Get the family involved

rob_v

Just up front - not associated w/ the group mentioned below in anyway. We did a few of these last year and it was a blast.

This is kind of huge motivation for me - last year we decided to do a family adventure race. Kids in training (http://www.kidsintraining.org/) has what is called a family adventure race. Its a family race that involves a short canoe row, a bike ride, and a run. It was a great way to get everyone involved in getting healthy and on the right track.
The family race was an absolute blast. And it was a great way to get way to get the kids introduced to exercise.
(My daughter and I took 2nd which was a bonus!)

They also offer a kids triathlon which they wanted to do. My youngest daughter (6 at the time) ended up taking 2nd place in the kids tri. The best thing was she was on this little Arial bike and pedaling as fast as her little legs could go. She missed first by 5 seconds.

Like I said - just a great way to get some good healthy family time in there. I never knew such a thing even existed, so I figured Id just pass on the info.