12 Ways To Help Dad Be Healthier

A happy fathers day is always better if you’re feeling well. And, what better gift can fathers give their kids than a healthy dad – and what better gift can kids give their dad than encouragement and ways to be healthy?

Ok, so I know kids don’t read this, but moms, you could put a bug in your kids’ ear….

Erika Schwartz, MD, Medical Director Cinergy Health, offers 12 tips for kids to help their dads live a healthier lifestyle:

1.  Take Dad for a morning walk after a healthy Father’s day breakfast (egg whites, berry smoothie, chicken sausage and Green tea).

2. Get Dad a set of 20 pound weights to use every day before dinner or at work, if that is feasible.

3. Get Dad a 5 pound bag of apples or other fruit and nuts he likes as snack basket he can enjoy every day for the next week.

4. Get Dad a six-pack of soda water to replace colas, other caffeinated drinks and beer.

5. Get Dad a muscle vibrator that will help relax his shoulders (a better after-work stress reliever than a cocktail)

6. Buy Dad golf lessons or a month’s membership at a gym

7. Find a hiking or biking group and join together (or just get Dad a bike)

8.  Clear Dad’s work materials from his bedroom so he can get a better night’s sleep.

9. Get Dad video on good nutrition

10. Go away for a weekend together on an activity trip (hiking, fishing, boating, camping)

11. Line up Dad’s father or brother to engage in family-designated physical activity days.

12. Give Dad hugs.

Any one of these can help make a Dad’s day and more.

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