Community Developments: Helping Families Live a Healthy Lifestyle Today, gadgets are keeping many families indoors. From gaming consoles to laptops, smart phones and tablets, children and parents are spending a lot of time with their favourite devices. Many premier communities around Australia and the world recognise the importance of spending quality time with the family. To encourage them to get out and enjoy the outdoors, the developers add recreational and sporting facilities that are perfect for all ages.
Walking and Bike Paths Many modern communities feature walking and biking paths to support an active lifestyle. Residents do not have to go too far for a good walk with the kids or to get some fresh air. The communities feature an expansive network of biking and walking paths.
Sports Centre Sports, such as football and cricket, are the most common
games kids – and adults—play on their computers and mobile phones. But families do not settle with their virtual games. In many city or suburb developments, residents are only a few minutes away from the nearest oval, football stadium, tennis courts and football pitches. Some even have their own golf courses for seniors and retired members of the community. Children who start playing sports early achieve developmental milestones easily and are more eager to try out new things. To encourage kids, some parent slet their children join local and nearby clubs, to play football, tennis and other sports.
Indoor Pool and Aquatic Centre After a long week at work and in school, many residents head to the club pool to cool off. Families do not have to go out of town to spend quality time together. Residents can stay busy and active with their community’s outdoor and lifestyle facilities. Even when the development is located outside the city, residents will not want for recreation and basic needs. Developers know enough to plan around basic amenities and facilities so homebuyers will feel they have everything they will ever need within their private community.
Resources: http://www.huntclub.com.au/ http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/family/travel/play-outside-47060105#slide-10 http://www.healthykids.nsw.gov.au/parents-carers/5-ways-to-a-healthy-lifestyle.aspx