The New Year is a great time to create a New You

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If you want to get healthier this year, don't step on the scale—just step up the amount of activity in your daily routine. Here are some healthy resolutions that aren’t so hard to keep:

• Limit screen time to two hours a day for you and your children, and one hour for preschoolers. This will encourage you to find other activities.
• Replace a few car trips a week with walking, cycling or pushing a stroller. If you have to drive, make a point of parking a little further away so you walk more.
• Ditch fancy lawn mowers, garage-door openers and snow-blowers. All that lifting, pushing, sweeping and shoveling are great for your heart and muscles.
• Kids who spend more time outdoors are more likely to be physically active. So take family walks or hit up your local skating rink on a regular basis.
• Be a role model and get active with your kids. Try a hike, hockey in the driveway, a family karate class or a ski trip.

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