CURE YOUR LITTLE COUCH POTATO WITH…FUN, FOOLPROOF WAYS TO SLIP FITNESS INTO YOUR CHILD’S EVERYDAY LIFE

You may know of New York Times bestselling author Missy Chase Lapine who inspired legions of parents to “sneak” good Dig to China food into meals for their kids to help prevent childhood obesity with The Sneaky Chef series, has now extended her concept of “sneakiness” beyond the kitchen. To further help prevent childhood obesity the Sneaky Chef® has teamed up with fitness expert Larysa DiDio to provide parents with “Sneaky Strategies” for fitting in more exercise and calorie-burning activities into their child’s daily routine with SNEAKY FITNESS™: Fun Foolproof Ways to Slip Fitness into Your Child’s Everyday Life.

For many kids of all ages, “play” happens in the den and not in the backyard. So, other then asking your kids to drop and give you 20, what can parents do to get their children off the couch?

With over 100 age-appropriate activities, tips and 50 all-new Sneaky Chef® recipes for fueling newly-active kids packed into the pages of SNEAKY FITNESS parents are guaranteed to keep their kids moving every day!

Missy and Larysa’s “sneaky” kids fitness tips include:

  • Harness kids’ “fidget factor” – We want them to fidget! Plant items in TV room like a hippety hop, mini trampoline or hula hoop–they’ll naturally jump, bounce and move while watching (studies show fidgeting can burn up to 350 more calories per day than being stationary)…Nana says take them to a store that sells Hoola Hoops – my grandchildren are drawn to them immediately!
  • Leave a stopwatch around and time them doing all their normal activities guaranteeing that they’ll move a lot faster than normal and burn way more calories!…Nana says let them time each other – make it a competitive game…
  • Make it a rule that your tween must be up and moving while they’re talking on the phone-allowing them to burn 3x calories than sitting…Nana says let them turn up the music and dance, dance, dance!

SNEAKY FITNESS also allows parents to make exercise fun for younger kids with games and activities such as:

  • Dig to China: Burn 68 calories in 30 minutes by digging and filling a pail with dirt, snow or sand-this activity more than triples the amount of calories kids burn oppose to sitting in front of a TV or computer…Nana says have the kids help with preparing a family garden with a section all their own.
  • Set Up Shop: Perfect for rainy days, this activity will have kids burning 48 calories in 30 minutes by creating their own grocery store using the cans and boxes in your pantry. They can bag the groceries and help carry them to the “car”. After they’re finished they return the items back to the pantry…Nana says on a rainy day plan a community service activity by creating flyers for a community food drive – when the weather clears distribute them to neighbors and on the next day pull a wagon from house to house for collecting the canned food for the Salvation Army or local food pantry.

Just like slipping spinach into brownies, SNEAKY FITNESS (and Nana, too) shows that small changes add up to big benefits. SNEAKY FITNESS isn’t a gym class or another afterschool activity to schedule. Instead, it’s a way to weave a cardio workout, strength training, and flexibility into your kids’ everyday routines without them even realizing it.

With SNEAKY FITNESS, kids of all ages and all personalities will discover how good it feels to get their blood pumping and muscles moving. They’ll appreciate the confidence that comes from being strong and capable and will eventually not just embrace exercise as a vital part of their everyday lives, but actually begin to crave it as well.

About the Authors

Missy Chase Lapine is a New York Times bestselling author, who inspired a whole new brand in the healthy-eating/lifestyle category with her first book, The Sneaky Chef. She’s the former publisher of Eating Well and the founder of the natural baby product line Baby Spa®. Missy is a member of Parenting Magazine’s team of experts, “The Mom’s Squad.” She also serves on the Children’s Advisory Council of Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York-Presbyterian, where Sneaky Chef recipes are served to patients. Missy lives in Westchester, NY. Visit her at www.thesneakychef.com.

Larysa DiDio is a certified personal trainer who has extensive experience in working with clients both over and under the age of eighteen. Her Get Fit with Larysa fitness DVD for ‘tween girls was released in November 2008, and has been cross-promoted with Danskin and Sketchers products. Larysa owns her own fitness facility, PFX, a center that is one of the first gyms to offer kid-specific classes. Larysa has appeared on Good Day New York and has been featured in InStyle Parenting, First For Women, and Destination Wedding. She lives in Pleasantville, NY. Visit her at www.larysafit.com.

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