While Americans spend more and more money on exercise equipment, gym memberships, diet books, and crazy home exercise equipment, the only results that we are getting are smaller wallets and bigger waist lines. How can we gain traction in this losing battle?
The answer is simple: We need to take 100% responsibility for our own health and that of our family’s. Do the right thing by eating right and moving more. Set the example for your kids. It really is just that simple.
It starts at home. Actually it starts by getting out of your home. Families need to move more. What better place than Lake County to be outdoors and in the fresh air?
I have people ask me all the time where to go and what to do with families. Following are 6 places that may not even know about it in Lake Country that are terrific for you and your family.
The great thing about the about these parks is that they are all close and they are all easily accessible. If you want to get into the habit of doing active things with your kids then this is a great way to start!
Just remember that our bodies are designed to eat healthy food and move. If we don’t eat right and don’t move every day we get in trouble with our health. No matter what you’ve done in the past you can always be better tomorrow.
Pack a light and healthy lunch, get the kids in the car, and go get some fresh air and exercise!
1. Hidden Waters Preserve in Eustis. If you haven’t been here then you need to visit. There is a neat gorge and babbling brook that the little ones will love to explore. (Off Abrams Road or Country Club Drive in Eustis)
2. Sable Bluff Preserve in Leesburg. Wedged between two trailer parks this park is a true gem. Almost always deserted, this park on Lake Griffin has grass covered trails and some nice little hills. Perfect for a mountain bike ride or hike! (off CR 44 in Leesburg)
3. Emeralda Marsh in Lisbon. The winter is a perfect time to explore this bird sanctuary. You will see lots of gators and birds you’ve never seen before. There is a road that can be driven but you need to tackle it on a bike. The surface is hard packed any type of bike will do. Make sure to bring water as the loop is several miles long. (on Emeralda Island Road in Lisbon)
4. Wooten Park and the Tav-Lee Trail in Tavares. Pack a lunch and your bikes. Ride the Tav-Lee trail from downtown Tavares to the Mall in Leesburg then back to Wooten Park to for lunch and playing on the play ground. (in downtown Tavares)
5. Gilbert Park and Palm Island in Mount Dora. Play on the playground then walk on the board walk out to Palm Island. See the gators bask in the sunshine as you explore this gem of a park in downtown Mount Dora. (in downtown Mount Dora)
6. Clermont Minneola Trail A 5.2 mile paved trail along Lake Minneola from Twelfth Street into Minneola allows for jogging, biking, skating, hiking and strolling. (Starts at West Beach running along Lake Minneola through the cities of Clermont and Minneola and ending at UCF/Lake Sumter Community College campus)
Article provided by Rick Copley, Certified Personal Trainer, MA, Fitness Guru, Wellness Director, Golden Triangle YMCA, 1465 David Walker Drive Tavares, FL 32778 To contact Rick call (352) 343-1144 or email rick@infinityhealthusa.net
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