Exercising with kids

Khannie

I'm looking for some ideas on getting a sweat built up with kid(s) in tow.

One thing I've found really useful is the bike seat. I can stick the little one on the back and off I go.

Other stuff is painfully slow though....going for a walk etc.

I went jogging on a flat surface with the little one in the buggy before but it was fairly awkward. She liked it though.

Any other suggestions?

Remmy

em a kick around is always a good one?

Khannie

Ah she's only 2. Her top speed is about 3km/h, though she can accellerate to that speed in under 1 second.

Roper

Are you talking about getting your own exercise or getting the kid to exercise?

I bring my lad to the gym when I lift. He bounces around on the stability balls and swings from the rings and punchbags, I squat. Everyone's a winner. Don't think they'd tolerate it in Jackie Skelly's though

rubadub

I saw some ad on TV this morning, think it was a fisher price thing, you play music or its own music and I think there is a video showing themselves on TV, they were dancing around sort of interactive I think.

Looked like a Wii fit idea for tiny tots.

I went jogging on a flat surface with the little one in the buggy before but it was fairly awkward. She liked it though

I see more & more people jogging with those off-road type buggies

Lil' Smiler

Trampolining - you could always get the kids on of the big trampolines, great work out! Or alternatively the mini trampettes

Skipping is also great.


Actually, whoever said Wii fit or similar is on the right track. my other half and I went for a jog using it the other night, that worked up a right sweat!! Great craic!

Gillo

Trampolining with kid's isn't the best; going from my experience my daughter tended to get a few knocks (nothing serious) when I was on the trampoline with her.

The wii fit is good, alternatively my other have has a few fitness DVD which my daughter loves to do with her.

Khannie

Roper wrote: »

Are you talking about getting your own exercise or getting the kid to exercise?

My own. Though I'm happy to include them if it's possible. With the younger one, she just doesn't have the squat technique right no matter how many times we practice it.

I like the trampoline idea though I can see how a knee to the face could happen fairly easily, and wii fit (we have a wii, but not wii fit) and skipping's a good one too. I think she'll probably be able to skip soon enough. Actually, maybe not.

Hadn't considered the fitness dvd thing. She probably doesn't have the attention span yet.

Anyway, this is all good stuff for further down the road. Keep it coming.

MagicMarker

You could use her as a dumbbell?

BossArky

Khannie wrote: »

With the younger one, she just doesn't have the squat technique right no matter how many times we practice it.

Many articles state that us adults should observce the perfection of a toddler squat. They squat well due to youthful flexibility. I suppose if I was only 15 lbs I would have less trouble with my squatting too :pac:

the groutch

wii fit?

Khannie

MagicMarker wrote: »

You could use her as a dumbbell?

Funny story......

She wanted to see the light (we have an uplighter in the kitchen) so I lifted her up...and down....and up....and down....ten times. She laughed.

Roper

Kid swinging is functional training on a whole new level. You swing the kid, you're getting a functional workout on how to swing a kid, and they're getting a functional workout on how to attend funderland in 10 years time.

You have a girl so she probably doesn't have dungarees, but if you can convince her mother that they're the latest thing, grab a fistful of dungaree at the back and try single arm swings, curls, shoulder presses and for the hardcore, power snatching. The wriggling of the child provides a stability element to the workout. After bath time, place the child in a bath towel and fashion a two grip power bag. From there you can swing, clean, curl and so on. Amazing workout really works your grip too when you have to concentrate on your missus screaming at you and so on. Resisted sprinting is good too, tie a dog lead/piece of twine to your waist and the other length to a pram, then sprint. Try to use a stable pram and if it tips over, make sure your child knows to throw herself well clear of the wreckage and to keep her mouth shut when those sonsabitches from social services arrive. They're all into their regular 3 sets of 15 on the frickin hamstring curl machine and don't appreciate true functional training.

Hope all that helps.

rubadub

Khannie wrote: »

Funny story......

She wanted to see the light (we have an uplighter in the kitchen) so I lifted her up...and down....and up....and down....ten times. She laughed.

If she locked her hands together you could lift her that way, and give both of you a workout, lifting her on just one arm. You could even try a type of assisted chin/pullup by lowering her down so her feet are always on the ground, but you are lifting too.