Family Wellness Month

May brings us Memorial Day, fresh spring weather and the return of BBQ’s. May also is Wellness Month…family wellness. During this month, take the time to reevaluate your own medical wellness, as well as your family’s wellness.

 During Family Wellness Month, let`s encourage our communities to stress healthy family lifestyles and habits as well. The new habits and activities you take part in to celebrate Family Wellness Month will continue long into the summer and the rest of the year of well. Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services suggest the healthier each individual family is overall, the healthier an entire community can be overall.

Here our 10 ideas by Lifestyle 360 that you can do with your family to celebrate this month:

  

·         Change Your Eating Habits –Make a few changes, add ground turkey into that recipe that calls for ground beef, switch to non-fat milk, or organic fruits. Buy more fruits and veggies to snack on. Also, find healthy alternatives to favorite recipes and make the meal together.

·         Park Exploration –A great activity, which feels like an adventure, the whole family can do together. Plus it will give you a great leg up when deciding which parks to visit during the summer break.

·         Hiking Exploration – If visiting the neighborhood parks doesn’t seem like enough of an adventure for your family, do the same thing only by listing all the hiking and walking trails in and around your city.

·         Get fit with the Wii Fit – Though getting out there and enjoying the May weather is HIGHLY recommended, there are days when time and (depending on where you live) weather prevents you from getting out there. Turn on the Wii and enjoy some active games together

·         Family Game Night – Board games never go out of style, and even just simple card games, it will give the family a chance to spend some quality time together

·         Gardening – You don’t have to have a green thumb to grow a mean garden. If you can’t seem to pull off a lush yummy veggie garden, keep it simple and start a wildflower garden.

·         Scrapbook –Let each family member create a few pages of their favorite activities done in school and with the family over the last nine months.

·         Visiting Family – It is Family Wellness Month after all, so make it a point this month to go visit grandparents, aunts, uncles or cousins, you don’t get around to seeing as often as you’d like. If family is too far to make a visit plan a Skype date with them!

·         Green Your House –Make sure you really are recycling all that you can and set some fun goals. Does your city recycle compost? Are you sure you’re throwing in everything that you’re allowed to? How about juice pouches? Is your school recycling them? They should be…

·         Set a Personal Goal – By working on something yourself, you’re benefiting your whole family. Nothing inspires your kids to try harder then setting a healthy example. Encourage your kids to find a challenge as well, whether it is working on their reading, making their bed every day or keeping their room clean.

Have a invigorating month!
Nancy at: my.healthiswealth@comcast.net