Fitness with the family - what do you do?

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10/16/12 1:13 P

Dance Revolution!

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7/27/12 2:55 A

so it alone

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7/26/12 7:29 A

we walk the dog together.

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7/26/12 4:13 A

dance alone

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7/23/12 2:19 P

Same as last poster, walks and bike rides. Just yesterday my guy, his brother took my daughter and her cuz 3 and 2, in the bike trailer, on a 22 mile ride!!! First time I've been on a bike in like 8 years. Haha... Loved every minute of it!!! Kids where so good too!!!

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7/23/12 10:05 A

We like to go on family walks and bike rides.

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7/13/12 8:18 P

plY WITH THE GRANDS WHEN THEY ARE HERE

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7/8/12 11:48 P

with my brother i do p90x

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7/8/12 11:16 P

play volley ball

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7/8/12 5:05 P

We hike, bike and walk.

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7/8/12 1:56 A

dancing

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7/8/12 1:53 A

dancing

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6/29/12 10:24 P

we go for walks or run around in the park, playing hise and seek, or play a ball game.

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6/29/12 1:25 P

My daughter and I will take walks together. We also go swimming and sometimes practice soccer in the backyard. She is only 7 and has been interested in trying to lift weights with me (anything to be like mommy :). I have some 1 pound dumbbells I might let her try.

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6/14/12 9:59 A

ride bikes

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6/14/12 9:29 A

My mom and I walk together in the mornings and soon we will be riding our bikes as well.

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6/13/12 10:15 P

I prefer to ride a bike.

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6/13/12 10:08 P

My DD and I do zumba and my boys are now going to the gym to workout. As for DH, well he has a very physical job, so I guess that counts. Before we started zumba, he liked to walk. Maybe on my off days we will get back to it.

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6/13/12 4:58 P

JACKSONS_MOM918 - 6/11/2012: For the bikes, we have the pull-behind trailer for the little one, and she LOVES it!! The next one up is on the tag-along bike that attaches to my husbands, and he loves that one! We rode this way on our Memorial Day trip to the local state park - it was a 12 mile round trip, and they were in heaven!!

I recommend the pull-behind over the seat-on-the-back-of-the-bike method because the little ones wiggle too much and throw my balance off. Our trailer is quite bright with reflective patches on it, so I feel like the kids (and me!) are safer this way.

Good luck!! I hope your little one enjoys biking as much as all mine do!!

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6/13/12 3:58 P

bowling or working in the garden

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6/13/12 11:54 A

Hike, football, basketball, tennis, walk, video recreational challenges

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6/13/12 11:08 A

often on weekend mornings, we will ride our bikes to the farmers market -1.3 miles round trip. We also hike, play tennis, and swim. I've lost many a basketball game in my driveway!

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6/13/12 10:02 A

My son and I walk every morning before it gets too hot.

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6/12/12 10:55 P

Walking and bike riding. :-)

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6/12/12 10:30 P

We have just started walking in the mornings...My daughter is 4 months old so I put her in a carrier and we go for a stroll...weather permitting of course :D

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6/12/12 6:26 P

JACKSONS_MOM918: We pull our little one in a bike trailor. We put a little bike helmet on him that we found at ToysRUs.

Edited by: STARWARSFAN2 at: 6/12/2012 (18:36)

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6/12/12 6:24 P

We take walks.

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6/12/12 4:33 P

A 5 mile bike ride with my husband early in the morning before work, it starts the metabolism early and really gives the day a great start. We also love to play basketball in the evenings with all the kids, alot of shooting hoops and passing will really work up a sweat. Sometimes we talk a family walk with the dogs and our younger kids ride their bikes or scooters.

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6/12/12 4:07 P

I usually put the music on and me and my girls dance for a couple of hours. It's fun, we are just silly and jump around and laugh and have fun. It is so nice. I use to be very sedentary. So were my girls, ages 7,6,4,3. When I first started doing this..about a month ago, they were not happy, wanted the cartoons on. Now our tv is rarely on and they are always asking me to have a dance party. We are going to zumba together now actually, starting tonight at 7. We found a zumba class nearby that is free (because the instructor just loved it so much and wanted to share with the community) and I was told that they really love having the children involved at this class. Can't wait to start!

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6/12/12 9:57 A

My daughter and I go to the gym together and walk together with her little dog, Hank

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6/12/12 9:33 A

My husband and I are fortunate enough to have a 2.5 mile paved walking trail directly behind our house. It's a nice replacement for televisions.

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6/12/12 1:02 A

She usually watch me exercise while she sits and looks at TV. But she is very active in soccer and such. We sometimes bike together.

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6/11/12 8:03 P

We bike ride as a family. My son is 5 years old and he rides on a Tag-a-long bike that is hooked to my husband's bike and ride next to them. We can easily do 15 + miles in a trip and it is nice family bonding time.

