There are so many things you have to worry about when having kids. It ends up being a bit of a minefield. I’m a health professional so health if always at the forefront of my mind.
I really want both my girls to have a healthy diet and have a healthy relationship with food. With child obesity statistics on the rise and the risk of obese children becoming obese adults, so great, it really is something I worry about.
Being healthy of course isn’t just about food. Mental health, happiness and also being active are very important factors to consider too. I find it hard to always keep my eldest active and have to consciously think about ways of getting her out and about keeping moving. The government recommend that kids are active for 60 minutes a day and this needs to be moderate to vigorous; definitely getting their heart pumping.
Here are my top 6 ways to keep my girls active:
– The most obvious ones are to enrol them in specific classes. The gremlin goes to gymnastics after school on a Tuesday and has started swimming lessons on a Wednesday. Of course you don’t always have to part with a lot of money but active classes, are a good place to start your kids exercising without them realising it.
-Outdoor games. My girls love football and playing swing ball but what about a game of badminton? I used to play all the time and this Yonex GR505 Badminton Racket Set would be great for some outdoor activity.
– Walking where they can. We are about a 15 minute walk from our local town centre and we basically never drive in. It would have to be absolutely pouring for us to get the car out. The gremlin can walk there and back and little Piglet walks a little way there and around town, before going back in her buggy when near the main road.
– Getting out for a scoot. This is great activity for balance and their legs and what is even better is I have an adult scooter! It is great for us to go out for 30 minutes together for a scoot. It does me good too and it’s such fun.
– Dancing! Now and then if the gremlin and I are getting a little stir-crazy at home we put YouTube on or my music and dance crazily to some good tunes. It’s amazing how out of breath you can get doing this.
– National Trust or the park. At weekends sometimes the best thing to do in both summer and winter, is just to get out. We will head to a local National Trust or the park and let the girls run around for a little while. It always tires them out, as they crash in the car on the way home.
It doesn’t have to be costly and what I find is you get active too. I always get my 10,000 steps if we have walked into town or gone out for the day and this is mutually beneficial.
Plus it is always lovely to head home in the winter and snuggle down with a cuppa and film when you have been out in the cold.
What sort of things to you do to keep your kids active?
Disclosure – this is a collaborative post.
Wonderful Thank you!
Wow such a fab giveaway! We love to keep active, we’re always out and about. Like you said, there’s nothing better than coming home, getting warm with a brew and snuggling to watch a film x
Im sure my grandaughter would love this.
We walk whenever we can and My son would live at park if we could. These stunt scooters look cool 🙂
would love one of these for my nephew
What a great scooter!
My daughter would love this.
This is a great prize for keeping active and on the move
Never mind the children I want one of these.
Fantastic competition – my little ones would love this!
This looks great – my nephew would love it!
So cool, wish I was small enough to play on this, at least my Niece and Nephew can!
Me and my daughter do lots of walking since I had to sell our car last year, its a long journey to and from school, this would make it a bit faster!
My son would love to use this one … and I could borrow it from him.
My eldest would love a new scooter so yes please x
looks like a good scooter
My niece would love this, thanks for the chance to win it for her x
My son would love this x
This looks great, my son would love it, I want one for myself!
My granddaughter said she loves the colour
if l were the lucky winner my grandson would award me a SuperGran Badge
my little Grandson would love this! cool colour too!
This looks awesome x
This looks awesome. Thanks for the chance x
my nephew would love this, thanks for the giveaway x
Fantastic prize.
Lovely prize, thanks for the chance!
I must admit as an adult I love scooters like this still! My boys would love it, but they’d have to share it with me 😉
Great Giveaway, my granddaughter will love this.
My grandson would be thrilled with this, fantastic!
my grandaughter would love this!
My little fella would love the step up from his 3 wheel scooter to one of these.
What a brilliant giveaway.
My daughter would love this!
My nephew would love this scooter!
Scooters are a great way to get the kids active outdoors! There are lots of awesome local places I could take the kids to play on the scooter!
Super prize, my son would love this
Thanks for this wonderful post full of ideas! And I know my little girl would love this xx
These look great
I would love to win one for my little boy, he tried a scooter at his toddler group last week and loved it!
A fantastic scooter
Looks like a great scooter, I love the colour too. My son would be made up with one of these, thanks for the chance to win.
My son would love this.
Great competition! Thank you
Would love to win!
This is fantastic!
This would be fantastic to win.
This looks like a really well made scooter – but most importantly it looks like it would be a lot of fun to ride
Amazing prize, would love to win for my niece, she has a birthday coming up soon, thanks for the opportunity.
my daughter would really love this x
Perfect for my daughter!
Perfect for my daughter! She would love this
Oh WOW! If my son won this I’d have to treat myself to an adult scooter too I think 😉 Used to love mine when I was a kid
id love this for my nephew
I loved doing tricks on my scooter as a kid. Looks like loads of fun!
my daughter has asked for a new scooter for her birthday in November, good luck everyone
Lovely prize giveaway to help kids get active and get them out of doors – thank you for hosting x
Perfect for my daughter Ava x
I am amazed at these small micro scooters. When I was a child (I am 57 now) we had scooters that were massive; they were huge, chunky and solid. I must admit though; these new ones look much nicer, more sleek and just as effective. Truth be known, they are probably much faster too; I did love mine though.
This scooter looks like lots of fun! I would love to win for my daughter Heidi she loves the outdoors.
Perfect for my son to put down his iPad and get outdoors!
Grandchildren would love this, maybe a bit of falling out though
Brilliant giveaway Grandkids would love this
This would be perfect for my son!
Looks like a great scooter, perfect for some fun outdoors!
Wonderful prize. Fingers crossed.
Daughter would love this to scoot on the school run
Funky and fun and good for a whole age range.
My son would love to scoot to school on this
Fantastic giveaway, my Granddaughter has been crazing for a scooter, ever since her friend got one
fabulous my grandaughter Farley-jo would love to have this would certainly keep her busy x
Fantastic prize!
Thanks so much for the chance. Amazing giveaway
Oh wow this would be amazing for my daughter!
fab giveaway this would be perfect for my son
This looks great 🙂
Great x
These scooters look great, we love to scoot as a family and this would be a great addition.
My grandchildren would love this great looking scooter
Wow, what a great prize. Would be ideal for my nephew! Keep him off electronic devices for a while!
This would be great to put away for Christmas xx
What a fun and lovely prize.
My son Noah would love this
my daughter would love this 🙂
This is just awesome! My son would be thrilled….green is his favourite colour too!
What a fantastic prize. Please count me in!
Love this scooter, my son has a 4 wheel one but is now ready to move up, this would be great so he can keep up with his brother x
Our two girls are natural whirlwinds with a combination of ballet, kickboxing, street dance and swimming (although not all at the same time!) they’re always on the go.
my grandson would love this
This would be amazing for my daughter! She loves scooting about!
My son would absolutely love this scooter!
Great giveaway for a fab Christmas gift.
Thank you for a great giveaway, my grandson would really appreciate this scooter
Ava would love this,she loves playing outdoors and on her brothers scooter
Fantastic prize, my daughter would love this!
Love the look of this, the colour is awesome!
Great for making the school run a bit quicker!
Thanks for the giveaway
Love this scooter great giveaway love to win for grandson who shoots to school sometimes and loves going to the park, his scooter is getting a bit small.
Thank you! Perfect to put away for my little boy when he’s a bit bigger
My son would absolutely love it!