The statistics on child obesity can be scary.

Close to 20 percent of America’s children deal with obesity, with some groups of children more affected than others.

While child obesity is a problem, it’s not an insurmountable one. A proper diet coupled with vigorous outdoor play can go a long way to keeping kids healthy.

The country has managed to begin reversing the obesity trend in children in recent years, as President Barack Obama said in his proclamation naming September National Child Obesity Awareness Month.

Spring, summer, and winter all have their fans, but as seasons go, fall is the real crowd-pleaser. The leaves are changing, football season is underway, and Halloween is waiting for its big moment.

It’s a great time to be outside, as well: not too hot, and (usually) not too cold. Whether you’re out exploring your community or enjoying your backyard playsets with your family, there are plenty of ways for you to enjoy the season:

“I’ve got to get to the gym.”

“I’ve got to get back to my spin class.”

“I’ve got to work out more.”

We all know it’s tough to convince ourselves to get more exercise, but when it comes to our kids, there’s a different sort of challenge at work.

Your kids are more likely to want to, say, ride a bike than just run around a track. And they may not be in a hurry to rush out and exercise with their parents.

If you’re having this trouble, we’re here to help. Writing in the Huffington Post, exercise experts Brant Secunda and Mark Allen offered these 10 family activities that can get your kids off the couch:

Do you remember your first fort?

What was it like? Did you make it out of sofa cushions? Out of snow? Up in a tree?

Kids love to build forts. And in a way, they need to build forts.

Speaking to the parenting website Kinstantly, educator David Sobel of Antioch College says creating forts, playhouses,and other hideouts comes from a universal drive children have to make their own places.

Sobel has found such places all over the world, in the woods, in the desert, in canyons and of course, in suburban backyards. He’s written a book on the subject (Children’s Special Places: Exploring the Role of Forts, Dens, and Bush Houses in Middle Childhood) and says fort building is a diminishing practice in the digital age.