Fitness
according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). You can help your child become active and healthier while keep- ing it fun. You may just fi nd that you’re becoming healthier, too.
There are many ways to have a good time exercising, and playing games is among the best. To begin, try having your kids go outside and kick the soccer ball around to one another, to you or against a wall. This alone counts as exercise. But having them work on keeping the ball between them and the other person or the wall will mean they have to run a lot and exert themselves more. Go out and shoot hoops with your children, or go to the park and play on the jungle gym. Both are good exercises and easy to do with- out a lot of prep work. Showing your kids that you are going to exercise, too, will be enough to get them moving. If you have neighbors with kids, get a game of soccer, basketball, football or baseball together, create teams and
Kicking the soccer ball around is a great way for your family to enjoy exercising
see who wins. If you don’t have all the equipment needed, try kickball. All you need is a ball and something to use as a base (those bottles of water that everyone should be drinking would work well). You always need to ensure safety, so talk to your kids about safe play — such as not sliding into each other, wearing the ap- propriate shoes, etc.
Play hopscotch! Seeing you exercise is enough to get your kids moving
If you remember jumping rope in school as part of your physical educa- tion class or jumping rope for a heart fundraiser, pull out those skills and teach your kids a thing or two about jumping rope. Jumping rope is one of the best cardiovascular (good for your heart) ac- tivities you can do, and it’s fun. Teach kids to jump on one foot and then the other, start a competition to see who can jump the most times without stopping and teach them to do double jumps.
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