This whole week, Channel 3 News Today focused on family obesity. Yesterday they invited me to come on the show and interview with anchor Mark Nolan. Check out his what I had to say about how families can make healthy changes.

What are some ideas you have? Are you struggling with how to get everyone on-board in your household? Post your thoughts here.

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I don’t know how this woman packs in so much information in 2-1/2 minutes, but she does.  Check out Part 2.  To learn more about Holly got to GetFitandYummy.com.

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Making a difference in the world around me is why we exist, right?  Whether it’s helping you get ideas to keep your families fit and healthy or reaching out to the less fortunate with a family fitness night, those are quite fulfilling to me.

What an exciting evening I had!  Last night I held the first ever “Training by Liz Cleveland Family Fitness Outreach,” This was a free class for the low-income families of Read the rest of this entry »

As parents we tend to dread these long winter months. In Cleveland, we’re just starting the height of our snow season (January-April), and temperatures will dip to the single digits.  So, let’s be creative and think of ways to keep the kiddies amused. Better yet, let’s allow them to express their own silliness in active, creative ways.

In this video, I invited my kids to do a little pulling and stabilizing game. But before I could get my camera out, they got into my bag of tricks and came up with an active game of their own. Since we don’t have Wii Fit (it will never make the cut at my house), my kids just rely on good old imagination and mom’s cheap props…the best way to curb inactivity and obesity.

Take a look and see those smiles. (They didn’t listen to my “no smiling” rule.)

In the meantime, let that snow fly and get ready for a snow-shoveling workout. I can’t wait!

A lot of moms have told me that neighborhood safety is a problem that adds to youth obesity. Watch this interview with 14-year youth coach veteran, CEO and co-founder of the International Youth Conditioning Association, Brian Grasso.  Do you agree? Post your comments below.

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