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There are many different types of activities you can try to keep in shape. Here are some ideas:

  • Running or walking
  • Lifting weights
  • Dancing or ballet
  • Gymnastics
  • Biking
  • Swimming
  • Rowing
  • Martial arts
  • Skating
  • Calisthenics (sit-ups, push-ups and chin-ups
  • Fencing
  • Tennis, badminton or racquetball


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Kids jumping
By Derek Chan, College student writer

Reviewed by the Web Content Committee of PAMF

Sources

Fitness, 4Girls Health. National Women's Health Information Center.

Be a Fit Kid, Kidshealth.org.

Body Mass Index, Kidshealth.org.

Fitness, Healthwise Knowledge Base, PAMF.

Benefits of Fitness, Healthwise Knowledge Base, PAMF.

Preparing to Get Fit, Healthwise Knowledge Base, PAMF.

Maintaining the Lifestyle, Healthwise Knowledge Base, PAMF.
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