Exercise for Children
Regular exercise for children is just as important as it is for adults. Physical activity is not only helpful at maintaining a healthy weight but it also allows them to be more productive at school, sleep better, build healthy bones, and give them more overall energy. The new generation of children are much less active than they were even a decade ago causing major health concerns including obesity in children, diabetes, and other diseases we should not be seeing in kids.
Exercise for children is much different than adults though because instead of walking on a treadmill or lifting weights, kids activities should be participating in regular "kid" activities like recess, soccer, playing tag, or just having fun with friends on the playground.
Today kids are not getting enough activity because they are inside playing video games or watching TV. Studies suggest that kids are watching up to 3 hours a day of TV. Another common concern is that even during school hours, kids are less active due to reduced time for physical education (P.E.) and even recess. As a physical education major, I know that kids are getting sometimes less than 30 minutes of play or structured activity breaks each day.
How much is enough exercise for children?
Health professionals suggest that kids over the age of 2 get at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity on most, if not all day of the week. For more information on exercise for children and how to keep them active go to KidsHealth.org to learn more information.
Beachbody's Exercise for Children Workouts
Beachbody's mission is to reverse the trend of obesity not only in parents but also in children as this disease affects everyone. In addition to home fitness workouts for adults, we also have several workout routines for kids to help reduce the obesity in children levels. Of course any of our fitness programs can be adapted to fit the needs of young children and I'd be glad to help you find one to fit your needs as well as those of your kids. Let's reduce the rate of obesity in children one family at a time!
Shaun T's Kids Fit Club
Get down and get fit with Shaun T's Fit Kids Club workouts for kids ages 7 and up! It's all about sweat, strength, and FUN with mad awesome dance moves that keep you healthy and energized! It doesn't matter what your size or shape is—or even if you can't dance. Shaun T will teach you cool, new steps with rad music so you'll be rockin' out in no time! These workouts are so much fun, you won't even feel like they're exercise! (Click on image above to learn more about the product)
With a childhood obesity crisis sweeping the nation, choreographer to the stars Shaun T wanted to create a program that would get kids off the couch and on their feet. The most important thing was that these workouts had to be fun! And that's how the Fit Kids Club program was invented. By teaching kids cool, modern dance moves these workouts never feel like exercise. You will also receive healthy snack ideas as well as how to read a nutrition label and educate your kids on proper eating.
Tony & the Kids
Give your kids something to jump about! It's Tony & the Kids!, the fun and stimulating exercise program created just for kids (young and old!) by Tony Horton with Judi Williams. There's never been a better way to get your kids excited about exercise and give them a fun way to burn off that excess energy! Tony makes fitness fun If you've seen Tony Horton in Power 90or P90X, you know just how entertaining and wacky he can be. He's the perfect "big kid" to motivate and lead your little kids through an array of fun and simple routines that anyone can do. (Click on image above to learn more about the product)
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