What are you doing to teach your kids to be healthy?

2jayjaysmom

I have started letting my kids actually see me workout. Yes that can make it a bit challenging when they want to work out too.
But I realized just like they need to see me reading to understand the importance of reading for knowledge and enjoyment, the same holds true for exercising.

This past weekend I purchased them their own Wii fit for kids workout. This way we can do that together and once they go to bed I can go back to my own workout. They go to bed early so don't have much time for outdoor play during the week.

What are you doing with/for your family?

nmckillion

I have just started a running program from couch to 5k in 9 weeks. I am starting on week 3 but I am taking the kids run ning with me they are almost 6 and 71/2.

I also always let them know which is the healthy choice of whats on offer they often still pick the junk but its interesting that they will often then pick a healthy option later in the day and when I ask why they respond that eating junk all the time makes you fat and unhealthy

So they are beginning to consider a healthy diet but aren't obsessive which is good

They also do loads of clubs I would have a lot more chance to exercise myself if they wearn't so active.

Exercise is still the thing I find hardest to accept in my life on a regular basis and I am convinced this is because exercising every week outside of forced school PE sessions just wasn't part of my upbringing so it feels wierd even to this day and having tried several times to diet with exercise.

I am currently trying to run 3 x a week and swim once a week so we'll see how that goes