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6/11/12 3:39 P

The whole family has been taking nice long walks with me daily. Without them I don't think I'd do as much as I have been. I'm a people person and hate to do things alone so they are really helping me out. My one daughter will do a walking video with me when the weather is not cooperating.

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6/11/12 3:23 P

lately we've been lane swimming

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6/11/12 2:29 P

Swimming. I race the kids laps in the pool.

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6/11/12 12:40 P

Right now we go for walks around the park before he play on the playground. However, I would LOVE to start riding bikes. Anyone have a suggestion on which bike would be good? Also, sine my son in only 18months would you all recommend using the bikes with the baby seat on the back or the attachment that you pull along?

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6/11/12 12:36 P

bike!

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6/11/12 12:34 P

big NO! I live alone but when my family enters the equation they tend to be stubling blocks and hurdles.

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6/11/12 10:10 A

I just got an old fashion, no gear, back pedal brake, bike. I have ridden it every day for three weeks. My husband sometimes comes with me and once my daughter even came. I building up slowly for longer rides. I can now do the hill in my neighborhood.

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6/11/12 8:02 A

Family bike rides. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday I take my girls to exercise at the Y.

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6/11/12 7:54 A

Lucky me, my youngest son (8) loves to walk with his mom.

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6/11/12 7:11 A

I would love to walk more with my family. My older son (13) comes with me when I take the baby (3 mo) on walks in the evening. Now that schools almost out, I hope he will come more often during the day. I try to get my husband to join us but no such luck. Two weeks ago i drug him to a river walk that isnt too far (and not nearly long enough for my tastes) and he was like "slow down, this isnt your morning walk" LOL! I cant help it that if my sneakers are on my feet move fast haha. Funny thing is, he's a great deal thinner than me...so he really should be running laps around me...

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6/10/12 11:09 P

table tennis

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6/10/12 7:12 P

I enjoy walking and hiking with my parents or boyfriend

Edited by: SERASARA at: 6/10/2012 (19:17)

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6/10/12 6:23 P

walking

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6/10/12 4:54 P

Biking is our favorite, in the summer we also love the pool

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6/10/12 3:27 P

Hubby and I walk, kids ride their bikes.

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6/10/12 12:07 P

Go biking, I take the two babies in a trailer, mom and six year old boy ride alone. We go through trails, the scenery keeps the young ones entertained.

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6/10/12 11:37 A

We go to the local swimming pool. It works two-fold. We are too busy to think about snacking and we are getting exercise too. Or, we spend time at the ballpark playing t-ball.

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6/10/12 9:00 A

Played wii tennis with the family and had a blast! We haven't laughed that much in a long time!!!!

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6/10/12 12:16 A

I don't have a family, but I think games like frisbee and badminton can help with fitness and can work for any level of fitness.

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6/9/12 6:45 P

Swimming as a family usually since we have a pool now but today I think we will take a family walk after dinner once the hubby comes home from work.

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6/9/12 4:43 P

A good game of water volleyball keeps us cool and fit during the summer.
My husband and son are easy victims of myvolley ball skill

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6/9/12 12:30 P

My daughter and I do cardio and weight training together. Definitely motivational.

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6/9/12 11:10 A

It isn't exactly "with" them, but I run or walk laps around the park while they play.

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6/9/12 8:50 A

walk

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6/9/12 8:39 A

My husband and I will go outside and kick the soccer ball around with our two children. Today we are going on a bike ride together as a family at a local state park. I'm looking forward to that as I haven't ridden a bike in a very long time!

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6/9/12 8:14 A

Get my 13 year old son to walk on the farm with me and do Wii Fit.

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6/8/12 8:41 P

Take Sunday walks exploring new trails in our community with my neices and nephew.

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6/8/12 6:23 P

I have nieces and nephews and they love the wii fitness games as well as rolling down the hall out back and then climbing the hill to do it again! :) That will wear me out every time!

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6/8/12 5:49 P

my kids range from 14 down to 5. We walk, hike, bike, play soccer, badmiton, tennis, dance, we have Wii and Xbox kinnect games. Even something small like walking to the redbox machine helps. It's about 2 miles round trip. Now that we all ride bikes, we bike to the farther away blockbuster and it's 5 miles roundtrip.

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6/8/12 9:34 A

Jump on the trampoline with the kids - WOW is that a lot of work!

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6/8/12 8:20 A

Tennis

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6/8/12 12:12 A

Play wicked witch with my grandkids. I immitate the voice of the wicked witch from the Wizard of Oz and chase them around the house. They are continously asking me to play this. I also like to play Just Dance on the Kinnect with them. Also, we all love to swim.

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6/7/12 10:58 P

Walking along the water. My hubby and I love it!

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