A new study found that kids who get extra physical activity tend to pay more attention in school. They also perform better in subjects like reading and math. During the cold winter months, it can be difficult to get your child off the couch. Finding unique and exciting ways to incorporate physical activities into their day will get kids excited to work up a sweat.
Exercise for Kids: 6 Great Ideas to Get Your Kids Moving!
Below are some tips from Kilian Saekel, co-founder of a tech-based gaming system called ROXs, on fun, physical activities that kids can do indoors.
New twists on old games
Play your family’s favorite card or board games, but add a physical twist to them. For example, while playing Go Fish if you ask for a card that no one has you have to do a set amount of sit ups or pushups.
Chores can be fun
Turn doing household chores into a workout. Play music and encourage kids to dance around while completing tasks. You can also have kids race against each other to complete tasks. The losing team has to do laps around the living room.
At-home gym
Set up stations around the living room, like jump rope, weights and hula hoop and have kids cycle through them setting a timer that lets them know when it’s time to rotate. This keeps kids interested in the activities since there are various stations to go to and they only do them for a short amount of time before moving on.
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Use technology to get kids excited
Kids love technology and nowadays there are various apps and games that aim to get kids off the couch. NFL Play 60 app and ROXs 2s are both good options to get kids excited about burning off calories and sugar from holiday goodies.
Turn reading books or watching movies into a game
While reading or watching a movie, pick a word that is frequently repeated and assign an activity to it. For example, if reading Green Eggs and Ham, every time the word egg is said you have to jump up and down three times. If ham is said, you have to touch your toes.
Turn your house into a sports arena
Play indoor-friendly versions of your child’s favorite sports. Try hallway soccer or indoor volleyball with a balloon. Get a behind-the-door basketball hoop. The possibilities are endless.
In daily life, we do not have enough time to do gym exercise. We go to a gym and use commercial gym equipment for our exercise for some days but there is no regularity which can keep us pushing our limits.
There is also some condition where you cannot go to the gym and use the commercial gym equipment to keep your body fit.
Using good diet is also should be taken care of while using gym equipment and doing fitness exercise.
Thanks for sharing.
I almost wish I needed to use these tips… no matter how many times I tell my kids “no running in the house”, they never listen and are constantly playing games that involve chasing each other everywhere. But I have to admit in a way I’m kind of glad that they don’t listen to that, because at least they’re up and moving. I think I’d feel even worse if they were sitting around being docile all the time.
Great article, it’s so hard to get kids off of their tablets and electronics these days, especially when it’s cold out. Luckily here in Texas it doesn’t stay cold too long and I can get the kids out more often to play.