Motivating Kids To Exercise With Games

Exercise Games & Kids

Whether indoors or out, the mention of a game to most children will grab their attention and get them excited. 

Push-ups and jumping jacks can become tedious pretty quickly, especially for kids.  

Exercise games will not only let them have fun, but will keep your children healthy and active.

There are several keys, though, to making kids exercise games work successfully. 

If the game involves rules, make sure you explain them before starting. 

And it's important to clarify boundaries. 

For example, in an outdoor game of relay race, the children must know the limits of where they can and can't run.

Preparation a day or two in advance can also help children become more interested. Plan a time to play the game and let them know that a fun activity is approaching. This will build excitement and an eagerness to play.

Another key for successfully getting your kids involved in an exercise game is that you must be willing to participate in the activity too

Kids love when grown-ups get involved in the fun side of life. 

Especially if the grown-ups are parents they love and admire. Participating also proves to them that you understand the value of exercising and being healthy. 

If you're not willing to exercise, why will your children want to?

Make changes to your plans

An unpredicted rain storm can ruin a game, and a child's day, so be sure to have a back-up plan. 

Be willing to put a spin on the game rules. Sometimes kids have fantastic suggestions to improving a game. 

Being open to their suggestions will make the activity more fun for you and them and will also give it your family's own personality. Even the new and improved game could be a family tradition for years.

Being involved in your kids' lives in this small way can make a large impact on them. 

It not only improves their well-being and health.

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 Using Charts For Exercise For Kids

There are plenty of tips and products for getting your kids to exercise successfully and on a regular basis. 

You can purchase equipment, games or sporting gear. 

You can plan family activities that promote exercise, such as trips to a playground, water park or playing a game of catch. Above all of this, though, there is one kids exercise tip that will guarantee the greatest likelihood for success.

A kids exercise chart is necessary for families to follow through with exercise on a continual basis. 

You can either find one online or create your own. There are different ways to make such a chart so you can do it the way your family will benefit the most.

One suggestion is to have a chart with different exercises written down. Each day, plan to do one of the exercises. Once it is completed, make notes about how the kids liked it and if it's something they would like to do again. If they do the exercise several times, write down their progress and accomplishments.

Another idea is to have a calendar chart. 

You would need to print off a month-long calendar and write down an exercise for each day. If you plan ahead for the whole month then you won't have to come up with ideas at the spur of the moment. Once an exercise is completed, make necessary notes on the calendar.

It's proven that when something's written down, you're more likely to do it. 

Once something is on paper, it's considered a goal for most. Therefore, they will more likely accomplish it. That is why charts are so beneficial.

Also, by having a chart written out in advance, it eliminates any need for last minute planning. You can look ahead for the next few days and determine what you'll be doing. It's very common that when there's no pre-determined plan, things are less likely to be done.

Charts also help you keep track of what activities your child is doing. 

You can see what they've done and how active they've been. Remember that charts can always be tweaked to better accommodate your child and their needs.

In all areas of life, writing down goals and accomplishments is beneficial and motivating. The same is true for kids and exercise. Your child can and should get some form of exercise every day. With a chart, the likelihood of that happening is much greater.

Remember that the reason to have a kids exercise chart is to give you skills and knowledge necessary to help your children become the healthiest people they can be.

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Trampoline Exercise: How It Benefits Adults and Kids

Trampoline Exercise Is An Important Exercise For & Kids. Here's Why.

Trampoline exercise is beneficial to all kids, including those that are not athletic and have had no prior interest in sports. 

Jumping is a natural motion that is pre-programmed into all of us.
Getting kids to exercise these days is very difficult. 

There are so many other attractions that are available for them that it is difficult to command their time and attention. 

But health and fitness is very important to the growth and development of a child. Childhood obesity and illnesses that are caused due to obesity are on the rise.

To combat this phenomenon, use what could be one of the greatest fun-fitness inventions of all time. 

Get your kids a trampoline and sit back. You will be able to watch them voluntarily engage in a healthy workout day after day.

Trampolines can be great fun for adults as well

Relive your youth or rediscover your inner child. Bounce around by yourself or with friends. 

Relieve stress by bouncing till your heart's content. Trampolining makes for a great social activity and can be a great activity for an outdoor party.

Trampoline exercise is a quick way to build muscle and to lose fat. The exercise that one gets from playing on the trampoline is especially helpful.

The benefits of working out on the trampoline 

Is that one gets to play and exercise in one's back yard, breathing in fresh air and also working out in private areas. 

The privacy alone as well as the hard fat that one can lose by bouncing on the trampoline is worth the money and the time it might take to find a well made trampoline that can withstand impact shock without buckling. 

That is also an important consideration as all trampolines are not made equally well, and to buy a cheap one might be one at risk for injury while exercising on the trampoline.

Advantages of Trampoline Exercise

While trampoline exercise has more health benefits then other exercises it also has other advantages over other exercises like jogging and aerobic exercises that involve high impact on a surface. 

When bouncing on a trampoline you do not have to worry about the potential shock impact to your joints, skeleton or muscles. 

Also the G-Force measured at your ankles, back and forehead is more equally distributed when you bounce, compared to floor exercise where your ankle joints take more than twice the impact of your lower back or head.

HAPPY JUMPING😍😇😉

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