At one time during the 7 days of Week, I want everyone in your family to participate in one family activity for 30 minutes.

Generally, you can do whatever you want for your weekly family fun as long as it involves the entire family, it's healthy, and you have fun!

For this Family Fun Activity, I recommend going to a park with a soccer ball and have a family soccer game. Regardless of where you live, there are plenty of park areas where you and your entire family can meet and do lots of things. If you can't find any goals, use some trash cans or plastic cones to make goals, and have a blast. Everyone loves to kick a ball.

Spend as much time as you like playing-but no less than 30 minutes at it. Have scoring contests with one another. See who can head the ball into the net, who can dribble the farthest, who can kick the farthest, or have a parents versus kids game. Be creative, and you will have fun and lots of laughs. And don't forget to give yourself and your family small rewards for their healthy efforts-maybe a trip to the movie theater or some extra time staying up on the weekends. It will go a long way.

If it's raining or too cold outside, find an indoor rock climbing wall and have the whole family try to climb. Rock climbing develops hand grip and all upper body muscles, and it's a great confidence booster. Climbing on an indoor wall is safe and fun for the whole family, but be sure to have proper instruction before starting.