Kids and Weight Loss

Posted on January 31, 2015

Its Saturday morning, and I'm with my 5 year old daughter. I thought going downhill skiing this moring would be fun and a good workout, but she just isn't into the idea. We are taking care of my brothers 3 dogs until tomorrow, and she seems eager to just play with them and hang out at home. We will be going to a hockey game tonight (my nephew) - they came down from Canada and are playing in a tournament nearby. There won't be much exercise in it, but it will be fun. As I type this I realize that perhaps the key to getting some exercise in today is to involve the dogs. Maybe we'll go for a really long walk.

Anyways - I was interested in some tips for what people do with their child or children in order to keep fit while at the same time as being a parent. This year we've been working on getting our daughter into gymnastics, skating, and skiing - but she is just starting on each. Gymnastics doesn't help me with fitness much (I'm just watching!), but the others are a lot of fun and work. If my daughter gets good at skiing, I think its something I'd love to do more of with her, and its a great workout. Otherwise, we occaisionally go swimming, but I feel a limited workout there because she isn't independent, and I'm mostly helping her, and doing very little "swimming".

Anyways - I'm sure I'm missing something - how do all you parents stay slim?

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Kelly P.

02/01/2015 5:23AM

My little one is only 14 months so I don't have experience with that yet as a parent. But I remember being active with my dad when I was a kid. I loved kicking the soccer ball around with him, following him on my bike while he ran, or hiking with him! We only did a few hikes together but I have such fond memories of them.Oh and speaking of gymnastics, my sister and I used to do partners gymnastics (we called it "acrobastics" :-) ). She was older, so she would be the "base" and support me while I would balance on her hands and knees in poses. I bet your daughter would love to do that with you! And it would give you a bit of strength-training!

Meg

01/31/2015 4:26PM

I'm trying to figure this out too. I have a 2 month old and 3.5 year old. Right now I workout at night after my 3.5 year old goes to bed. I have to work around my newborn. The only way I can work out is after they've gone to bed. It's been way to cold to go outside with a NB. :(

Ruby541

01/31/2015 6:36AM

Fox 8 news Carolina (I live in the triad) is also having a fit kids February month. You may be able to access that content online it's supposed to be a whole dedicated to kids and health/fitness there may be ideas

Ruby541

01/31/2015 6:19AM

I think it gets a lot better as they get older. By the time they are 7/8 it does change a lot. Honestly I don't do anything with my kids to stay fit. Hubby on the other hand does. He inline skates and rock climbs and swims with my son who is 9. My son is also super fit as he's a competitive gymnast so they can even run 10miles together. Does she have a razor? I used to jog with my son riding the razor next to me. That worked out really well. I'd just go to a park and do a trail and then stop at the playground and let him play. I even jogged with him in a BOB and man that was a work out! He was about 6 at that time.