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BODY WORKS • • • • Exercise of the Month Play More, LIVE HEALTHIER Exercise with your kids By Bob Fernee How do you get your kid off the couch and moving? The difficulties faced by children in regards to exercise are much the same as those that plague adults: lack of time, little motivation and not much enjoyment. The reasons for doing exercise are largely the same: An increased feeling of well-being, including more self-confidence and self-esteem, weight loss/control, improved athletic performance, less risk of illnesses such as diabetes and high blood pressure. The American Heart Association recommends that children get at least 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous aerobic activity every day. A good goal is to reduce non-active time by 30 minutes a day and increase physically active time by 30 minutes. Parents can help by making physical exercise fun; the more fun it is then the less the child will view it as exercise. If parents are involved, kids are much more likely to continue. Here are a few ideas that should help the kids, and you, become more active and fit. Running: It doesn’t have to be punishment and pain. Take the kids out the door, start with an easy jog, then pick a landmark 40 or so yards ahead (a lamppost, mailbox, etc). Challenge them to a race to that spot, jog some more (to recover), then race to another target. Kids love to race! They won’t even realize that they are exercising. Soccer: No kid hates running when he has a ball at his feet. Set up a couple of goals, you can use anything; old sneakers will do, then let play begin. The sprinting will soon get the heart pumping. You can even play soccer in the garage if you want some shade. A small foam ball with two improvised “goals” made from garage items, like buckets or tool boxes, is all you need to get your game on. Kickball: This old game seems to have fallen on hard times, but it is a fun, simple game that provides great exercise. Four bases (those same old sneakers will do fine) and a kickball, that’s it. Short sprints around the bases, with plenty of down time in between makes it a great sport for kids who are just getting into athletics. 16—HealthSource September 2015
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