Personal resolutions are big this time of year. Ever make a family resolution? On my list? “I want my family to be more active.”
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Lucky for you, Omaha is a great place for active families. Here are some fun ideas to increase your activity level:
Explore the outdoors
Here are a few ideas to get your family moving more outside:
- Membership to Fontenelle Forest or Lauritzen Gardens: You can’t help but be active when you visit beautiful places like these. Walking and hiking, check. Plus, add in all that Vitamin D from the sunlight, all that fresh air…it’s mentally good for your family.
- State Parks pass: You don’t think you’ll use it yet, but you’d be silly not to. Head to Mahoney State Park now to tobogan with the kiddos and to let them run wild at the Activity Center (there’s an ice skating rink there). Then, start visiting nearby parks when the weather warms up to explore lakes, hike and be adventurous.
- If you’re new to hiking, there are a few things to consider packing that first time around: Water bottles for everyone (I love the Camelbak bottles for kids like the this one and adults like this one; also consider packing a snack for everyone, sunscreen, bug spray and a first aid kit (something compact like the light dayhiker First Aid Kit),
Play More
Below you’ll see some ideas for games inside and out, but first, some places in Omaha that encourages families to play together inside:
- Amazing Pizza Machine: Break a sweat chasing down your kids in laser tag or challenge them to a basketball shootout here.
- Sky Zone Omaha: Just 30 minutes here is a good workout for you, but it’ll probably be too fun for you to notice. It was for me.
- The Salvation Army Kroc Center: A family membership gets you all the benefits of a gym membership, as well as admission to family-friendly activities likeInflatable Fridays in the Pool, which my family went to last year and had a lot of fun (they have a little lazy river and slide). Other activities for the family include Family Fit H20, Healthy Home Project, FitnessGram® and Sunday Fundays.