Fitness means keeping your body healthy so it can work at its best.

Healthy habits lead to fitness.

When you are fit, you have the energy to do the things you want to do.

What is a habit?

It is an action that a person does over and over in the same way.

Once you make a habit, the action becomes easy to do and hard to stop.

Let's talk about ideas for health habits. They are:

Eat right,
Be active,
Sleep well,
Take care of your body,
Check your stress.

We can also stay away from bad habits and other things that might make us sick.

Wash our hands. Keep germs away.
Get a flu shot. Don’t get the flu if others get it.
Say no to smoking. Keep our lungs and heart healthy.
Get check-ups. Check your body to see what more you can do to stay well.

If we practice healthy habits, we get better at being healthy and feeling fit.

How can you get started?

Work with your doctor and team to set your own health goals.
Use this form:

Healthy Habits Worksheet

Self Advocates

Health Habits Action Plan

Health Habits on simple days

Health Habits Simple Days

Health Habits on not simple days

Health Habits Not Simple Days

Weekly calendars can help you remember and work on your new habits.

Kitchen Calendar

Weekly calendars can help you remember and work on your new habits.

Bedroom Calendar

Weekly calendars can help you remember and work on your new habits.

Bathroom Calendar

Caregivers

Support health habits on not simple days.

Intro for Caregiver

Handout for caregivers: supporting persons with mild IDD on not simple days.

Supporting Health Habits - Mild

Handout for caregivers: supporting persons with moderate IDD on not simple days.

Supporting Health Habits-Moderate

Handout for caregivers: supporting persons with severe IDD on not simple days.

Supporting Health Habits- Severe

Health Professionals

Support persons with IDD and their caregivers on not simple days.

Intro for Health Professionals

Explore more info on Healthy Habits:

Be Active

Explore more on how to Be Active.

Be Active

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Eat Healthy

Learn more on how to Eat Healthy.

Eat Healthy

Hydrate

Learn more on how to keep Hydrated.

Hydrate

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Hygiene

Learn more about how to have good Hygiene.

Hygiene

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Manage Stress

Learn more about how to Manage Stress.

Manage Stress

Sleep Well

Learn more about how to Sleep Well.

Sleep Well

Stay Well

Learn more about how to Stay Well.

Stay Well

Go to the Bathroom

Learn more about helpful tips for Toileting.

Go to the Bathroom