Make weight loss a family activity

The time spent together is not only great for bonding with other family members but it will improve the overall health and wellbeing of all members concerned.

Go for a walk or run together

Go for a short walk or run together if you are not a very physically active family. As you find your fitness levels improving, you could increase the duration spent outdoors and burn more calories. Short races are also a great idea for burning calories and are fun at the same time.

Play games together

You could also try playing outdoor games together. Allow one family member to choose the game that they would like to play on a particular day – everybody must get a chance to select their game.

Plan meals together

Planning meals together and incorporating healthy versions of everyone’s favourite meals is also important for family weight loss.

Prepare meals together

You can take the above step further by actually preparing the meals together. For example the children can make the salad (minors under adult supervision), dad can cook the vegetables, while you can grill the meat.

Remember to also take each member's medical history into consideration when planning both sport activities and meals together.

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