill up and decorate for Halloween. This one helps clear the yard, gets everyone active, and lets everyone have fun all at the same time!
Posted on: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 03:19:04 +0000
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