'Combine exercising outdoors and eating at the table' for healthy kids
18/06/2010 Exercising outdoors is well known as one way of keeping your weight down and the government recommends that children take part in 60 minutes of physical activity each day.
However, the food you eat and the manner in which you eat it also has a significant effect on your fitness levels.
Dr David Haslam, chair of the National Obesity Forum, has said that people should consider sitting around the dining table for meals, rather than eating in front of the TV.
"If you eat a meal around the table, with the television switched off, a knife and fork, and with the family, eating becomes a social occasion because we're chatting away and there is less time to stuff food in our mouths," Mr Haslam said.
He added that those who regularly indulge by junk food should try to keep it hidden away so they don't find themselves being as tempted.
Over in the US, a report by the White House Childhood Obesity Task Force highlighted recently that outdoor play activities could help the country in its efforts to reduce the levels of obesity in kids.
However, the food you eat and the manner in which you eat it also has a significant effect on your fitness levels.
Dr David Haslam, chair of the National Obesity Forum, has said that people should consider sitting around the dining table for meals, rather than eating in front of the TV.
"If you eat a meal around the table, with the television switched off, a knife and fork, and with the family, eating becomes a social occasion because we're chatting away and there is less time to stuff food in our mouths," Mr Haslam said.
He added that those who regularly indulge by junk food should try to keep it hidden away so they don't find themselves being as tempted.
Over in the US, a report by the White House Childhood Obesity Task Force highlighted recently that outdoor play activities could help the country in its efforts to reduce the levels of obesity in kids.
