More fitness talk with your host, Kathy Howe
I can't believe that when I yammered on about the weekend with the kids and their camping trip that I forgot to mention that my 8 year old daughter did a 5k run/walk. I've never signed up for a 5k walk and she not only signed up for it she COMPLETED IT!
I think that just totally freaking rocks. I've been telling her how proud I am of her since Friday.
The Howe household has been on a mission to do some sort of physical activity every day throughout the summer and so far we have been doing pretty darn well. We aren't couch potatoes in this house but I decided that it is important for the kids to start learning that what they do physically impacts their health and growth. They are learning how the different ways that they play impacts them differently. For example, reading, writing and art works their minds - biking, hiking and swimming are good for their bodies.
After my daughter completed the 5k run/walk she decided she wanted to have a nightly family walk which we have been doing since we got home. That is in addition to our regular nightly games of frisbee with the dog, kickball, bike rides, etc.
Now my daughter wants to do another 5k walk so I told her I'd start looking for one in our neck of the woods. Irk & Keri let me know if you know of any in the area.
So far this summer I have learned several things about my kids and their abilities/interest in fitness:
1. My daughter is quickly and easily bored with most physical sports. She would much rather read, write and do art projects than do most phsyical activities.
2. She LOVES the water. Water sports are definitely her favorite.
3. My son is an incredibly fast runner. He and I have been doing foot races and he keeps right up with me.
4. He doesn't do well with structured or traditional activities. He likes to play "Boo Ball" which is his own version of kickball/basketball/tag. It requires you to toss the ball up through the tree branches and run yer kazoofus off if you get the ball away from the other person.
I posted a link to an article on Personality Fitness over on Kathzoofus. Go take a looksy if you have any interest in fitness designed for your personality type. I found several different types of exercise that I had never even heard of before.
Summer fitness rocks.
I think that just totally freaking rocks. I've been telling her how proud I am of her since Friday.
The Howe household has been on a mission to do some sort of physical activity every day throughout the summer and so far we have been doing pretty darn well. We aren't couch potatoes in this house but I decided that it is important for the kids to start learning that what they do physically impacts their health and growth. They are learning how the different ways that they play impacts them differently. For example, reading, writing and art works their minds - biking, hiking and swimming are good for their bodies.
After my daughter completed the 5k run/walk she decided she wanted to have a nightly family walk which we have been doing since we got home. That is in addition to our regular nightly games of frisbee with the dog, kickball, bike rides, etc.
Now my daughter wants to do another 5k walk so I told her I'd start looking for one in our neck of the woods. Irk & Keri let me know if you know of any in the area.
So far this summer I have learned several things about my kids and their abilities/interest in fitness:
1. My daughter is quickly and easily bored with most physical sports. She would much rather read, write and do art projects than do most phsyical activities.
2. She LOVES the water. Water sports are definitely her favorite.
3. My son is an incredibly fast runner. He and I have been doing foot races and he keeps right up with me.
4. He doesn't do well with structured or traditional activities. He likes to play "Boo Ball" which is his own version of kickball/basketball/tag. It requires you to toss the ball up through the tree branches and run yer kazoofus off if you get the ball away from the other person.
I posted a link to an article on Personality Fitness over on Kathzoofus. Go take a looksy if you have any interest in fitness designed for your personality type. I found several different types of exercise that I had never even heard of before.
Summer fitness rocks.
6 Comments:
That is so cool about your daughter! If it helps though - my kids don't like most sports. They would rather read, write, play on the computer as well - but swimming rocks their world (and mine if the swimsuit works)
Congrats on the walk! Just thinking about it is a big task for me. :)
Hiya! Thought I'd finally get my butt over here to see what's shaking on the kazoofus! Glad I did!! I am impressed that a 8 year old not only completed a 5k run/walk but wants to do another! Maybe she'll end up in a marathon before she's 10!
Holy canole, batman! Wow!!!
My children love the water too, and if I want to go for an organized walk, unless there is a park on the end of it, I get sulking, and I hate sulking.
Good for you, Kathy! That is excellent! Wow, Sissy Bear is pretty amazing... just like her mamma!~
Sending you an e-mail with some info for Sissy Bear right now, Kath! :)
Fitness exercise:
Lift coke can up;
Set coke can down;
Repeat
Yay for Sissy Bear! I saw the flickr pic. That's awesome. I'll definitely keep an eye out for something for you (both?).
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