How to keep your children active during school days at home
People work much better when they feel energized and the same is true for students -- especially those who are starting the school year learning virtually. Read more: Kids at HomeRemember as a school kid, how great it felt going back to class after recess? You go out to the bus stop, you walk into your school building and now we’re just kind of waking up and we’re going right to the computer," Nakfoor said. They can spend a minute, two minutes jumping, which is such good movement for the body.”She also recommends cup stacking for younger children. It’s really important get your older kids standing up and they can even do some work while they’re standing up.”Nakfoor said her oldest son like to do wall squats while doing school work.
Fun ways to keep your kids active if the weather isn’t cooperating
It’s that element of ‘What am I going to get?’ It makes exercise fun.”She said her family can easily fill 45 minutes of exercise using the dice. “Before you know it, you’ve been exercising for 45 minutes and they don’t even realize it’s true exercise because it’s fun,” Nakfoor said. “Bodyweight exercises are great -- jumping jacks, sit ups, toe touches, arm circles, the plank -- bodyweight exercises are really good because they’re good for little kids," Nakfoor said. She also likes using indoor activity cards. Nakfoor said that’s the key -- if the children are having fun, they’ll stay active longer.
Metro Detroit weather forecast: Sunday night showers and storms
DETROIT - An active and dangerous weather scene remains in place, Sunday evening. Sunday night will be wet before midnight, and showers and storms fade away afterward. It remains warm with overnight lows near 70 degrees. Local 4Casters weather app:Remember to download the FREE Local4Casters weather app. Weather radarKeep an eye out for severe weather alerts and the radar here:Be sure to bookmark these pages on your browser or on your phone.
Metro Detroit Weather: Thunderstorm warning issued for Metro Detroit counties
DETROIT - The National Weather Service issued thunderstorm warnings for Macomb and St. Clair counties until 9:15 p.m.An active and dangerous weather scene remains in place, Sunday evening. It remains warm with overnight lows near 70 degrees. Local 4Casters weather app:Remember to download the FREE Local4Casters weather app. Weather radarKeep an eye out for severe weather alerts and the radar here:Be sure to bookmark these pages on your browser or on your phone. All of these radar pages are interactive with tools to show you road conditions, 24-hour precipitation data, and satellite views.