We have a few parents at the gym that have done an amazing job getting their kids to exercise with them. I would love to do that with our kids but have not figured out the answer yet.
Our teenage daughter is incredibly talented. She says that says she wants to exercise but does not. We hope that the example Tiersa and I set will get her exercising regularly but it has not worked so far.
She is a great runner and ran track for her school last year. She improved over the couple months she ran and I would love to see her continue improving.
She says she does not have a desire right now because it is too hot and she does not want to get up early and I totally understand. Here are 3 tips I studied this morning to get your child exercising that we will be trying:
1. Build Up to Exercise Goals Over Time - start with 10 minutes of movement per day. In the book Atomic Habits the author James Clear taught the goal of going to the gym. It did not matter if you worked out at first but creating the routine of going to the gym will get you started. “the most powerful path to creating good habits and breaking bad habits is through small actions that are easily repeatable. As with any of us, teens will be deterred from forming a routine if their first experiences with working out are extremely taxing, especially if they’re not used to physical excursions. You might want to lower your expectations at the start and get them in the habit of working out by beginning with something easy.”
2. Limit screen time The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that kids get no more than one to two hours of screen time a day, whether that's watching TV, surfing the Internet, or playing video games. But many children spend four or more hours each day in front of a screen.
3. Make it Fun! We occasionally take our kids to a rock climbing gym or hiking. All of them love the rock climbing gym but we have not convinced all of them that hiking is fun yet. Each kid is going to have their idea of fun. It is our job to keep trying new things with them until something clicks!
We are going to work on helping our daughter explore more activities that get her moving.
What has helped to get your child to exercise? Please comment below.
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