{"id":46648,"date":"2020-04-14T01:00:20","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T05:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeducatorsspinonit.com\/?p=46648"},"modified":"2024-02-12T07:42:18","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T12:42:18","slug":"staying-active-at-home-with-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theeducatorsspinonit.com\/staying-active-at-home-with-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Helpful Tips for Staying Active at Home with Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Explore helpful tips and resources for staying active at home with kids. Here are some fun and easy ways to get moving and work out as a family at home with your child. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s get ready to MOVE! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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This is a guest post by Kelly Goede. <\/strong><\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember February? A little over a month ago we were all floating blissfully in our COVID-19-free bubble, unaware of the sucker punch<\/a> that was awaiting us in March. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now we are attempting to lockdown, to sanitize and prioritize, work from home<\/a>, and oh yeah\u2014homeschool our children during a global crisis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Staying Active at Home with Kids<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

My first couple weeks attempting all of this would be an example of what not to do, and my only real win during that time would be continuing to allow my four children to keep living at home with me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For two weeks we floundered, but friends we have to make a plan if we are going to emerge from this crisis! I say this loosely, but hear me out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

No matter their ages, our children have needs (physiological, emotional, psychological, mental) and when those needs are met, life is incredibly more pleasant! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of those needs, in particular, has an effect on all the others. In essence, get that one wrong and you can forget about success in any of the others. At the very foundation of all the needs, we experience is our set of physiological needs, which encompass food, water, sleep, and our health (among others). <\/p>\n\n\n

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And not to assume, but based on some unofficial Facebook anecdotal evidence, food and water are being consumed in abundance, and sleep is still happening, albeit at odd hours or in random amounts, which leaves us to shine a spotlight on \u201chealth,\u201d which might make some of us to begin breaking out into a cold sweat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friends, when schools address the health of our children (outside of the school lunch program), they focus on the areas they can control\u2014namely they provide children with PE and recess. Children have a fundamental need to move their bodies for some portion of each day to actually be healthy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Children have a fundamental need to move their bodies for some portion of each day to actually be healthy.” <\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

At school, certified PE coaches lead kids through exercises and games<\/a> designed to be engaging, fun, and inclusive, and to get kids to elevate their heart rates for an extended period of time, all while using facilities and equipment that cost taxpayers a hefty sum. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, none of that is at your disposal. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Easy Ways to Workout While Home With Kids<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

YOU are now the PE coach<\/strong> and YOU will need to figure out what you can use to coax your children away from the lure of the screen. Take ten seconds to just feel your feelings on that\u2026I\u2019ll wait\u2026Ok, back with me? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s figure this out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Department of Health and Human Services, children older than six need at least an hour a day of physical activity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“According to the Department of Health and Human Services, children older than six need at least an hour a day of physical activity.” <\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

They also recommend that most of that time should be moderate to vigorous aerobic activity. All things being equal (meaning if we were not in the midst of a global crisis), we could unpack that further and talk about bone strengthening and muscle strengthening exercises, but let\u2019s just stick to the basics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One hour a day of getting your kids to vigorously move can be parsed into two thirty minute segments. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Depending on the ages of your children, you can make one of those segments unstructured time in your yard letting them choose how to move their bodies. For those who require a little more structure for both segments, it\u2019s time to put your thinking cap on and use the internet to its fullest capabilities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leading your children in exercise DOES NOT require you to hold a degree in physical education. One of my favorite mantras is \u201cwork smarter, not harder,\u201d and this applies to putting together a plan for exercise for your children. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exercise, Dance, and Movement YouTube Channels For Kids<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At the very minimum, search Google and YouTube for kids\u2019 workout ideas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s a list of some of our favorite ways to get the kids moving! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baby Shark Abs Challenge<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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