Exercise and your children It's incredible how much information we have available to improve our health, fitness, and longevity. At the same time, we are becoming more sedentary. Obesity is on the rise, and so is childhood obesity. We need to help develop a positive relationship with exercise. You shouldn't force your child to exercise because they may not pick up healthy habits if they hate it. So what can you do? The fix won't be easy, but it's also not extremely difficult either. The objective is to find an exercise that your child likes to participate in. To understand that, let's define exercise. Exercise is a physical activity that is carried out by your muscles that require energy. I like this definition because it helps us understand that movement is exercise. With this definition, we don't think of the gym, weight training, cardio, or other rigorous activity as an exercise for children. Here are activities that you can consider exercise. This isn't an exhaustive list. Walking at the park Playing at the playground Hiking Swimming Bowling Tennis Golfing Bike riding Skating Walking the dog Basketball Trampoline/trampoline park Playing catch Most of these options have a low cost. Let's get moving. What kind of exercise do your children participate in? #healthyhabits#weightloss#sanangelo#personaltrainer#strength#dogs#fatloss#exercise#fun#postiverelationship#thedietdocsanangelo#texas#nutritionconsultant#outdoors#sun#outdooractivity#vitamind#movement#sports#recreation#fitness#parks#play#obesity#childobesity