Get Fit With Your Family 5 Easy Ways to Get Everyone Moving
Kids,” encourages parents not to limit themselves to traditional forms of exercise. Instead, think of exercise more broadly as “leading an active lifestyle.” And remember that exercise can be fun and a great way to get in more family time. Here are five easy ways to incorporate more movement into your family’s day. 1. Create a walking ritual. Start walking around the neighborhood before or after dinner each night. Aim for a 20-minute stroll. 2. Have a dance party. Clear some space in the living room, make a playlist with everyone’s favorite tunes, and boogie down for as long as you have the energy. 3. Turn chores into games. Dirt has invaded from outer space and must be eliminated. Set the scene with your kids, grab your tools, and get to work removing the enemy while having fun. 4. Incorporate simple exercises into screen time. Start by making up fun names for exercises like situps or jumping jacks. Then, challenge each other to see who can do the most during your favorite show’s commercial breaks. 5. Get fit in the great outdoors. Cleaning up the yard, planting and maintaining a garden, or just running around outside are all great ways to get in more movement.
May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. As a parent, you probably
know exercise is important for your children’s physical development. It helps build
healthy bones, muscles, and joints and reduces the risk of developing diabetes and other diseases later in life. But did you know that physical activity also has many mental and behavioral health benefits? It’s been shown to improve children’s cognitive skills and concentration, boost their self-esteem, and reduce symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression. One of the best ways to encourage healthy behaviors in your children is by modeling them yourself. Studies have found that more than 80% of adolescents and adults are not getting enough aerobic activity, showing that children often follow in their parents’ footsteps and that exercising together can benefit everyone.
You may be thinking it’s hard enough just to get yourself to the gym, but Stephen Virgilio, author of “Active Start for Healthy
Real Property Tax Sales
The Beaufort County treasurer is known to be aggressive about levying property for delinquent property taxes. Taxes are due at the end of each year and considered late after
title litigation.) Among the many defects that could apply, heirs property is one of the most prevalent in Beaufort County.
Jan. 15 of the following year. Statutory notices are sent out, and if the taxes (and penalties) are not paid by the date of sale (the first Monday in October of each year), the property is auctioned at the tax sale. After the sale, the owner has one year to redeem the property from the sale. If not redeemed, the treasurer issues a “title by treasurer,” conveying the property to the purchaser at the sale. The title, however, is not necessarily marketable.
If an heir who owns an interest in the property “purchases” the property from the tax sale, that
“purchasing heir” does not acquire 100% ownership interest in the property and does not have exclusive rights to the property. Property bought from a tax sale under these circumstances creates a constructive trust, meaning the purchasing heir holds the property in trust on behalf of and for the benefit of the remaining heirs. The remaining heirs continue to have the same rights, use, and possession of the property as they previously had. It does not matter which heir(s) paid property taxes or how long they have paid them. Paying heirs have no greater rights to the property than the non-paying heirs, even if the tax receipt contains the statement, “paid by (paying heir’s name).” However, the heir(s) who paid the property taxes may sue the non-paying heir(s) for the non-paying share of the property taxes.
If all the statutory requirements have been followed by the treasurer, there is still a cloud on the title. A purchaser is subject to all the defects in the title that existed prior to the sale, so it is inherently a “defective” deed. The phrase “Not Warranty Title” in the caption of the treasurer’s deed is intended to alert a buyer to beware. Whenever a person purchases property from a tax sale, there are certain steps that must be taken to remove the cloud on the title that was created by the tax sale. (Depending on what the defect is, that more often than not requires quiet
-Cherese T. Handy, Esq.
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