7 fun ideas for summertime family fitness

Authored by ARAG and written by their partners at Vita Health

Scheduling in “Active Family Time” for the whole family means you’ll be entertaining the kids and contributing to everyone’s daily movement goals at the same time. A win win.

How much exercise should we be doing?

Exercise is incredibly important for good health – in fact, exercising just once or twice a week can reduce the risk of heart disease or stroke for adults. As part of the NHS’s physical activity guidelines, adults are advised to do at least 150 minutes of moderate intensity activity a week, or 75 minutes of vigorous intensity activity a week. Children are encouraged to aim for an average of at least 60 minutes of moderate or vigorous intensity physical activity a day,
across the week.

A variety and differing intensity in physical activity is advised – for adults strengthening activities will help to work all the major muscle groups and for children this is to help develop movement skills.
We should all aim to reduce the time spent sitting or lying down and break up long periods of not moving with some activity.

CLICK HERE to find seven family-friendly workouts to get the whole family active this summer.