Slimming down is only one of the benefits overweight kids can gain from exercise. According to a recent study in the Journal of Obesity, an exercise program can help reduce potentially harmful snoring in children. Researchers put a group of 100 overweight children on a 13-week daily exercise program. At the end of the study, they found that the number of kids who frequently snored was reduced by roughly half.

Knowing that an unhealthy weight can develop sleep problems ranging from simple snoring to sleep apnea and chronic insomnia, one take-away from this study that we can use with household members of all ages is that regular physical activity can help make bedtime significantly more restful.