Physical Literacy when I was a kid wasn't a second thought....you opened the door ran outside and played until your mum came looking for you at dinner time. And, when you were done, you went right back outside for more.
In fact, we were encouraged to go outside, to move and to go play. Doing so, built confidence and the love for movement and activity for life. It also developed great life skills, such as leadership, and team work, sportsmanship, as well as values, and character. Good physical and mental health is something we all value highly for our families, friends, ourselves and our community as a whole. The other bonus now, as a an aunt and grandmother is, I am fit and healthy and have the energy to play and inspire my granddaughters, and nieces and nephews to do the same. Physical literacy can be a gift shared between generations.
If outdoor play and education matters to you, join others in your community and find ways to get active as a group. You and your kids, and your kids kids will be better for it.
It’s effortless to get involved, regardless of whether you’re a teacher, parent, aunt, uncle, grandparent or active organization. You can share the spirit using the power of social media, start a conversation with your child’s school community. Spending time playing and learning outdoors is essential for a happy childhood and helps children learn essential skills and adults stay young and vibrant. In fact, basic movement skills like running, jumping and climbing can be developed with a sense of adventure and in the natural environment.
Encourage more people to cycle more often. You could set up or promote weekly cycle tours, cycling taster sessions and local cycle events in your neighbourhood with kids and adults. Make it a weekly or monthly event and celebrate at the end of each week with a BBQ of healthy food from local suppliers.
Encourage people to walk more often. Consider setting up or promoting weekly health walks, health walk taster sessions - stops at the new coffee shop, gardener or cookery and local walking events. Create initiatives like Living Streets or Walking for Health. Even someone like Nana would like a walk in the sunshine!
Promote leisure services and various physical activities available in your local area. Contact your local authority for what is currently available in your area.
Set up or support local gyms, yoga, pedal pushers, family friendly tournaments - hockey, football, golf or any other locally popular event which also promote exercises and wellbeing.
A class in the grass sounds like a day well spent!
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