With young kids at home, it’s not always easy to get out to the gym or to go for a spontaneous jog. But with some imagination, children can become aids rather than barriers to a fitness regime…
Five ways to keep fit with kids:
Let the kids keep you fit
Step-by-step
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1. Laps around the block
Why not take your child for a few laps round the block on their bike or scooter while you jog alongside? Time yourself each day and try to beat your record.
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2. Rainy Days
Try indoor ‘circuit training’ – great on rainy days. Crawl under a table, clamber over an armchair, limbo under a string tied between two chairs, bunny-hop over a line of cereal packets. The possibilities are endless!
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3. Sports Day
How about an impromptu ‘sports day’ with a three-legged race, egg and spoon, tug of war, wheel barrow, sack race etc? Have oranges and apples cut in quarters for the refreshment break.
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4. Spring Clean
Spring cleaning (at any time of the year!) uses lots of different muscles and it’s fun when you involve the kids and turn it into a game. Put some music on and dust or scrub to the beat.
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5. Yoga
If you’re a yoga-lover, did you know there are lots of centres teaching yoga to kids? Once your children have had some lessons, you can practise together.
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