Getting Started on Family Exercise

Getting Started on Family Exercise

• Tailor a family exercise program to your children's ages. If you have a 4-year-old, play games a child that age likes to play.

• Make getting in shape a family commitment. Schedule time during the week to exercise together.

• If family members are of varying fitness levels, exercise at a level most comfortable for the slowest, least-fit person.

• Plan a family fitness vacation once a year.

• Join a family-oriented fitness club or the YMCA.

• Unless you and your children are evenly matched, fitness activities shouldn't involve adult-child competition. It's better to just exercise together.