Fun ways to entice your kids to exercise

The Philadelphia Inquirer – Kimberly Garrison

Teaching children to love exercise when they’re young can inspire a lifetime of fitness. The key is to keep the focus on “playing” exercise games or sports, because the moment they becomes “work,” the kids will tune you out and turn off. For example, when I tried to sign my son up for a basketball camp, he said, “No thanks, Mom. That’s like a job — that’s not fun.” He promptly told me that playing basketball with his dad or his friends was fun, but not the basketball camp. (more)