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Get Active Challenge- Feb 4, 2012

Getactive_pm_copy.jpgWelcome to our Daily GET ACTIVE Challenge! These suggestions are designed to give you ideas for getting the kids (and family) moving while having fun. Each day we will post an activity as our Daily Challenge. If it inspires you that is great! If you want to join in and do another activity off our BIG LIST that works too.

Stay tuned for great promotions (and some giveaways!)…participation in at least one day of the Challenge will be required!


Challenge #4: Get Rolling! Do you have a garage or basement? Rollerblade, ride bikes or roller skate in there. My sister and I spent DAYS roller skating in our basement as kids. That part of the house can be a fantastic place for kids to burn off steam when the weather doesn’t cooperate. Parents lace up your skates and join in, or if the weather cooperates (it should today, only a 20% chance of rain!) head outside for a bike ride. There are lots of great places to ride for free in local parks, or head over to The Big Bike Bash at Norfolk Botanical Garden for some fun family activities and beautiful scenery as you ride!


These suggestions come from a variety of people, websites, and local Hampton Roads resources. A big Thank You to everyone who gave ideas for this list including (but not limited to) local resources CHKD Healthy You For Life, Coalition for Infant & Child Health contributors Dr. Linda Mintle, Author of Raising Healthy Kids in an Unhealthy World (CINCH) and Tammy Underwood, Wellness Integration Specialist – School Health Initiative Program (SHIP) in the WJCC County Schools, Bon Secours of Hampton Roads Family Focus Program, Taylor Bend YMCA, Hampton Roads Mom, & Norfolk Stroller Strides.

Additional thanks to the following organizations for their support and contribution to promotions and giveaways as a part of the GET ACTIVE Challenge: Kangaroo Jac’s, KJ’s Reball Arena,Soccer Shots Virginia Beach, Stroller Strides of Norfolk, Virginia Beach & Chesapeake,Norfolk Botanical Garden, The Little Gym of Chesapeake and Virginia Beach, & Hampton On Ice.

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