Back in my day you were always playing outside, there wasn't video games and you didn't come in until it was getting dark. Now a days its totally different, even some schools don't offer gym anymore! Our kids need to get up and get moving!
Give Kids Chores:
Vacuuming, laundry, cleaning and walking the dog all keep them moving and you are teaching them responsibility.
Exergame:
Turn screen time into a healthy activity with games from Dancetown, Kinect, Wii and Xavix. In fact playing the games for 10 minutes produces as many benefits for kids as walking for 10 minutes on a treadmill
Set up a family challenge:
Every day have a new competition, whoever does the most push-ups, squats or jumps that day wins.
Run drills:
Set up 4 cones in a line 10 to 20 yards apart, give each one of them a number. Have the kids start at the same spot. Blow a whistle and call out a number, each kid runs to that cone and does an exercise (jumping jacks, squats, hopping on one foot etc). until you blow the whistle again and then run back to start and repeat.
Let them walk to school:
You will save money on gas and they will be getting some exercise
Host an indoor obstacle course:
On a rainy or cold day supervise some indoor fun. Examples: couch sit and jump, kitchen sock running man, hallway sprints....the ideas are limitless!
Thank you All You
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