Holiday Fitness for your Family
Do you have a hard time getting your children to be regularly active? Our team has several suggestions to help you and your family incorporate physical activities into your daily lives:
- Plan weekend family activities, like football, hiking, swimming, bicycling, mini-golf, tennis, or bowling.
- Have a “rainy day” game plan of indoor activities involving fitness games for your family such as Wii Fit.
- Don’t have a gym membership? It’s all right. You don’t need fancy equipment to be active. Walking is great exercise. Weights can be easily improvised, using soda or detergent bottles filled with sand or water. Ask us, your physical therapists, what kind of exercises are best for you and your family.
- Positive rewards work great for you and your children. New clothes, a new basketball, or an evening of roller-skating are great ideas for encouraging activity.
- Be your child’s “exercise buddy”. It’s also great “bonding” time.
- Parents and children can do exercises while watching television (or at least during commercials), such as sit-ups, push-ups, or running in place.
Not sure where to start with your exercise plan? Call us today to get you started with a structured exercise program. We will help you make exercise a part of your life. Your body deserves it. Exercise and wellness is the BIGGEST gift you can give yourself this holiday season.