How to Motivate Your Children to Exercise

Thrive Global – Mike Jones

Exercise is a great way to reduce childhood obesity because it burns calories and has multiple emotional and cognitive benefits. Unfortunately, there’s several exercise roadblocks for children, both at school and home. For example, physical education classes are being cut or shortened, which reduces exercise at school. Ever-present screens take up a significant amount of time from the day—leaving less time for kids to move their bodies. And for some kids, their own parents do not serve as good role models for the benefits of exercise.

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