Summertime is the best time to get the whole family in shape.  We have no excuses that it is too dark when we get home from work as the sun sets close to 9 PM! 

1. Take a family walk after dinner.  If you eat a light dinner around 6 or 6:30 you could still fit in a walk around the block at 7:30 or 8.  We often walk (and now jog as she is getting faster) with our five year old while she is on her bike. 
2. Pick a park once a week to take a picnic and make sure you involve an active game like soccer, or volleyball before you eat, or a leisurely stroll after you eat.
3. Plan vacations that are active.  If you love the beach that is a great place to take more than one walk a day.  We check to see if they have lots of bike trails around to stay fit.  
4. Camps for kids that involve sports and fitness are great to keep your kids active. And if they are playing a game of baseball, you can use that time to walk 20 minutes around the outside of the field or park.
5.  KTC (Knoxville Track Club) has a great track program for this area that is inexpensive and introduces kids to running and field events.  Also check your local Park and Recreation department who offers free or inexpensive activities for children.
6. Exercise with me on Fit and Fun at 7 AM on ETPtv M-F or try my new show “Teenage Fit and Fun w/ Missy Kane” at 11 AM on your local PBS Stations.

Studies show that parents who are regularly exercising are more likely to have kids who also participate in fitness activities and will value the importance of fitness as adults.

I am offering two ways to help the family get fit this summer on ETPtv.  Fit & Fun with Missy Kane airs M-F at 7 am and now starting June 1st ETPtv will offer Teenage Fit and Fun with Missy Kane at 11 AM.