Shape Your Future encourages Oklahomans to stay physically active to improve overall health.
April is National Move More Month, and Shape Your Future, a program of the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET), encourages Oklahomans to spring into play and physical activity to become healthier.
Shape Your Future participates in National Move More Month by encouraging Oklahoma adults to get the recommended amount of daily physical activity – 30 minutes for adults and 60 minutes for children. The National Move More Month Campaign, sponsored by the American Heart Association, occurs every April to encourage movement and aims to improve the health of Americans everywhere.
“Healthy habits learned young last for a lifetime, and it’s important for adults to talk the talk and walk the walk, as they say. As parents and caregivers, adults can have a tremendous impact in supporting healthy habits by role modeling healthy behaviors,” said Julie Bisbee, executive director of TSET. “Over 70% of Oklahoma kids don’t get enough daily physical activity. Shape Your Future provides free workout plans, downloads and exercise videos for Oklahoma families to enjoy physical activity together to help them live healthier lives.”
American Heart Association free workouts:
The American Heart Association has teamed up with a variety of fitness instructors and experts to take over the American Heart Association YouTube page every Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. CDT throughout April to guide families and individuals through living roomfriendly virtual workouts, including sessions on stretching, yoga and Pilates.
Free local resources from Shape Your Future:
A sampling of Shape Your Future’s tools to help Oklahomans get active:
Our physical activity quiz. Looking for where to start? This is it!
This HUGE list of familyfriendly activities. Go visit a park or play a fun game with the whole family.
This 5-Day Workout download to do with your kids is great and can be done anywhere.
Celebrate National Walking Day during this active month by going on a family walk around your neighborhood. See inspiration here from this Oklahoma family.
Shape Your Future teamed up with Healthy Schools Oklahoma to create easy and free workout videos. Watch them all on this YouTube playlist.
Join Shape Your Future’s closed Facebook group for even more physical activity ideas:
Accountability and support are important pieces of the healthy lifestyle puzzle. The goal of this group is to connect Oklahomans who are striving to make healthy choices for themselves, their families and their communities. It’s a place where you can find inspirational and motivational content. It’s a hub for sharing recipes, workout ideas, helpful resources and healthy tips. Plus, it’s a space where you can open up and ask questions without feeling judged. Join today!