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IRONTHUNDER
12/4/06 2:24 P
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| Not knowing you're daughter's age makes it tough but I know after 5 years of working on it my husband and I have concluded that we need very different things from working out and doing it together mostly doesn't work. Perhapes your daughter would do better if she was involved in a team or in an organized arobics class. Perhapes treadmills are not her thing. I'd sit down with her and really focus on the goal of being active more then "the gym". The Christmas holiday's are coming up. Perhapes that would be a good time to try some new activities. Depending on where you live you could go hiking or snowshoeing etc.
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How old is she?
My neice was training for Soccor and used her parents laptop and played a DVD while running on their treadmill downstairs. Or the small portable DVD players would work nicely. Does she have any freinds that would like to join her? I know I never wanted to be around my mom when I was younger (no affense)
Also with the MP 3 player she could go to her room and dance. this will be fun and burn calories. Is there any fun activities that you both like to do? Maybe not in a gym setting.
There is a book that I read about here on SP it's called Fun family Fitness by Rose Kennedy. It has suggestions for all fitness levels, outside in rural or even city living, warm and colder climets. I hope to get this for Christmas and use it with my family.
Hope you find something that works.
Beckie
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I'm not sure how old your daughter is but an idea to help get her motivated would be maybe buying her an MP3 player that she could use during workouts. I enjoy listening to my favorite music while I am walking/running. It helps keep me in a zone. Also, having nice workout clothes/shoes can sometimes make a difference too.
Another thought is to tell her (when you aren't working out) how much it means to you to have her there to keep you motivated. She may be under the impression that you are only doing this to improve her health and maybe if you allow her to feel as though she's actually playing a role in improving your health, she will feel more motivated about that "role".
Hang in there and keep up the great work!
Kelly
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BUFFEDSTUFF
12/4/06 10:52 A
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| Here is what worked for me. I didn't say a word to my family I just got in shape and now everyone is working to get in shape. when your daughter sees you in good shape she will probably come around. I wish you the best on this journey. It worked for me and I hope it will work for you.
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| My daughter and I both are seeing a dietician. Both of us are very overweight. Actually so are my 2 sons and husband but they havent joined us yet in trying to be healthier. We have been going to the gym together and water aerobics also. My problem is keeping her moving when she is ready to quit. I know her weight does bother her and she has a lot of anger because she is heavy. I keep telling her just 1 more around the walking track or 1 more minute on the elliptical trainer, she gets upset with me. Am I pushing her too hard? My feelings on it are if i can go that long then she, being younger and no arthritis like I have, should be able to do at least as much as I do if not a little more. Is there a way I can draw her attention away from the actual exerecising so she doesn't realize how long she has walked or worked out? At this point we do not go over 1 hour in the gym and most of it is walking or on the elliptical trainer or treadmill. Am I being cruel to make her keep going? Is anyone else struggling with this? I want my daughter to be healthy and I know she does too. Help please?
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