how can i help encourage my kids get more exercise?

Question

I've had this since I was a kid: I can't seem to run or exercise for too long until I get very tired (i'm not overweight, in fact, i'm quite slim)?

Answer 1

Exercise yourself.: A parent, hopefully, will provide unconditional love for their children as long as either is alive; they help guide, advise, teach, nurture, set limits on behavior and activity, don't spoil them or baby them (even when babies, think of them as little people). You are the model from which they will develop (either by imitating or doing the opposite). Exercise? Sport? Group their age & peer pressure.

Answer 2

30 minutes daily: Being active as a child is essential for health, healthy growth, and to maintain good health as an adult. Daily activity is important to establish a routine that's easier to stay on - just help you child find an activity that he or she enjoys doing and encourage them to stay with it.

Answer 3

Physical activities.: It's more about fitness and staying healthy than just exercise. Kids should be kids and have physical activities for 30minutes to an hour daily. Good luck.

Answer 4

Exercise: Do it early in the morning when they are asleep. You can exercise at home without leaving the home (jumping rope, dvd aerobics, push up, lunges, squading, threadmill, stationary bikes, jumping jax, streching etc.

Answer 5

You name it.: As long as they keep running, take your pick. Soccer, baseball, volleyball, football, basketball. Anything that is fun for them is a good choice. Is they love the activity, they'll stick with it. Find something that they'll love.

Answer 6

Agree with Dr. Yoder: I would add, though, that many of our kids are not doing enough exercise during the other three seasons either! i tell my patients that they need some exercise daily, and that the only day they are allowed to not exercise at all is the day of their funeral (which, i add, i hope won't come for a hundred years or so).

Answer 7

Just make it MoSoLo: A picture is worth a thousand words so click on this one. These students and their friends used their bikes to socialize and mobilize locally despite soaring heat. If teens really want to do something, they will do it. But having ac, cars and mobile devices can be a fitness disincentive for many kids and parents. Start by setting a good example for your family and let me know what happens @drpam.

Answer 8

Shift in Culture: Not long ago raising a fit family was easy. Kids walked to and from school, had more recess time and more gym classes. Children spent more time playing, and less time sitting in front of a tv, computer or video game. It's a shift in attitude and behaviors as a family that result in more fun and fitness. http://getrealforkids.com/resources/real-parenting/fitness/2510-fitness-is-a-shift-in-attitude#.

Answer 9

Very bad: It is in the newspapers every day.

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