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Check-in Challenges
The idea of the "check-in" is to notice regularly throughout your day if there are signs that your amazing body and brain could be "asking" for help e.g if you're a bit tired, unfocused, or feeling stressed, stop to consider when you; last ate something nutritious, had a glass of water or took a break to move your body. Developing a habit of "checking-in" is useful to remind you to do little things during your day that combined, can have a massive impact on your energy, mood, focus and wellbeing.
Creating healthy habits is so much more fun and long-lasting when you do it together, so grab your children, friends or whanau, and we'd love to hear about what you are doing!
You could get healthier and win some great prizes too!
How to share with us and be in to win;
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Email your photo's or video's to us at support@healthiestschools.co.nz
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Shout out to us on Instagram and / or Facebook....load up your photo's or video and inspire others to create a regular "check-in" routine and tag us #zespriyoungandhealthynz.
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Tag a friend to get them to join you and you'll both get an entry in the draw to win one of our awesome prizes packs
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Check-in Challenge One
Do your first "check-in"
This is a great place to start to identify if there are ways that you could give a bit more help to your amazing brain and body to do all it's billions of jobs! Do the movement activities and assess other daily actions like drinking more water etc. It's a bit of fun and perhaps you could set a goal as a family to work towards together!
Resources;
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Five movement activities - shows you how to do the stretches etc on the Check-in sheet
Check-in Challenge Two
Let's Get Moving!
There are so many daily benefits to moving regularly that help our amazing brain and body to function effectively every moment. From boosting our energy, mood and focus to helping us get a good night of sleep, even a few minutes of movement can help!
What to do:
As a family, each write down at least two things that you like to do that move your body e.g dance, play tag, climb trees, walk / run.
Then, make a plan to do at least one of these activities together every day of this week, for a minimum of 10 minutes. Spend more time if you can, but the idea is to do it regularly as it's consistency that creates the most impact and a shorter time can be more achievable! Often the hardest part is to just get started!
Check-in Challenge Three
Hydrate Regularly
Our bodies need water for digesting and absorbing food, removing waste and controlling our internal temperature.1
We become dehydrated when we don’t get enough water. Most water in our diet comes from the fluids we drink but around 20 per cent comes from the food we eat.1 Fruit, vegetables, dairy products like yoghurt and meals like soups and smoothies are all foods that contribute water to our diet.
Feeling thirsty is one way we know that we need to drink more water but it’s also a sign your body is already slightly dehydrated. Other early signs of dehydration include a dry or sticky mouth, dark-coloured urine, fatigue or headaches.
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Ministry of Health. Eating and Activity Guidelines for New Zealand Adults: Updated 2020. Wellington. 2020.
We'd love to know how you and your whanau remind yourselves to hydrate during your day!
