The cold weather means spending more time indoors. Many of us also eat more during the winter months. Eating more and exercising less is not a great combination. We still need to be physically active and moving during these months. Debi Pilarella, from the American Council on Exercise said "The trend toward inactivity in children is all to common during the winter months. Kids are continuing to eat higher calorie foods and not working them off like they would in warmer weather. It's the parent's responsibility to make sure their child/children remain active when playing outside isn't an option." Parents can help children stay active by taking their kids to an indoor recreation center or also finding fun outdoor activities and providing proper clothing for the cold.There are lots of fun outdoor activities that you could try: sledding, building a snowman, skiing, ice skating, walking, build a snow fort, and have a snowball fight. You can find other ideas at
http://www.skiutah.com/activities/. If you want to stay inside, you can try jump roping, building a fort, dancing, hula hooping, cleaning your room walking the malls, or go to a fitness center.
The following are local places in Utah County that have fun indoor activities:
The Quarry
Peaks Ice Arena
Jumpin Jacks
Kangaroo Zoo
Orem Fitness Center
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