{"id":2831,"date":"2010-06-15T10:39:05","date_gmt":"2010-06-15T15:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/?p=2831"},"modified":"2010-06-16T14:48:50","modified_gmt":"2010-06-16T19:48:50","slug":"5-ways-to-get-your-family-outdoors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/2010\/06\/5-ways-to-get-your-family-outdoors\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to Get Your Family Outdoors"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"<\/a>With our fast paced lives, it is hard to find the time to enjoy the outdoors with your family. Have you ever thought about setting aside one evening each week as family time? We are all faced with finding a good balance between work and family.\u00a0 Setting aside one night per week as “family time” is the beginning to a healthy lifestyle <\/a>for your family. Experts recommend that children get at least 60 minutes of outdoor play each day.\u00a0 Below are some activities for families of all ages to enjoy.
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DISCOVER THE WILDERNESS:<\/strong> Take your family on a walk through your neighborhood or backyard and look at nature’s beauty. Try to keep a nature journal and post pictures of different creatures you encounter.<\/p>\n

CAMP UNDER THE STARS:<\/strong>\u00a0 With adult supervision build a small campfire and roast marshmellows, make smores, and tell bedstories by the campfire.\u00a0 Lay blankets out in your yard and stargaze. You can even set up a tent if the resource is available.<\/p>\n

FOLLOW A TRAIL:<\/strong>\u00a0 Local, State, and National parks are part of most counties in North Carolina.\u00a0 Pack a picnic dinner and hit the trail with your family.\u00a0 Don’t forget to bring bug spray!<\/p>\n

CLIMB A TREE:<\/strong>\u00a0 Get lost in your childhood again and let your children explore their imagination.<\/p>\n

FLASHLIGHT TAG:<\/strong>\u00a0 Play family games in the comfort of your backyard.\u00a0 Let your children help with deciding which game to play.<\/p>\n

Enjoy the outdoors this summer and get your family moving while fostering the importance of family and a healthy life style.\u00a0 Enjoy even more benefits from a healthy lifestyle by saving money on your health insurance premiums by qualifying for the 15% discount through Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina.<\/p>\n

Authored by:\u00a0 DeAnne Rosen with NC Health Plans, LLC on 6-9-2010.<\/p>\n

For more information on North Carolina health insurance<\/a>, please visit our website at www.nchealthplans.com<\/a> or call our toll free number 888-765-5400 and speak with one of our professional authorized agents.\u00a0 Our agency provides coverage for health insurance in North Carolina through Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC).\u00a0 <\/a>You may qualify for a 15% healthy lifestyle discount if you are in excellent health, call all our office for details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0 With our fast paced lives, it is hard to find the time to enjoy the outdoors with your family. Have you ever thought about setting aside one evening each week as family time? We are all faced with finding a good balance between work and family.\u00a0 Setting aside one night per week as “family […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,3],"tags":[303,23,152,304,302],"class_list":["post-2831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bcbsnc-insurance","category-fitness","tag-15-discount","tag-bcbsnc","tag-blue-cross-blue-shield-of-nc","tag-family-time","tag-healthy-lifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2831"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2831\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2839,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2831\/revisions\/2839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}