Achieving the textbook definition of a healthy lifestyle is not easy for all families.
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Sometimes Canberra mother Grissel Agyemang-duah struggles not to cave in to cheap, low-nutrition foods, motivate her busy children to get an hour of exercise each day, and feel entirely confident that they will grow up fit and healthy.
And it seems she's not alone.
New Galaxy research found two thirds of the 331 people surveyed across the ACT and NSW were getting less than the recommended daily exercise and more than half of parents were concerned about their kids' activity levels.
One in two parents also found it difficult to monitor their children's nutritional intake and 35 per cent worried their kids would become unhealthy and develop problems later in life due to a lack of exercise.
These figures aren't surprising since two thirds of Canberra's adults and about a quarter of children are overweight or obese.
Mrs Agwemang-duah is concerned that her children (aged five and seven) will succumb to the advertising of junk food over time, despite teaching them healthy habits.
"I am worried because I know kids can get easily enticed," she said.
"Sometimes my seven-year-old doesn't know how to say no and will keep pestering me and I am worried with all of the unhealthy food around that that will keep happening, especially when I'm not always around."
The children swim, play tennis and netball, and also use the MILO fitness and activity tracker to monitor their daily activity levels.
"But it is very difficult for us to make sure that they get the hour every single day," Mrs Agyemang-duah said.
"For us it's about balance, so we make sure they do some sport, but there are other responsibilities as parents and as school kids, so it's hard to always focus on being active."
Assistant Health Minister Meegan Fitzharris said the ACT government had made significant progress in achieving its target of zero growth for obesity under the Healthy Weight Initiative, which was set in 2013.
"This program is leading the way and other jurisdictions are taking notice of what we are doing," she said.
In September, 20,000 primary school students took part in the ACT Government's Active Kids Challenge, which explored ways kids can fit an hour of exercise into their day.
The government is running the Sugar Swap Challenge over April, encouraging families with children aged eight and under to understand added sugar in food and drinks and swap them for healthier options.
