Having a Successful Physical Activity Event
SUCCESSFUL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY EVENTS
At a successful VERB-inspired
physical activity event, there are
numerous interactions with
tweens who are having fun
getting active. These interactions
should result in every tween:
Doing the following:
- playing three or more activities
(or 10 minutes of activity)
- finding a verb they like
- getting a reward for finding
their verb
Hearing the following:
- Be imaginative about play
- Play by your rules, your way
- You don't need certain skills –
have fun
- You can do it anywhere
- You can do it with any number
of people
- You can do it EVERY DAY
Realizing, feeling, or believing the
following:
- I like to ________, and I can do
it anywhere I want whenever I
want
- I want to do _________ every
day
Keep in mind that at
VERB-inspired physical activity
events the focus is on play, not
exercise and on letting kids do
things their way, not dictating
what they do. Focus on the fun of
kids playing with friends and just
being kids.
Page last reviewed: August 1, 2007
Page last modified: August 1, 2007
Content source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention
and Health Promotion, Division of Adolescent and School Health |