exercising with young kids

I say have your son work out with you. Make him part of it. Don't make it sound like work!! Get him on board. My 5 yr. old daughter absolutely loves to work-out with me. She will sometimes be disappointed if I decide not to work-out! She is my motivator in a different way sometimes.

I do the same thing. Nothing beats a three years old yelling "run faster mommy" or "no mommy do like this" and her making up some weird move she insists on you completing.

I just encourage her to try doing whatever I am, sometimes it works others not. But in the end I just like knowing it is a special time for us.maybe try making "contests" out of it...can he do more pushups than mom...that sort of thing.

games like soccer, kick ball, and running. just about anything that gets you moving, even twister (it's just like yoga).

I run a lot and my 4 year old did her first race in November. Find some family fun run/walks in your area & sign your family up. My daughter's race (which I did with her) was a 1K, so very doable for young kids. (It took us right at 10:00 to finish the race together). You guys could then "train" together by walking or running outside. If you are walking you could even use it as a teaching lesson about nature: different trees, animals, etc. You could race each other as well, making it a short enough distance so your 5 year old can run it, but it turns it into speed intervals for you, which burns major calories. Good for you getting your son involved too!

I'll preface by saying I don't have kids, so I may not have the best ideas, but what about a reward for your trainer after you reach a mini-goal (weight loss or inches)? Maybe a trip to the arcade or a movie or a toy (trying to think of something that doesn't involve food)? Also, I have an MFP who's been bowling a lot to burn calories, that could be a fun activity for both of you, and you could "strength train" a little by lifting the ball when it's not your turn. And what about the park? Jungle gyms offer a lot of places adults can do pull ups, lunges with one leg elevated, etc. Just some thoughts! Good luck! Your trainer sounds awesome! :-)

I have this wonderful park with a natural trail near my home. Usually I run loops on the trail on my own, but lately I've experimented with taking my kids. Its a bit of a gamble since sometimes they are not in the mood to go fast or stay for a long time, but my 7 yr old son is becoming quite the runner!!! The first time I took them out (they were 4 and 6 at the time) was not long after having had a conversation about God and prayer and answering some pretty deep questions on their part. Then we go running and then, whenever they got tired, then would drop to their knees in the middle of the path and pray for more energy to finish the trail and keep running. It was pretty hilarious. It was a little confusing for the other people on the trail, lol. I think they were acting out what a lot of us runners feel sometimes!

My kids and I walk.. I push a stroller and the 3 of them ride bikes or walk with me.. we play just dance on Wii and we have Richard Simmons sweating video's also nex flix... we have unlimited videos.. i let them choose.. its always a fun time..

I have a 2 month old (I just put him in the swing or down for the night) and my other sons aren't as young as your son (they're 9) but I work out on the Wii and they like to join me and we have a ball. It's actually doesn't even feel like working out. Gamestop even has used Wii fit games and the pad if price is an option, and there is always Craigslist. Hope this helps!