How can I exercise with my kid?

Playing with your kids can also be a form of exercise for both of you, a type of exercise that is informal and spontaneous. You can invent fun games with your kids, or play games like hide and seek or pretend that you are exploring an imaginary universe, build forts or play sock wars. You can play in a park or in nature, or go for a hike and explore new places.

Take them running with you or have them ride their bike while you run next to them. if they’re too little to ride their own bike put them in a stroller and run

I LOVE doing this! I’ve played “red light, green light” with my kiddos, racing them, making it fair for little ones by creating rules like “purple light” where they have to RUN backwards (which little ones can’t do very well, allowing everyone to go back to a level playing field) If they’re competitive, or think everything is “easy” (haha, my little boy did that) - I challenged them to try the exercises with me. At one point, I was doing at-home workouts, and I put on some child-appropriate workout music (“cool” with lots of base will get them pretty jazzed) and had them join me. I would just modify things so they could keep up - but they had a blast trying to compete, jazz out to fun music, and/or just do something with me. There’s all sorts of stuff! If you’re really fit, you can use your kid as a weight for workouts as well 😂 they think it’s hilarious and everyone has fun :) I hope this helps spur some ideas! If you’re still clueless, Youtube is wonderful resource as well :) I fully support that you want to include your kiddos 👌🏻 Have lots of fun!!

I guess it depends on the age of your child. I have a daughter who is 4 and she loves trying to join in with yoga, mid way through though it does get hard but even more fun as she climbs all on me as I continue to try and finish the yoga session but she loves it even when she falls off me and climbs back on. Could go on a trampoline with your child or do jumping jacks, jogging on the spot, make and do an obstacle course.

Depends on the age of your kid. When my daughter was an infant/toddler, I would put her in baby backpack and walk or hike with her. Preschool kids are great to take to the zoo, play hide and seek or tag, or any activity that keeps you moving. School age kids might join you for a bike ride or swimming... Exercise doesn’t have to be a specific routine. With kids, playing is exercise. It is good for them too. Anything to get them off screens for a while is a win for both of you 😊

You can do multiple stuff like go swimming yoga (there is plenty of parent and child yoga ideas on Pinterest and YouTube.) or go for a walk !

If they’re very young, get down on the floor and crawl around with them. Being a toddler is hard work for an adult. If they’re older do some sport activity like kicking around a soccer ball, throwing it, seeing how high you can each throw it straight up, etc. If they’re past their first decade, ask them. They probably have some good ideas.

I love taking walks with my kids. We go on a walk every morning in the neighborhood, but we have a great park here with trails that are fun to walk as well. I also do baby yoga with my newborn. My 4 year old likes to do yoga too so we are having fun with that. dancing is the most fun of all though.

Kids usually follow the example of parents. I would just propose them to do the same as you, go doing sports with them outside, make it as a game...

Kids love doing body weight excercises with adults, it can be a bonding excercise to teach them, they’re always going to wanna be like you after all, or going on a walk with them could be a perfect chance to talk to them