Children and exercise

Today we have so much to watch for in our children with the obesity and non activity with all the computer games, it has become a national problem.  What to do and how to solve this?

We have come up with some great exercises for your children to do who are overweight or those who sit at the computer all day.

The first thing you must do is play music while they exercise this is very important that they enjoy their moments of exercise and get to smile.  For those children who are overweight start them out sitting in a chair and get a small beach ball as a ‘prop’ to use. 

• Let’s start out with some simple marching steps, it does not matter how high their feet come off the floor this is about their success not your goals for them.  Have them place the ball on their thigh of the leg that is marching, adding resistance to the march step making it a little more difficult, but fun with the ball. Do 8 on each leg alternating legs to begin with.
• Next take one leg, slide it out straight ahead, and begin to lift it off the ground, only as high as they can, even if it is a couple of inches, so what, it is about them, not you, then back down again.  Use the ball to touch front towards the leg, holding it there for a count of 4.  Then do the other leg, alternating it 8 times.
• Then have them throw the ball up in the air, still while sitting and playing their favorite music, catching it at least 16 times, be there for them to get the ball if they miss it in the beginning, then after awhile let them get off the chair and get the ball.
• Finally, buy a bottle of bubbles and have them blow bubbles for at least one song. ( 3-4 minutes) This will open their lungs and Lymphatic system which is their immune system and help build so they can begin to breath better.  This is just the beginning…….