Fun Weight Loss Parent-Child Activities

Greetings.
In my previous posting I mentioned that I would give you some activites
that will burn off some calories and be fun. Well, true to my word, here goes.

One really obvious thing that you can do is to find a park, trail, or nearby
sidewalk to take a stroll on and move those legs and swing your arms.
You can play games with your child like jumping over sidewalk lines,
or sticks on the trail, or even (a real challenge at this time of year) leaves
on the ground. While you are walking, you can talk about nature, or
about some of the changes that have taken place in the area, or simply
talk about what interests you and your child. The important thing is
to keep moving.

If you have difficulty getting outside, then you might try tossing a ping-pong
ball to each other. Normally, I would not encourage playing ball inside,
but a ping-pong ball has certain qualities that others do not. It is very
lightweight and is not going to break or knock anything over.
It is also difficult to catch, so there will be a lot of chasing the ball around
which amounts to a lot more calorie burning. You can also play "Hand"
ping-pong where you hit the ball to each other with an open palm. This is
even more challenging.

I hope that you liked these ideas. I am going to put together more of these
ideas so that you have them in one place rather than having to search
through a number of blog posts. You will be able to download them all in
one "click" of your mouse. I will keep you posted (no pun intended).

Until later,

Bob
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