No Excuses - Wednesday - 12/14/16

Season of Giving

Just eleven more days until Christmas! Feeling time-pressed to finish your shopping? Then consider gifts to help others and yourself stay fit.What would encourage the people on your list to get 60 minutes of moderate physical activity every day?

Here are some ideas:
• A fitness gift certificate.Consider:fitness club membership,sports equipment store,community fitness class.(Wrap up a certificate for yourself,too!)
• Active “toys”
    For kids, in-line or ice skates,balls,bicycle,sled
    For teens and adults, exercise gadget (heart-rate monitor, pedometer),jazzy water bottle,gym equipment,exercise videos
    For pets (and you),a new toy or walking leash
    For everyone, safety equipment (helmets,reflectors for clothing)
• A winter family adventure.Rent snowshoes or cross-country skis to enjoy in a nearby park. Or give the whole family just one big gift: a ski trip or a getaway for warm-weather activity.
• Time. By yourself or as a family, share time with someone else this season.Volunteer at a homeless shelter or a retirement center. Shovel snow for elderly neighbors, take out their garbage cans,run their errands.Help collect toys for needy kids.

UGH! I have so many gifts to think of.