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Sign your little ones up for Hy-Vee KidsFit to help get them moving and teach them how to lead a healthy lifestyle.
Regular physical activity helps kids and teens improve their cardiorespiratory fitness, strengthen bones and reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression. “From a physiologic standpoint, activity helps kids develop coordination and muscle strength,” says Hy-Vee Chief Medical Officer Daniel Fick, M.D. Exercise also can decrease the risk of future health conditions such as heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, some cancers and high blood pressure.
kids need activity
what is
KidsFit?
KidsFit is a free program for kids at home and in schools. It includes online videos, challenges and recipes, plus in-school activities, to teach kids about fitness and nutrition. Join the KidsFit Club for a monthly email newsletter that includes activities, prizes, recipes and health education for kids and families.
Get moving at home with fitness videos from the KidsFit team. Follow along with complete workouts, watch step-by-step exercise demonstrations and learn cooking skills from easy recipe videos.
Videos
Each KidsFit Club newsletter includes a challenge worksheet to complete as a family. Finish the challenge, submit the worksheet online and KidsFit will mail you a prize!
Challenges
Help make healthy eating a habit with simple, nutritious recipes from KidsFit. Kids can cook with adults to learn kitchen skills and find out about the food they’re eating.
Recipes
Move More
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, only about 24% of kids and teens ages 6 to 17 participate in the recommended 60 minutes of physical activity every day.
Join the Kidsfit Club as a family to participate in KidsFit at home.
how to sign up
STEP ONE: Go to the Website.
Visit KidsFit
STEP TWO: Create a Profile.
Enter your email and basic household information to sign your entire family up for the KidsFit Club monthly newsletter.
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daIra driftmier,
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DIRECTOR of Hy-Vee KidsFit
Q: How does exercise help kids develop healthy habits?
Q: What is the goal of KidsFit?
A: Movement is a learned pattern, and if we don’t learn that pattern early in life, then it’s not going to be something we enjoy. Sometimes movement can feel uncomfortable, but when we can push through being uncomfortable, then we realize we’re actually capable of much more.
A: We want to make healthy choices easy, fun and rewarding for all kids, and help them have a positive experience around their health. They can’t do this just at home or at school; it needs to be a combined experience to make it cohesive. That’s why we have the KidsFit Club, which is how families participate in their homes. They can do different monthly challenges that can either motivate them to move, fuel better or even think about themselves in a positive way.
Q: What are some upcoming KidsFit challenges?
Q: Why should families be active together?
A: There’s a new challenge every month in the KidsFit Club. The challenges can range from creating your own chore chart at home to 60-second movement challenges. This summer, the June challenge is Create Your Own Sport, so the kids will imagine a sport they want to play, create the rules, and play it with their family.
A: When you make exercise a group effort, it’s more enjoyable. Having strong social wellness as a household is going to make the family bond tighter and the kids more likely to go ask their parents health-minded questions.
Movement does not have to be complicated. Movement could be walking, or you could follow along to KidsFit videos to help empower kids, and help them understand how to move their bodies.”
—Daira Driftmier
88%
of children between the ages of 7 and 12 copy their parents’ physical activity habits, and are likely to continue those habits as adults.
KidsFit events
Have fun and stay active all summer with these upcoming Kidsfit Events.
June 26—Bloomington, MN
September 18—Des Moines, IA
October 2—Omaha, NE
Hy-Vee KidsFit Mile Runs
Kids can test their mile time at three upcoming KidsFit Mile Runs over the summer, coinciding with Hy-Vee’s Women’s Half-Marathon and 5k Races.
Camp 1: July 11–14
Camp 2: July 18–21
Camp 3: July 25–28
Dietitian-led virtual cooking camps teach fun ways to help kids eat more fruits and veggies. Intended for kids ages 5 to 12, each class in the four-day camp includes one recipe that sneaks in healthy ingredients, and one activity using food in an out-of-the-box way.
Out of the Box
Into the Kitchen
I want to emphasize when we’re talking about activity, it doesn’t have to be organized sports. Just getting kids outside when they get home from school and being active and running around with friends is as much benefit as anything else. Getting kids outside and letting them play is the best activity.”
—Daniel Fick, M.D. Hy-Vee Chief Medical Officer
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
CDC
Physical Activity Facts
National Library of Medicine
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