What are lifestyle choices?

A lifestyle choice is something you pick to do every day or most days that helps shape who you are and how you feel.

Imagine your favorite toy, maybe it's a robot, a ball, or even a blanket. A lifestyle choice is like choosing which toy to play with most of the time. If you choose to run around outside every afternoon, that’s one kind of lifestyle choice. If you pick to sit and read a book instead, that’s another.

Sometimes your lifestyle choices are about what you eat, like picking apples over cookies. Other times they’re about how you move, like choosing to walk to school or ride your bike. Even how you sleep can be a lifestyle choice, like going to bed at the same time every night.

Your lifestyle choices help make you feel strong, happy, and ready for adventures. Just like playing with your favorite toy makes you smile, picking good lifestyle choices helps keep you healthy and full of energy!