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Active Living
Keep your body moving daily in big and small ways to maintain or improve your health. And remember, active living goes hand-in-hand with healthy eating, so be sure you're giving your body the right fuel.
Watch this video to learn more about active living healthy eating on a budget: English | Español | Lus Hmoob | Soomaali
Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers
Learn how joining your young ones as they play, explore, and stay active has benefits for you.
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Kids and Teens
Cut down on screen time and get more physical activity.
Women and Men
How to work physical activity into your already busy day.
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Older Adults
Keep fit and stay safe while doing so.
Featured Resources
Let's Move Activity Cards
Print and clip these activity cards (851 K PDF) to have fun and get moving with your child.
Basic Yoga
Practice yoga in your chair for relaxation of your mind and body with our guide to yoga. (415 K PDF)
Other Recommended Resources
Healthy & Fit on the Go — Great ideas to stay healthy and fit when away from home.
LetsMove.gov — Let's Move! Initiative — America's move to raise a healthier generation of kids.
Physical Activity — ChooseMyPlate.gov; United States Department of Agriculture — Being physically active can improve your health today, tomorrow, and in the future.
Physical Activity — Nutrition.gov; United States Department of Agriculture — Find information and resources related to physical activity and weight management.
Healthy Eating — Support your health at every state of life with the foods you eat.
Healthy Eating Basics — Get the basics of a balanced diet.
Dealing with Stress: A Web-based Educational Series — Free online workshops on stress. Includes a workshop on managing the physical effects of stress through exercise and nutrition.
Simply Good Eating — Classes that help people with limited income discover how to make healthy food choices while stretching food dollars and be more active.
Energizers for Simply Good Eating — Short group activities to help educators get others moving; for classrooms, community groups, and beyond.
