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Beginner’s Guide to Healthy Eating

If you’re just starting your health journey, we’re so proud of you. We know how intimidating healthy living can be,…

Frosty Fitness: How To Move in the Wintertime

Short days, frigid air and an overworked heater all mean one thing: it’s wintertime in Oklahoma. We all know that…

Live Healthy on a Tight Budget and Tight Schedule

Does healthy living seem intimidating? We get it. Healthy groceries add up, life gets in the way of the gym…

How To Adjust Your Sleep Schedule 

When you think of a healthy lifestyle, what comes to mind? Healthy eating? Water? Physical activity? What about sleep? Sleep…

How To Feed a Crowd and Fill Your Plate

Does the phrase “Happy holidays!” send chills up your spine? Even when you love the holidays, sometimes the stress of…

9 Tips And Recipes For Healthy Holiday Eating

Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe help to make the season bright, but you can make it even brighter…

9 Healthy & Affordable Stocking Stuffers

The holidays are a time filled with joy and laughter — until you run out of gift ideas. Avoid the…

14 Slow Cooker Recipes for Busy Weeknights

5 Healthy Habits for Teachers This Summer

As that final bell rings and you start your summer vacation, it can be easy to fall into old habits.…

Healthy Tips that Worked for Real Oklahomans

Need a boost of inspiration to kick-start your healthy lifestyle? One of the best ways to build motivation is to…

Healthy BBQ Tips

Summer is finally here. It’s time to get outside and have some fun in the sun. How about a family…

25 Healthy Hacks for Busy Teachers

Teachers are busy. It’s the understatement of the century. To make your lives a little easier and healthier, follow these…

17 Easy Recipes & Tips for School Lunches

Finding time to pack school lunches in the morning can be just as challenging as getting your kids out of…

SHAPE YOUR FUTURE PARTNERS WITH OKLAHOMA TOURISM TO HELP OKLAHOMANS MOVE MORE THIS SUMMER

Pick a Park and Picnic during Parks and Rec Month

Important note: Shape Your Future and the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department support social distancing at all Oklahoma state parks…

Make Dad’s day on Father’s Day. Give him the gift of health.

Father’s Day is almost here. Got any gifts ideas? Another tie? Another “World’s Greatest Dad” mug? Here’s another idea: How…

10 Tips for Picky Eaters

Getting picky eaters to try new foods can be difficult. But if your child isn’t filling at least half their…

Try Healthy Swaps to Help You Eat Better & Move More in 2018

In 2018, improve your health with free tips from Shape Your Future

Shape Your Future and TSET Encourage Oklahomans to Get Daily Physical Activity by Walking or Biking to School

Walk N’ Roll on Walk or Bike to School Day on October 4

SHAPE YOUR FUTURE AND TSET OFFER EASY WAYS TO ENCOURAGE OKLAHOMA KIDS TO BE HEALTHIER

September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month

Your Free Guide to Oklahoma’s Farmers Markets

Visit the new Shape Your Future webpage for an interactive map, tips, videos and more!

Childhood Obesity Is a Growing Epidemic

Especially in Oklahoma. Today, 17.3% of the state’s youth are obese or overweight. Obese children are more likely to be…

Shape Your Future Recommends Choosing Water to Reduce Childhood Obesity

September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month OKLAHOMA CITY (Sept. 22, 2016) – Choosing water over high-calorie sugary beverages could…