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Build your own fit-kid kit

Posted: May 2nd 2008 7:00AM by Jacki Donaldson
Filed under: Fitness, Healthy Kids

Forget installing a monster play set in your back yard. Children play longer and harder when given balls, jump ropes, and hula hoops, according to University of North Carolina researchers. Stationary objects just don't encourage as much physical activity. But a fit-kid kit will.

Fitness magazine recommends filling a big Rubbermaid utility tub with colorful, portable playthings, like these:

First Fitness Obstacle Course
Gertie Rubber Balls
Little Tikes Big Swing Ball
Gertie Hoop and Basketball Set
Alex Toys' Catch 'n Stick Monster Mitts
Wham-O's Original Hula Hoop

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