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Healthy Weight Kids Coalition of Southern Kentucky is a coalition of health-related professionals and organizations with the goal of preventing and treating the serious  problem of overweight in children.

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Rx PRESCRIPTION FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

Name:                                                                      Date:                        .
Commit to improving your health by doing the following activities for at least
             minutes, ________times per week.

O  Go for a walk

Play tennis

Go for a bicycle ride

O  Go for a swim

O  Play disc golf/ other disc sports

O  Hike with a parent or friend

O  Work in your flower/ vegetable garden

O  Canoe/ kayak

O  Play outdoors with children

O  Cut the grass (with a push mower)

O  Work out at the gym

O  Pick up litter on your block

O  Help clean a local park or school

O  Dancing/ dance lessons

O  Go jogging

O  Walk the dog

O  Rollerskating/ skateboarding

O  Take martial arts or yoga lessons

O  Take a walking tour of downtown         Bowling Green or WKU’s campus

O  Other: 

Lifestyle changes: Use stairs, walk or bicycle to school or work or shopping.
In general be a participant rather than a spectator.

Prescribed by:                                                                                               .

Not sure what’s available in your community?  Get your copy of the Warren County Council on Physical Activity’s Physical Activity Resource Guide from your physician or by calling 781-2490, ext. 215.  You can also check the Yellow Pages under:

O  Health clubs              O  Exercise & physical fitness programs                O  Parks 

 Provided by the Warren County Council on Physical Activity

More info at www.healthyweightkids.org