Family Fitness:
We Like to Move it, Move it! Need some ideas on how to fit in exercise alongside raising kids? Want some ways to keep the whole family active? Here are 10 suggestions how:
2. Build walking into your routine Perhaps fit in a beach walk after dinner or go for an early morning power walk together. Stick with it for a month and it will soon become a fantastic new habit. 3. Attack the cleaning or gardening together Make cleaning a high energy team activity and blast the house or the garden for a short intensive workout. Give the kids something age-appropriate like sweeping the floor or picking up leaves, and set a timer for them to complete their activity. 4. Follow a YouTube exercise video together There a number of great exercise videos online that children can join in with. Try parent and toddler yoga or some higher paced aerobics – kids love jumping about so this should be right up their street! 5. Head out on the bikes, scooters or skateboards Whilst many of the roads in Cayman are unsafe for kids to bike or scooter along, there are a few places that are safe. Camana Bay is a good place for kids to scoot around whilst you jog behind, or try the Black Pearl Skate Park behind Hurleys (CI$7 entry, CI$4 helmet rental fee).
8. Play tag Tag is a brilliant way to fit in intensive bouts of cardio activity. Stick a coloured cloth or dish towel into your back pocket for children to snatch if that helps catch their imagination. 9. Give your workouts a TV theme Build in fitness breaks between episodes of your kids’ favourite TV series’ – run about like Chase or swoop like Buzz Lightyear!
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1. Dance it off Whenever you have 10 minutes, and especially if the family is feeling sluggish or bored, pump up the tunes and dance like no-one’s watching. Let each family member take it in turns to DJ!
10. Walk, swim or run for charity Cayman is home to a number of fundraising walks, runs and swims. There’s even a marathon and Kids Fun Run in December if you’re feeling ambitious! Check out www.caymanparent. com for details of upcoming sporting events.
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6. Have swimming races Hit the pool and see who can swim or run through the water the fastest. Or set other challenges, like diving to pick up a certain number of objects from the pool floor. Don’t forget to give your kid a head start if they’re still little! 7. Kick a ball about The low-key joy of knocking a football or rugby ball about shouldn’t be underestimated. Even very little children (from about two years old) love getting involved in a kick about. If you live in a condo or house near other kids, get them involved too - the more, the merrier!
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