Exercise as a Family Every Day
Did you know that families that exercise together have been found to have less stress responses than other people? Exercise is an important part of keeping yourself healthy, but how do you find the time to do it as a family? As always, the secret lies in where you can fit exercise into your life. In this article, you’ll find some ways you can fit in exercise as a family.
Use Yard Work as a Workout
Yard work can be fairly strenuous work for a fully grown adult, so it could end up taking a spot on your list of ways to get some extra exercise in. When approaching a task, you can just assign everyone a job that is more suited for their individual talents. If you want to add a little extra flair, add some dancing or singing to the mix. That will help to keep things light, and keep the kids happy and having a good time with you. Just because it’s important doesn’t mean that it has to be silent and foreboding.
Do an After-Dinner Walk
In a lot of families, it’s pretty customary for everyone to scatter to their respective corners after dinner. However, some people have found after dinner walks to be the answer to their situation. Once dinner is finished, the family rinse off their dishes, and go on a walk together. You can just make a plan to walk around the block, as long as it takes about 15 – 20 minutes to complete. This way you can increase your heart rate for the entire walk, so you can sneak in a little of that heart health for the day.
Plan Family Outings Where Everyone Walks Together
Sometimes it’s easier to go to a shopping center or mall where everyone can walk easily. This is especially true when there are elderly members of the family who might not be able to keep up on the uneven terrain that you find in some trails. In 30 minutes or so, you could easily make a few laps around an entire mall.
Make Commercials a Time for Fitness
For this last one, you don’t even have to leave your house. Just wait for the commercials to come on, and then just up and perform an exercise. You can even make it a game where someone gets to pick the exercise at the next break.
