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Fitness Goal Setting Tips for Kids
By Nailah Coleman, MD
A s you set your family’ s fall schedule,
consider this: a
s tudy from
the
.S.

ational Institute of Child
ealth and
uman
evelopment found
only half of kids ages
g et the
recommended
m inutes of moderate-
to- vigorous activity each day.

Setting goals to get moving as a family
can create long- lasting healthy habits.

Start simple
t ake a longer dog walk
or
oin a sports team. Love to run?
Consider
oining a running club or
participating in a charity race like the
Race for Every Child, an annual 5K and
Kids
ash raising money to support
Children’ s
ational
ealth System.

As a Children’ s
ational pediatrician,
I witness the mental and physical
benefits of race participation and
how the funds raised impact patients.

Take
aia Santiago van den Broeck.

Following several surgeries at
Children’ s
ational,
aia, 9, c hose to
participate in the 5K to give back and
stay healthy. “T hey helped me, and if I
raise money, I can help other kids too,”
says
aia. Follow these tips to set your
family fitness goals:
Reserve a regular time for
fitness activities.

Break big goals into small,
achievable steps.

Lead by ex ample. Share your
goals and efforts with your child.

ave healthy snacks available
before, during and after
activities.

Follow the mood. When your
family seems ready to go, seize
the moment!
Nailah Coleman, MD, FAAP, FACSM
is a sports medicine pediatrician in
he Goldberg Center for Community Pediatric
Health at Children’s National.

I beli ev e in th e power of
publi c educati on,
an d now more th an ev er
we need dedicat ed
leader s to mak e sure
th at ev er y ch ild recei ves
a to p quali ty educati on.

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Montgomery County
Education Association
Coalition of Asian-
American Democrats
County Executive Ike Leggett ★ County Council Member Craig Rice ★ County Council Member Nancy Navarro
County Council Member Sidney Katz ★ County Council Member Hans Riemer
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