If encouraging your keiki to exercise and eat healthy foods hasn't been a high priority for you, maybe these numbers will change your mind.

In Hawai'i, about 26 percent of children and adolescents are obese — that's double the national rate.

Overweight children have a 70 percent chance of becoming adults who are overweight or obese, increasing their risk of developing heart disease, certain cancers, type 2 diabetes and depression.

Statistics like these spurred HMSA to partner with the state Department of Education and the University of Hawai'i to develop Fun 5, a physical activity and nutrition program for kids, implemented at A-plus afterschool programs statewide.

The goal: teach children healthy habits now to avoid long-term health problems linked with obesity.

The program teaches kids to eat five servings of fruits and veggies every day. It also encourages them to be active five days a week, for at least 30 minutes each day.

"We do that through noncompetitive, positive, character-building activities that encourage teamwork, self-improvement and obviously, fun," said Claudio Nigg, an associate professor at the UH department of Public Health Sciences. Nigg is principal investigator with Fun 5.

While the program is implemented at afterschool programs, the activities can also easily be done at home. Listed below are five Fun 5 games parents and children can play.

TWIST-N-TURN

For ages: 5-14

Equipment: 1 ball, music